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Lorie Conway

Lorie Conway, a 1994 Nieman Fellow, is an independent filmmaker and producer. Her film “Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law” profiles the courageous Zimbabwean human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa. She also produced “Fear & Fever on Ellis Island,” the first film and book about the Ellis Island immigrant hospital, broadcast on PBS.

Lorie Conway, NF ’94, tells the story of Beatrice Mtetwa, defender of justice

Lorie Conway, NF ’94, tells the story of Beatrice Mtetwa, defender of justice

Human rights lawyer Mtetwa continues to speak out despite being arrested and imprisonedA film about Beatrice Mtetwa, the internationally known, hard-charging human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe, was a natural.What was…

December 10, 2014

Jailed for Seeking Justice

Beatrice Mtetwa visiting her old elementary school. Image taken from the film “Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law”“You know this has to be done, somebody has to do it,…

What’s Old Is New Again

A documentary film about immigration reveals historic articles and images with messages familiar to us today.

September 15, 2006

Iraq War Documentaries Fill a Press Vacuum

‘… filmmakers have become a source of alternative explanations for the war in Iraq and the news coverage of it, as well as critics of the administration’s policies.’