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playwright • poet • human
Great Photo, Lovely Life
Mustard, Amanda and Anderson, Rachel Beth, directors
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Movie
Commentary
Amanda Mustard is a successful photojournalist, but in this documentary, she turns a video camera on her family. Is it true, as she has heard, that her grandfather was a sexual predator? And what did anyone do about it—if anything? Mustard’s courage and tenacity drive her to confront many unsettling questions, and ultimately to talk to her grandfather directly. An important and challenging work.
Notes
For two followups, see: 1) Mustard’s Video Op Ed in the New York Times, January 8, 2026 here; and 2) Fritz Lang’s classic film M.
Autobiography & Memoir, Documentary, Sexual Assault
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