This is about exposing fundamentalism and extremism and the threats they pose to democracy and the West.
Briarcliff will release the documentary under the titleOctober 8.
This film is a vital call to action at a critical moment in history.
UC Santa Barbara student Tessa Veksler in ‘October 8’Courtesy of Briarcliff Entertainment
Wendy Sachs, Inbal B. Lessner, and Nimrod Erez are the credited writers on the film.
At a recent Q&A in Los Angeles, Sachs pointed to another important focus of the documentary.
I mean, thats everything right now, Sachs said at the Q&A.
Debra Messingon November 18, 2024 in New York CityBruce Glikas/WireImage
This is a war thats being fought on TikTok and on Telegram and on these social media platforms.
The film was acquired by Showtime in 2020.
In 2017, she was named to the 40 Over 40 Women to Watch list by Forbes.com.
Briarcliff earned an Academy Award for Tom McCarthys 2018 filmSpotlight, under the production banner Open Road Films.
