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''Anne Sundberg'' is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, most known for her documentarian work. She works alongside
Ricki Stern ''Ricki Stern'' is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, most known for her documentarian work, and author. She works alongside Anne Sundberg. She is most known for ''The Trials of Darryl Hunt'' (2006), ''The Devil Came on Horsebac ...
. She is most known for ''The Trials of Darryl Hunt'' (2006), ''
The Devil Came on Horseback ''The Devil Came on Horseback'' is a documentary film by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg illustrating the continuing Darfur Conflict in Sudan. Based on the book by former U.S. Marine The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as t ...
'' (2007), '' The End of America'' (2007), '' Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work'' (2010), and '' Surviving Jeffrey Epstein'' (2020).


Career

In 2000, Sundberg produced '' Tully'' directed by Hilary Birmingham. Sundberg was nominated for a
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at the 18th Independent Spirit Awards. In 2006, Sundberg co-directed and served as a producer on ''The Trials of Darryl Hunt'', which follows the case of wrongly convicted
Darryl Hunt Darryl Hunt (February 24, 1965 – March 13, 2016) was an African-American man from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who, in 1984, was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and the murder of Deborah Sykes, a young whit ...
, the film had its world premiere at the
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in January 2006, and was released in June 2007. Sundberg next directed ''
The Devil Came on Horseback ''The Devil Came on Horseback'' is a documentary film by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg illustrating the continuing Darfur Conflict in Sudan. Based on the book by former U.S. Marine The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as t ...
'', which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2007, and premiered on
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in April 2008. That same year, Sundberg co-directed '' The End of America'', based upon the book of the same name by
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. Sundberg next co-directed '' Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work'' which followed comedian
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, which had its world premiere at the
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in January 2010. It was released in June 2010 by
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to critical acclaim. That same year, Sundberg co-directed with Stern and Nic Dunlop, ''Burma Soldier'' narrated by Colin Farrel, Sundberg next co-directed ''Secret Access: UFOS ON the Record'', which premiered on the
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in August 2011. In 2012, Sundberg co-directed ''Knuckleball!'' which follows baseball players relying on knuckleball. In 2013, Sundberg co-directed ''Let Them Wear Towels'', a short documentary film following
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reporter
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being denied access to the
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players locker room, and
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a reporter for
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who was sexually harassed by New York Patriot members during an interview. From 2014 to 2016, Sundberg co-directed ''
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'' a documentary series for
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following a competition led by
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and
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nominating promising designers to prove their place in the future of fashion. In 2015, Sundberg co-directed ''In My Father's House'' following musician
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. In 2016, Sundberg co-directed ''The Ultimate Captain America Marathon'' for
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, which follows several survivors of the
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. In 2018, Sundberg co-directed ''
Reversing Roe ''Reversing Roe'' is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg. Through interviews, the film analyzes the abortion laws in the United States and the effects of the 1973 ''Roe v. Wade'' case. The film is interna ...
'', which follows
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s in the United States for
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. In 2019, Sundberg co-directed ''The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park'' following the murder of
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in Central Park for
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and
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. In 2020, Sundberg co-directed '' Surviving Jeffrey Epstein'' for
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, following survivors of convicted pedophile and sex trafficker
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Edward Epstein ( ; January 20, 1953August 10, 2019) was an American sex offender and financier. Epstein, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, began his professional life by teaching at the Dalton School in Manhattan, des ...
.


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