''Bad Press'' is a 2023

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

directed by Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler.

Premise

The film centers Angel Ellis with her fellow free press Myskoke Media reporters and their fight for government transparency and access to information after the censorship of the free press in

Muscogee Nation The Muscogee Nation, or Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The nation descends from the historic Muscogee Confederacy, a large group of indigenous peoples of the Southe ...

Release

''Bad Press'' had its world premiere at the

2023 Sundance Film Festival The 2023 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to 29, 2023. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 7, 2022. Films U.S. Dramatic Competition * ''The Accidental Getaway Driver'', directed by Sing J. Lee * ...

on January 22, where it won the Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression. The film was also screened at the 2023

True/False Film Festival True/False Film Fest is an annual documentary film festival that takes place in Columbia, Missouri. The Fest occurs on the first weekend in March (sometimes beginning in late February), with films being shown from Thursday evening to Sunday nig ...

Critical reception

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* * {{IMDb title, tt24076780 2023 documentary films Documentary films about Native Americans Documentary films about journalism Films about corruption in the United States Films set in Oklahoma