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Director Stephanie Soechtig: 'Gun owners are being duped by the NRA' [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Director Stephanie Soechtig: 'Gun owners are being duped by the NRA'
Director of new documentary about gun violence in America talks
about ways the National Rifle Association ‘dupes’ its members and
profits off politics
Lois Beckett
Sunday 15 May 2016 21.50 BST
News anchor Katie Couric and director Stephanie Soechtig have collaborated on two previous documentaries: Tapped, which looked at the environmental consequences of the bottled water industry, and Fed Up, which examined the role of sugar in America’s obesity epidemic.
Under the Gun, their new documentary on gun violence in America, premieres on Epix tonight at 8pm. The film, a Sundance favorite, provides an in-depth look at the ways gun control advocates have tried to counteract the power of the National Rifle Association.
Soechtig talked to the Guardian about how she approached the polarizing issue of guns in America – and what change she would like to see. (The interview has been edited for length and clarity.)
How did you decide to do a film tackling the issue of guns in America?
In 2014, Katie was like, I want to talk to you about this idea that I had. The Isla Vista Shooting happened on May 22. She called me and said, I’ve been covering this issue for 30 years and the situation seems to be getting worse. Could we give this the same exploration of Fed Up and really unpack this issue in this holistic and comprehensive way?’
My first impression was, really, don’t we know everything about this issue? When I started digging in, there was so much that I didn’t know.
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Director of new documentary about gun violence in America talks
about ways the National Rifle Association ‘dupes’ its members and
profits off politics
Lois Beckett
Sunday 15 May 2016 21.50 BST
News anchor Katie Couric and director Stephanie Soechtig have collaborated on two previous documentaries: Tapped, which looked at the environmental consequences of the bottled water industry, and Fed Up, which examined the role of sugar in America’s obesity epidemic.
Under the Gun, their new documentary on gun violence in America, premieres on Epix tonight at 8pm. The film, a Sundance favorite, provides an in-depth look at the ways gun control advocates have tried to counteract the power of the National Rifle Association.
Soechtig talked to the Guardian about how she approached the polarizing issue of guns in America – and what change she would like to see. (The interview has been edited for length and clarity.)
How did you decide to do a film tackling the issue of guns in America?
In 2014, Katie was like, I want to talk to you about this idea that I had. The Isla Vista Shooting happened on May 22. She called me and said, I’ve been covering this issue for 30 years and the situation seems to be getting worse. Could we give this the same exploration of Fed Up and really unpack this issue in this holistic and comprehensive way?’
My first impression was, really, don’t we know everything about this issue? When I started digging in, there was so much that I didn’t know.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/15/gun-control-nra-stephanie-soechtig-under-the-gun
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