BYOD – 2012 Sundance Docs Pt.1 – Eugene Jarecki (The House I Live In) and Kirby Dick (The Invisible War)

EPISODE SYNOPSIS This week Ondi and Vlad are at Sundance talking with some of the most thought provoking doc makers of the festival. First, speaking with Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering from “The Invisible War,” which sheds light on the endemic problem of sexual assault in the US military. The film has been shaking viewers into action with it’s heart wrenching illumination of the great military shame of sexual violence in it’s ranks. Then talking with Nonny De la Peña and examining the new frontier of experiencing news events through game platforms in her “immersive journalism” experience, “Hungry in LA.” BYOD is then thrilled to get to talk with Eugene Jareki, this year’s Sundance Grand Jury prize winner for his film, “The House I Live In.” An engrossing an nuanced examination of the drug war, Jareki has once again opened eyes and set thoughts into motion with his latest probing achievement. GUEST BIOS Eugene Jarecki – is an award-winning dramatic and documentary filmmaker whose most recent film “The House I Live In” won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2012. This is his second time receiving the award, making him the only other documentary film maker besides Ondi to do so. He also won in 2005 for “Why We Fight”. He is the recipient of numerous other awards and has received praise for many of his films all over the globe. Jarecki has been a guest on multiple national television programs such as The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Fox & Friends and Charlie Rose. In addition to …
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