Once On the Record had been accepted into Sundance, Winfrey started to second guess some of their filmmaking decisions. So we hope that those with power in the family courts watch Allen v. Farrow and become more aware that parental alienation as a defense has no credible scientific basis. In her collaboration with co-director Dick and producer Amy Herdy, she has made numerous groundbreaking documentary worksincluding the Emmy Award-winning film The Invisible War about the epidemic of rape in the military and the Oscar Award-nominated film The Hunting Ground about sexual assault on college . In mid-January, Dixon fired Marchant prior to Sundance. They were serious people who made a serious film, she says. On the Record would have been a demanding narrative for any director. One of their breakout films became mired in controversy because of perceived inaccuracies. To see myself looking broken, it kind of affected me a lot., She still supports the film. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 82% based on 56 reviews. But that isnt quite the bar anymore for stories of assault and harassment post #MeToo. Publicly, Dixon has been effusive about working with the directors, telling IndieWire in November 2020 that they clearly understood survivor trauma. But privately, written communications from her reviewed by Variety indicate Dixon experienced a situation that was often stressful and difficult behind-the-scenes. They knew nothing about the Black community, she says. In 2015, The Hunting Ground, about sexual assault in college campuses, premiered to rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival. Amy Ziering (born 1962 in Massachusetts) is an American film producer and director. But as Ziering and Dick readpolice reports and interviewedfamily friends, they began to feel the public hadn't heard the full story. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. In 2012, she premiered The Invisible War at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature. Ziering and her crew, however, are not ones to steer away from difficult subjects. Eli Glasner is the senior entertainment reporter and screentimecolumnist for CBC News. I mean, honestly. But after multiple requests over several weeks, they didnt comment on Varietys reporting through their publicist Ryan Mazie. [32] They had begun working on this project while screening The Invisible War. She knows the drill and she shows up in a black ratty sweatshirt," she said in an interview on Day 6. Although shed initially sided with the filmmakers and spoke out against Winfrey in an interview before the Sundance premiere shes now come to believe the mogul was right to cut ties with On the Record., Oprah has a standard, Jones says. If anything, though, its only cemented the importance of her work. "Allen v. Farrow" (2021), a seven-time Emmy nominated series that goes behind decades of sensational headlines to reveal the private story of one of Hollywood's most notorious and public scandals: the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving Dylan, his then seven-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow. I regret that I jumped in blindly, innocently, with hope, and that when I began drowning there was nobody there. I feel like its the responsibility of the filmmakers to make sure that people feel safe.. I felt fooled. I thought they were legitimate.. But Ziering is also firm that the film isnt out to discredit all medical devices. Documentary 2020 1 hr 35 min. Amy and Kirby had no contacts in African American media, Marchant says. Many of the experts we spoke with trace this phenomenon back to the legacy of the Woody Allen case, as Allen v Farrow was the first high profile case to employ this DARVO defense (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender). So she said, Ok, if this was a positive sexual experience and no one here wants to speak about it in front of a room full of strangers, why on earth do you think anyone would ever want to talk in public about a horrific sexual experience they had in graphic detail if they were making it up?. Ian Ziering is a renowned American American actor and voice actor. Read Next: Hypnotic First Look: Ben Affleck and Robert Rodriguezs Thriller to Hold Work-in-Progress SXSW Screening (EXCLUSIVE), Alexia Norton Jones says she regrets her involvement with On the Record.. "The parties have entered into a written agreement regarding their . The ripple effects of the attack, which Dixon talks about movingly in the film, changed her life and derailed her career, forcing her out of a job at which she excelled. | And, of course, on top of that, the patriarchal nuclear family is ground zero in our Western Christian patriarchal white supremacist society. So, you know, white women pretty much are the worst. But again, as a weak defense, I will say, quoting bell hooks that the patriarchy knows no gender. Ziering and Reid became close enough behind-the-scenes to the point where they were at the level of confiding in one another, as illustrated when Ziering suddenly found himself faced with divorce. The actor announced the couple's split on Thursday, October 31, 2019, and posted a statement on social media. Its not about just erasing that factits about learning from it. "[35], Once the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations went public, funding appeared through Impact Partners, which also financed The Hunting Ground and The Invisible War. Ziering: Yes, not only gaslit, but also groomed. And more often than not, that child is subject to further abuse. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. The four-part HBO Documentary Films investigative docuseries comes from filmmakers Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy, and follows the abuse allegation, the subsequent custody trial,. Amy Ziering is a two-time Emmy award-winning and Academy award-nominated investigative filmmaker behind some of the most groundbreaking documentaries today with her creative partner Kirby Dick. [20] It won the 2016 Stanley Kramer Award given to "a production, producer or other individual whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues. So I think weve come a really long way, and we should be glad for that, you know? Stories about troubled movie productions are as old as movies themselves. When the subject matter changed, the filmmakers never explained they were using her interview in a Simmons documentary. We have covered the date of birth and other related information here. According to Jones, Ziering asked her to recount the story of the alleged rape repeatedly in the interview. [22], The Bleeding Edge premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival to rave reviews and received further critical acclaim after its worldwide release on Netflix on July 27, 2018. [41], RAINN announced that the series resulted in a nearly 20% increase in calls. Im so much more than that. Mostly known for her work in documentary films, she is a regular collaborator of director Kirby Dick; they co-directed 2002's Derrida and 2020's On the Record, with Ziering also producing several of Dick's films. In fact, if a mother asserts that the father is assaulting their child, it is more likely for the judge to give custody of the molested child back to the father. With this film, I went through such an emotional roller coaster. Allen v. Farrow suggests thepublic conflated the movie version of Allen with the person he was in private, which Ziering says he used to escape greater scrutiny. Im wondering if you have thoughts on the separation or the lack thereof between the art and the artist. R. Starring Sil Lai Abrams, Tarana Burke, Kimberl Williams Crenshaw. It's the third rail no one wants to look at.". It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. [2], Ziering was born in 1962. Another woman, who also didnt know what the movie was going to be about, was still pleased to be in it, and to support the women who spoke out. Someone came to us and told us a story about the ways in which their medical device caused egregious harm, and not only that, but that they hadnt been fully informed of the risks and that none of this actually had to happen if proper due diligence had been followed. [3][4] She grew up in Beverly Hills, California. Amy Ziering is a two-time Emmy award-winning and Academy award-nominated investigative filmmaker behind some of the most groundbreaking documentaries today with her creative partner Kirby Dick. Their projects have together catalyzed national discussion and been hailed as historical touchstones, but Ziering and Dicks aim is ultimately less immediate or measurable: in bringing understanding to issues like sexual assault and systemic power, they hope to shift cultural mores. I thought this was a film of unified survivors, Jones says. [38], Dick and Ziering's first documentary series, Allen v. Farrow is a four-part series that examines the sexual assault allegation made against Woody Allen by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, who was seven when the abuse allegedly occurred. Her most recent projects directly impacted American politics and culture, resulting in real-world change. In the final months before the film was set to premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, as its executive producer Oprah Winfrey contemplated taking her name off the movie due to creative differences, Dixon repeatedly complained about the filmmakers triggering her, according to multiple text messages that she sent to a third party. As the interview progressed, Jones felt like Ziering knew nothing about her. But for Ziering and Dick, who are white, they had to clear an especially high bar telling a complicated story about fame, power and abuse in the hip-hop community. But on a much more positive note: The positive reception to Allen v. Farrow points to how much things have, in many ways, changed for the better. [33] Ziering said, "People at long last are speaking out in large numbers, and we feel this industry, and the country, is finally ready for an unflinching film about the reality of sexual assault and harassment in Hollywood. They married on February 3, 2010, and they share two children. Were talking a big difference. Beyond Allen v. Farrow and On the Record, Ziering and Dick have made a career out of interviewing sexual abuse survivors in documentary form, specializing in this genre. Its that they are themselves subject to the cognitive dissonance of the conflicting accounts and messages they are continually receiving from the predator. Dixon, who is also represented by Mazie, didnt comment on the record for this story. She co-directed the film with Kirby Dick. with Children. Michele Meek: Why do you think that incest is one of those topics that is not talked about? Everyone was frightened about what would happen to their careers, and worried about whether they would be sued. Before anyone had even seen the documentary, there were already serious problems behind-the-scenes. It follows the custody battle between Allen and his former partner Mia Farrow, his marriage to her adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn, who is 35 years younger than Allen, and the events of subsequent years. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. According to text messages from that time period that she sent to a third party, Dixon felt that the filmmakers were asking for too much and creating a stressful environment for her. We need to all keep at itto ensure that these changes are lasting and meaningful and real. As it continued to get more exposure (its song Til It Happens To You, performed by Lady Gaga, was nominated for an Oscar), journalists started to question the veracity of some of the storytelling in the film. On the Record and Allen v. Farrow both came out of that time period. Winfrey had signed on in June 2019 as the projects executive producer, with plans to release the film as part of her deal with Apple TV Plus. Ziering prefers to go into interviews cold, for the element of surprise for the viewer, as she told Jones. They expressed surprise and said they would speak directly to Variety about it in a separate conversation. Both fiction and nonfiction. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, you can call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit online.rainn.org. When she and Dick pitched Invisible War in 2010, they couldnt find anyone to fund it. According to documents obtained by PEOPLE on Monday, the former Beverly Hills, 90210 star, 58, and Ludwig filed a written divorce agreement with a Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. I start feeling fear, because I dont understand whats happening, Jones says. The sad takeaway of the story is the subject of the movie the sexual abuse of African American women got lost, says Ann Walker Marchant, a publicist based in Washington D.C., who represented some of the survivors featured in the film. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It was something he never spoke about; Ziering was mystified. Are Matt Ziering and Ian Ziering related? He didnt have my permission. And the press ran with that narrativeand it spread like wildfire as a canny defense strategy for predators. As she was making up her mind, he told Times Up that he was her new rep, which she says she hadnt authorized. Several of the survivors in the film were invited to accompany the directors to Sundance. This was when my mental health began to fall apart, says Jones, who felt betrayed that he was speaking on her behalf. Official Sites. Zierings demeanor in asking her questions was off-putting, she says: What surprised me the most in the shooting, as we go to film, every time I say something about myself, Im completely cut off, Jones says. If I were to just track the differences in the response to our earlier films: Invisible War, and The Hunting Ground to that of Allen v. Farrow, I see a big shift in terms of the lift we had to make in forging our arguments in those films and engaging with press. Sheri Sher, who founded the first all-female DJ and rap group Mercedes Ladies, participated in the movie to talk about her career including writing a hip-hop novel based on her journey in music. I remember thinking, Is this how documentaries are made? Jones says, recalling the time she spent with them. The screenwriter Jenny Lumet, who alleges that Simmons sexually violated her in 1991, spent a day in Brooklyn filming for On the Record, talking on camera to Dixon and Sil Lai Abrams, another survivor in the film. Either way, its still a forum for me to tell my story. I mean, thats where I will draw the line. "It actually raises larger questions about how to treat incest in the culture. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. These accusations are false and have been flatly contradicted by Ms. Dixon., Dixon wrote in another text message that Ziering repeatedly referred to survivors shed been interviewing as the other Drews, a description that Dixon found offensive., No African American filmmaker would have said that, Jones says. Ian Ziering: Esposa, Vida Amorosa, Familia & Amigos . But when she saw On the Record for the first time at Sundance, it felt jarring to her how little of her story they used. No Shame On You: Is Humiliation Gendered? "[35], On the Record, Dick and Ziering's film about sexual abuse allegations against Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons, premiered to a standing ovation at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. On the Record premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in late January 2020, only three weeks after its directors Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick spoke to Jones for roughly two hours, pushing her to recount details of the alleged assault, she says, without caring about her as a person. Oh my God, when I went online, I felt like Id been snookered, Jones says. While everyone was waiting to see what Winfrey would do, Marchant booked three of the survivors Dixon, Jones and Abrams for an interview on CBS This Morning with correspondent Michelle Miller. I remember with Invisible War having to remind myself to smile when Id go on TV, or [Id be coached], 'Don't be so angry when you talk about sexual assault,' Ziering says. I never had a conversation with anyone at OWN, and I dont know Ava DuVernay. The new four-part series focuses on the allegations that film director Woody Allen sexually assaulted Mia's adopted daughter Dylan when she was sevenyears old. Comments are welcome while open. Not only can it be disorienting to recognize a spouse or a parent as a perpetrator, but, as a society, we simply dont want to believe that such things happen to children. I was narrowed down to a victim of Russell Simmons and an accuser. In January 2020, Winfrey eventually removed her name from the film, because, she said, the directors didnt take sufficient time to retool certain parts of the movies based on her notes prior to Sundance. Yet, whats most disturbing about the details uncovered by the investigative work in Allen v. Farrow is just how much hid in plain sightfor nearly 30 years. Her first film, 1998s Taylors Campaign, turned an empathetic lens to a Santa Monica man experiencing homelessness; 2018s The Bleeding Edge exposed the harm wrought by the for-profit medical device industry on its patients. The story of what happened during the making and release of On the Record is a cautionary tale. And right now, how many films are there out there about women being assaultedI cant even honestly count them. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. In the film, Jones story doesnt stand on its own. He said, You know, when I came out of the camps as a kid, I tried to tell people about what had happened and people either didn't believe me or it was just too much for them. So I would just be very careful when people all too often are quick to blame the non-offending parent, because its a much more complicated psychological landscape; and they often should be empathic towards the other parent as well because often the whole family has, in a way, been deceived and held hostage. Ian Ziering has reacted to Jessica Alba's claims that she was banned from making eye contact with the Beverly Hills, 90210 cast. More recently, they flew in the face of Hollywood, examining the allegations of sexual abuse against music mogul Russell Simmons in 2020s On the Record and director Woody Allen in HBOs 2021 miniseries Allen v. Farrow. Likewise, Ian Ziering is still married, but he and his second wife are no longer together. The Bleeding Edge tells the stories of five people with different (all horrific) experiences with faulty medical devices. Im interested in bigger questions. I don't have a referential trauma to reflect back on. [8] Several government officials have commented on the film's influence on policy, including Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who has said that the film convinced him to implement a wave of reforms designed to reduce the prevalence of military sexual assault. We are very sad to hear Ms. Norton Jones was unhappy with her experience. Not to mention the immense legal hurdle, which is why it took us so long to figure out how to do an incest film. Ziering: I hope so. We had one expert on our podcast explain how insidious and powerful coercive control by a predator within a family can be. Jones was a last-minute addition to the film, which features accounts from several women who claim they had been sexually assaulted or attacked by Simmons. Working on them simultaneously wore on Ziering, who developed secondary PTSD while producing Invisible War but eventually learned how to care for herself while enveloped in others trauma. So Kirby and I went on our own dimeKirby did camera, I did the interviews, with no crew and we made Invisible War and thats the truth. Ziering best known for his role as sporty rich kid Steve Sanders on the original Beverly Hills, 90210 is back in the zeitgest, this time, as bar owner Fin (ha) who sets out to save his . Times Up issued a statement standing by the survivors (without specifically endorsing the film). [28] The documentary received the George Polk Award for Medical Reporting[29]one of only a few documentaries to receive the journalistic awardand was nominated for a Peabody Award[30] and the Grierson Award for Best Science Documentary. Related Story 'Allen V. Farrow' Trailer: 'On The Record' Documentary Team Dig In To Scandal . Her parents, both active philanthropists, had politicized her early on: her mother brought her along to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern and later California gubernatorial nominee Tom Bradley; her father took in an Iranian refugee and assisted Russian immigrants during her childhood in Beverly Hills. If all of us start asking more questions about how these devices were tested, then youll be a much healthier and safer person in the long run as a consumer of these products.. Asked whether the situation is improving, Ziering says, "I hope so. [8] Is Ian Ziering still married? He also has two siblings; a brother named Sam Ziering and a sister Natalie Ziering. While On the Record offers mountains of evidence about Simmons alleged predatory behavior, the movie also became a source of tension, drama and frustration for some of the subjects involved in the film. As survivors, do they want us to survive? Her latest project, "Not So Pretty" (2022), is a four-part investigation-driven exploration of the lurking dangers in the commodities we all use every day without question for makeup, skin-care, nails, and hair. And so all of those things have made talking about incest very third rail. The National Review uncovered an email from Herdy, who also worked as a producer on that film, attempting to assure a lawyer of an alleged victim that her documentary would side with survivors. Amy Ziering: First of all, any type of rape is something very difficult to talk about. Were always keeping our eyes and ears open for subjects that would make interesting and worthy films and fall within the wheelhouse of our interests and talents, Ziering tells SheKnows. [12][13], In 2015, The Hunting Ground premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Her most recent projects directly impacted American politics and culture, resulting in real-world change. [42], Ziering and Dick directed Not So Pretty, a four-part series about the beauty industry and harmful chemicals in products, narrated by Keke Palmer. Imagine if Oprah had been on set with me and saw what happened. "With. Ian Ziering has been married two times in his life. Yet another heralded male celebrity, this time Woody Allen, is exposed by accusations of sexual assault. Not only that, but also women are routinely, disproportionately disbelieved when they report symptoms., More:What International Womens Day Has to Do With Health Care, After her experience working on The Bleeding Edge, Ziering has some advice for women who may feel like their doctor doesnt believe them: [D]ont buy that narrative if the doctor is telling you its in your head and you know it isnt. But later and certainly after making Allen v. Farrow that idea became unfathomable to Ziering. Like what do you mean? And no one certainly wants to see films about women raped in the military. Its such a psychologically torqued situation. [10] Senator Kirsten Gillibrand credits the film with inspiring her to introduce the Military Justice Improvement Act, which would establish an independent judiciary to oversee accusations of sexual assault in the armed forces. Ziering says even as Dylan and Mia agreed to work with the filmmakers, there was still an element of distrustbut they went on camera because they felt their story could serve a greater purpose. We were just product.. In 2013, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature for producing the Dick-directed film The Invisible War. Distributors were unwilling to fund or release the film, and few people were willing to talk on the record. Its the idea that Ive been muzzled again. We just take these things at face value and dont question them the way we should, she says. Reid was the one who came forward and told the world . In the early 1980s, she was allegedly raped by Simmons in his office. It received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Investigative Journalism. Ian Ziering is a famous American actor and playwright. So its interesting and important for me to know about his history as I read his work. Dancing With The Stars professional dancer Cheryl Burke is publicly apologizing to her former dance partner Ian Ziering for inappropriate comments she made five years ago. Ian Ziering's wife Erin filed for divorce in November, days after the BH90210 actor announced their split following nine years of marriage By Jen Juneau Published on January 8, 2020 01:00 PM. I mean, Im glad Heidegger is dead, and by reading him I am not economically supporting him, but my work, my life would have been much more impoverished if I hadnt read his work, and his books are still on my nightstand. Ziering: I think biography is inextricably an integral part of any artists work. I went to him and I had a lot of questions. Date of Birth: March 30, 1964 Zodiac sign: Aries The Invisible War led to sweeping policy change, five congressional hearings, and the passing of over 35 pieces of legislation; The Hunting Ground incited the introduction of three bills in U.S. Congress and 28 in state legislatures; On the Record opened the conversation about sexual assault to Black survivors long left out of it; and Allen v. Farrow spurred a nearly 20% increase in calls per week to RAINN, Americas largest anti-sexual violence organization. Nobody wanted to talk about it. And when I was thinking about that, I [realized] I couldn't have [had the tools] at that age, she says. Our biggest talking point with those two earlier films: was believe women and we had to repeat it over and over againand it was received as a quite radical and novel, if not heretical concept.
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