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SYNOPSIS

When the small town of Marion, Kansas, is thrust into the international spotlight after a police raid on the Marion County Record and the death of its 98-year-old co-owner, a fierce debate ignites about the abuse of power, journalistic ethics, local journalism, and the United States Constitution.

CREDITS

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: Sharon Liese
PRODUCERS: Sasha Alpert, Paul Matyasovsky
EDITOR: Derek Boonstra
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Jackson Montemayor
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER:Alexandra Siambekos
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: George R. Hearst III, Jonathan Logan, Megan Gelstein, Debbie L. McLeod, Jonathan Murray, Harvey Reese, Ruth Ann Harnisch, Ann Baum, Steven Rosenthal, Trudy Jacobson, Jenny Raskin
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jon Niccum, Margaret Munzer Loeb, Barbara Dobkin, Eric Dobkin, Marni E. J. Grossman

STATUS

Completed - to premiere at Sundance 2026