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Why & how Matthew Amha chose to tell the story of MOVE: On stage at Hot Docs
Why & how Matthew Amha chose to tell the story of MOVE: On stage at Hot Docs
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this live discussion from the Hot Docs festival, Matthew joins Falen Johnson on stage to speak about the stories journalists choose to tell — and how they tell them. He reflects on the personal cost of infusing his own experiences into his journalism, and how he navigated the MOVE organization’s historically fraught relationship with the media.
Released:
May 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (10)
Episode 1: Mother’s Day: In the early hours of May 13, 1985, police direct residents of Osage Avenue in West Philadelphia to leave their homes, and not return for 24 hours. It’s Mother’s Day, and authorities have come to resolve a years-long conflict with a family of local revolutionaries — the Africas, collectively known as MOVE. There are 13 people in the Africa home that morning. Six of them are children. By the end of the day, most will be dead, and a neighbourhood will lie in ruins. Hear all 7 episodes of The Africas VS. America now by logging in to CBC Listen (desktop or web browser access only), or by subscribing to the CBC True Crime Premium channel (apple.co/cbctruecrime), where episodes are also ad free. by The Africas VS. America