writer, filmmaker, Garrisonian
New York, NY
Joined February 2013
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On this day in 1968, MLK arrived in Memphis to lead a march that began peacefully but erupted into violence. In our 100th issue, @BenjaminHedin explored King's complex Memphis legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death: oxfordamerican.org/magazine/…
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Michael Shannon's latest role? Touring in a R.E.M. cover band—and loving every minute of it.
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LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES — Won Outstanding Best Documentary & Outstanding Direction (Documentary) at the #DocEmmys
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LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES — Nominated for Outstanding Best Documentary & Outstanding Direction (Documentary) at the #DocEmmys
Directed by Jesse Short Bull & Laura Tomaselli
Produced by Benjamin Hedin & Phil Pinto
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It has been 60 years since #FreedomSummer, also known as the #MississippiSummerProject. Revisit @BenjaminHedin’s 2014 essay examining the project’s goals, its impact, and its lasting legacy through interviews with participants at a 50-year reunion.
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“Munro could be a tireless reviser. It was not uncommon for her to alter a story after it had appeared in a magazine, publishing a different version in her books.”
@BenjaminHedin on Alice Munro’s notebooks. buff.ly/45ckITL
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“I stumbled across a notebook in which Munro drafted two of her finest short stories…The notebook, medium-size, is filled with blue and black ink, its lined pages crammed with Munro’s plain and legible cursive.”
@BenjaminHedin on Alice Munro’s notebooks. buff.ly/45ckITL
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“The notebooks were where Munro tinkered and experimented, made detours and sudden revisions—where she surveyed the whole field of possibility before committing herself to a full, typed version of a story.”
@BenjaminHedin on Alice Munro’s journals. theparisreview.org/blog/2024…
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In the #BalladsIssue, @BenjaminHedin asks the big question, “was it cooler back then?” in an exploration of '80s Athens, Georgia, where @remhq and other indie bands flourished.
Read more online or in #Issue123 today!
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Photos by Sandra-Lee Phipps
"Ballads" is the theme of the new Music Issue of @oxfordamerican, and since the form is so often about fables and legends, ("John Henry," "Barbara Allen"), I chose to write about R.E.M. and myth:
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The Lakota tribe’s new generations continue to stand against the U.S. government’s historic failures to honor past treaties and their traditional sacred land in LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES. @jesseshortbull @BenjaminHedin @philpinto @IFCFilms #DOCNYC
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The critically acclaimed documentary LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES is now everywhere you rent movies. Link in bio.
A provocative, visually stunning testament to a land and a people who have survived removal, exploitation and genocide – and whose best days are yet to come.
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The wait is over: LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES will be available on demand Tues. August 29th (iTunes/Amazon/VOD)
A @nytimes Critic’s Pick, LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES chronicles the centuries-long quest of Očeti Šakowiŋ to reclaim their sacred land of the Black Hills. – at New York, USA
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A new documentary, “Lakota Nation vs. United States,” chronicles the promises broken by the U.S. and the Lakota fight to regain their sacred lands. trib.al/YaimSU8
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Some documentary features are meant to be seen on the big screen. @lakotanationdoc is one of them. The cinematography is exceptional. The story is so compelling. Experience it at @IFCCenter NYC. It’s unforgettable. (Did I mention that @MarkRuffalo is involved?)
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A new film documents a century and a half of struggle by the Lakota people to recover the Black Hills land taken from them by the United States after gold was discovered there. nyti.ms/3DvaW21
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“I say to the young people here, you're ending a protest because you're starting a movement.”
—In the #SummerIssue, @BenjaminHedin catches up with the @Dreamdefenders ten years after their occupation of the Florida State Capitol.
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I'm so happy to announce that @lakotanationdoc will be in theaters July 14! It's been an honor to work alongside the Lakota people, Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli, and the rest of our talented creative team to bring this story to the screen. Please check out the official trailer for the film which showcases the Lakota Nation's fight to reclaim the Black Hills.
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EXCLUSIVE: @MarkRuffalo calls out Hollywood's harm to Native Americans in the new 'Lakota Nation vs. United States' trailer.
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✨Revealing the #SummerIssue cover: Jody Fausett’s “Wet Driveway”✨
#Issue121 celebrates possibilities of the South’s bodies—physical, political & spiritual. Pre-order for writing by @BenjaminHedin, @MRuggieri, @monic_ductan, @giovarosawrites & others.
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