US PREMIERE Integrity, courage, and everything a country’s largest independent newsroom is meant to uphold came under attack in Hungary in 2020 when, under Viktor Orbán’s far-right prime ministership, Index.hu succumbed to state-sponsored repression. Eighty journalists quit in protest, including András Földes, who picked up the camera and documented what came next. This story of journalists fighting to protect the Fourth Estate is set in another country, but it’s a tale all too familiar here. - Bedatri D. Choudhury
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director András Földes and producer Lorand Balazs Imre.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.