THURSDAY | 7:00pm

Joe Gosen

10 min | WA, USA | 2022 | New England Premiere

 A free and responsible press is the cornerstone of a strong and healthy democracy, but global declines in press freedom demonstrate that it remains a fragile institution. ‘Dreaming of a Free Press’ examines the state of journalism from the perspective of emerging Tunisian and American journalists, who represent the future of the field.

The collaborative project between U.S. and Tunisian journalism faculty and students aimed at strengthening press freedom in the aftermath of Tunisia's 2011 revolution. The project began in 2019, when students and professors from Western Washington University traveled to Tunisia to work with counterparts at the Institute for Press and Information Sciences. The students took part in discussions about the role of journalism in society and worked on reporting projects in the in the run-up to the 2019 Tunisian presidential elections. In 2022, the Tunisian delegation traveled to Detroit to participate in an international journalism and mass communication conference. While there, they interviewed scholars and professionals about the state of press freedom around the world.

Screenings: Athens Int’l Monthly Art FF ~Athens, Greece; Adrian Int’l FF ~ MI, USA; Three Fires Int’l FF ~ Ontario, Canada; Big Sur FF ~ CA, USA; Youngstown FF ~ Ohio, USA; Tiete Int’l Film Awards ~ Sao Paulo, Brazil; Golden Short FF ~ Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, DC, USA.

  Screened with Against All Enemies