Julie Cohen and Betsy West faced big challenges in creating a definitive doc on the small but mighty Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In a box office age dominated by superheroes, filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen have pulled off a feat: a theatrical release for a nonfiction biopic of an unlikely, real-life superhero. Moreover, this protagonist is an 85-year-old grandma, who stands about five-feet-tall, with a soft voice. And yet, her work has spoken more loudly and positively affected more American lives than almost anyone in modern history. Our hero is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You may be familiar with parts of her story as only the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, or her iconic hipster status as the “Notorious R.B.G.”, but particularly because she has shied away from the public eye and on-camera interviews, you likely haven’t gotten the fuller picture of her personal and professional life. The documentary RBG will change that. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 4 May, 2018