American Masters
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
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This Is National Wake
This is National Wake traces the rise and fall of a multiracial South African punk band, dubbed “the band that defied apartheid,” whose members risked everything to taste freedom.
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- Diversity Development Fund
Producer/Director
Mirissa Neff
Mirissa Neff is an African-American first-time filmmaker with a rich background in photography and public broadcast journalism. Her work centers around themes of race, music, and the power of images to help people imagine new collective futures. This Is National Wake (2022) is her debut documentary.
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The Film
This is National Wake traces the rise and fall of a multiracial South African punk band, dubbed “the band that defied apartheid,” whose members risked everything to taste freedom.
