Mina T. Son and Sara Newens discuss co-directing their social issue documentary

Our special guests today are Sara Newens and Mina T. Son. Sara is an award-winning filmmaker and editor who received Primetime Emmy nominations for her work on Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields and Allen v. Farrow. She also served as editor and writer for On the Record. Mina is a Korean American filmmaker who is currently in post-production on a documentary about Japan's 2011 tsunami. Sara and Mina have co-directed two feature documentaries together through their company, Wild Pair Films.Their first documentary, Top Spin, streamed on Netflix. Their new documentary, Racist Trees, will air on PBS.

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