DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE by by Laura Nix has been awarded the GRAND PRIZE by the RIAS Berlin Commission.

DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE by by Laura Nix has been awarded the GRAND PRIZE by the RIAS Berlin Commission. What an incredible recognition. Congratulations to the whole film team! ❤️🎬

“Political cartoons have the unique power to get to the heart of complex relationships with a single image. “USA – Democracy Under Siege”, directed by Laura Nix, makes impressive use of this art form to present the current challenges facing democracy in the United States in a visually captivating way.

At the center are the sharp-tongued, pointed drawings of @anntelnaes, whose cartoons for the Washington Post not only comment, but expose, provoke and shake things up. The visual realization of this film is far more than an accompanying illustration – it is a powerful narrative form that brings us closer to the political reality of the USA in a penetrating way.
Supplemented by astute analyses from insiders of the political establishment, Laura Nix succeeds in making a documentary that shows: The defense of democracy takes place not only in words, but also in pictures. A cinematic masterpiece that proves that satire and journalism can have an enormous impact together.”