Elyse Steinberg, one of the co-directors of the new documentary “The Fight,” was inspired to learn more about the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) shortly after Donald Trump moved into in the …
, which is infused with an unusual dose of politics, from “Hillary” to “Us Kids” .
That wasn’t so easy to accomplish. When the directors initially pitched the ACLU on letting cameras follow them around all day, they were turned down. “We wanted total access,” Despres says. “We wanted to be on the inside, following every twist and turn. They told us they really appreciated the vision — thank you very much, but you’ll never be able to film here at the ACLU.”
Access was only the first hurdle. As Trump continued to enact polities that curbed the civil liberties of various groups of people, it wasn’t always clear what the narrative arc of the documentary would be. “Watching the footage as it was coming up, I was like, ‘How does this become a narrative?’” Washington recalls.
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