INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOX
Escalation
Director
AJ Schnack
Producer
Shirley Moyers
Cinematographer
Adam Benn
Editor
Jack Livingston
Sound
Joel C. Hernandez
Contact
AJ Schnack
[email protected]
2026
United States
32 min 40 sec
Color
A data-driven, nonfiction short film documenting the surge of U.S. incidents where law enforcement has targeted journalists since May 25, 2020.
Directors' Biography
AJ Schnack is an award-winning nonfiction filmmaker, writer and visual artist based in Los Angeles. His feature films include Kurt Cobain About a Son, the ESPN 30 for 30 Long Gone Summer, Caucus, We Always Lie to Strangers, Majority Rules and Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns).
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