Lawrence Bender
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@LawrenceKBender
Producer of Academy Award®-Winning Films, Co-Chair of @UCLAIoES, Founding Member of @GlobalZero, Passionate Social and Political Activist.
The #KKK is a white supremacist terror org that has caused over 100 years of pain and suffering. It's unconscionable not to teach students about the hate & violence fomented by the KKK because it's a fact and we can’t let history repeat itself. huffpost.com/entry/texas-se…
From coast to coast in the US, we are witnessing a dangerous and drastic surge in anti-Jewish hate right now. Thank you @CNN and @KateBolduan for allowing me on to discuss these disturbing times. This type of blatant and in some cases, violent #antisemitism should alarm everyone.
The Oscar-nominated short film #TwoDistantStrangers is about one man's never-ending confrontations with the same deadly series of events. @Jerickaduncan sat down with the film's creators @Travon and @martinroe about how it captures a critical moment in this nation's history.
‘This film shouldn’t have to exist’ — @Travon Free’s new short film depicts the nightmare of a Black man caught in a recurring deadly encounter with police, and it could make Oscars history NowThis is a co-producer on 'Two Distant Strangers'
.@timothywarehill and @theebillyporter 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Make sure to vote for Cops and Robbers at @naacpimageaward for best animated short!!! #copsandrobbers @NAACP vote.naacpimageawards.net @JerryCompere1 @GregDeanMusic @codyrenard @ArnonManor
A community of predominantly Black artists were brought together by directors Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill to deploy their unique animation styles in interpreting Ware-Hill’s poetic response to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The result is Cops & Robbers
