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Women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred takes on the biggest names in American culture as coverage of sexual assault allegations in the media become more prevalent.
Director: Sophie Sartain, Roberta Grossman
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“I start every day with the knowledge that helping people and fighting for justice is my duty, and that nothing worthwhile comes without sacrifice, self- discipline, and courage.”
Learn about Gloria’s legacy of advocacy on her official website.
“Allred’s career can be seen as a decades-long project to expand the boundaries of legitimate victimhood.”
Read the article from The New Yorker.
“From defending the rights of the vulnerable to carving out a space for more women to enter the field, these women are leading the way.”
Learn about who they are on Mashable.
Listen to the interview with Gloria Allred in front of a live audience on Pure Nonfiction.
“We thought we would be following Gloria from being a Hillary Clinton delegate to Clinton’s inauguration, which would have been a rousing conclusion to Gloria’s 40-year fight for women’s rights. Things didn’t work out that way.”
Read the article on The Filmmaker Magazine.
“I understand how injustice is impacting people’s lives economically, psychologically, often physically. It’s all personal. For me, if one person is denied their rights, we’re all being denied our rights.”
Visit the website of AM&G.
“The legal firebrand who has gone after Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, and Bill Cosby won’t quit: ‘These women, the alleged victims, are the voices that need to be heard.’ ”
Continue reading on Vanity Fair.
“The famed attorney opens up to Marlow Stern about the new documentary ‘Seeing Allred,’ the #MeToo movement, and the ongoing defamation suit against the president.”
Continue reading on The Daily Beast.
Read the article on The New York Times.
"Seeing Allred presents 96 minutes of reasons to stand and cheer for celebrated feminist lawyer Gloria Allred."
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter
"The time is right for a documentary about media-savvy attorney Gloria Allred, whose fight for women’s rights helped #MeToo find its voice."
Peter Debruge, Variety
