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IN PRODUCTION  DOCUMENTARY  IN PRODUCTION                                                 DOCUMENTARY
 WARRIORS FOR TRUMP    LOST DIAMOND



 On January 25, 2019, the notorious Trump-associate Roger   A horrifying uncovering of abuse from people in the highest
 Stone was arrested in a dramatic FBI raid and charged with   powers. And while the public cries for justice, the police silence
 witness tampering, obstructing an official proceeding and five   the case.
 counts of making false statements. Stone is facing up to 20
 years in prison.  15 years ago, a baby girl was born in the suburbs of Kaunas, Lithuania. When the little girl was two years old,
          her mother left her with the child’s father and his parents. When she is four, she begins to see her mother
          again.
 This is the inside story of how Roger Stone and his lifelong friend and protégé Michael Caputo, joined the      After a longer visit with her mother, the girl is very upset and, appallingly, begins to vocalise stories about
 Trump campaign looking for influence and financial opportunity – not foreseeing that the ending of this   male strangers who abused her in the presence and supervision of her mother.
 “beautiful” friendship would leave them both destroyed in an opposite and isolated place, not looking to      She points out powerful people as perpetrators. Her worried father demands authorities investigate
 recover anytime near – if ever.  but gets no help. A nation, fed up with corruption and organised crime, stands up to support him. Then the
    The film tracks Caputo and Stone from the highs of joining   perpetrators are killed. The father is found dead and tortured. A massive police intervention takes the girl
 the presidential campaign, to the devastating aftermath. When   away from her aunt to reunite her with her mother. Now the girl is missing. Her name is Deimanthe.
 the politically charged trial of Robert Stone goes to court in      A true crime investigation through decades, through continents and through powerful systems. Will the
 November 2019, Stone is facing the rest of his life behind bars   truth finally be uncovered?
 whereas Caputo is left bankrupt and fighting for the survival of
 his family.
    The film is a deeply personal account about loyalty and
 betrayal. About the choices you make and the consequences
 they have. Not only for yourself, but for your family, friends and,
 in this case, your country.  TREATMENT AND TRAILER AVAILABLE
          BY REQUEST
 DIRECTOR: CHRISTOFFER   DIRECTOR: TBA
 GULDBRANDSEN  PRODUCERS: PETER ENGEL, ANDREAS
 PRODUCER: PETER ENGEL  ROCKSÉN,
 PRODUCED BY: GULDBRANDSEN FILM   PRODUCED BY: WINGMAN MEDIA, LAIKA
 FOR DR, SVT AND YLE  FILM FOR DR
 FORMAT: FEATURE, 2 X 1HOUR  FORMAT: 52 AND 90 MIN
 RELEASE: 2020  RELEASE: 2021


 IN PRODUCTION  IN PRODUCTION
 THE CHOCOLATE WAR   THE BIG CLIMATE COVER-UP



 For the past 11 years, American attorney Terry Collingsworth   In 1988, the world was prepared to act against climate change
 has fought tirelessly to get the U.S. Supreme Court to   — so prepared that George W. Bush was discussing how the
 recognise child slavery cases against the food industry. Now   White House would handle the greenhouse effect. But then
 he has finally succeeded. Collingsworth’s opponents are the   something happened.  And the action was stalled — which lead
 giants Nestlé and Cargill – and their army of attorneys, who   directly to the climate situation we are facing today.
 have been trying to convince the judges that no such problem
 exists.  This is the story about why we today are on the brink of a climate catastrophe. It’s a story about how we
          could have stopped it, had it not been for a very sophisticated campaign, ignited by the most powerful
          oil companies in the world who weren’t interested in putting their world dominance at risk. A true crime
 The film follows the outraged Collingsworth in his efforts to right one of the world’s biggest wrongs — from   investigation with a mind-blowing plot that will affect the future of mankind.
 the plantations of Ivory Coast in West Africa, to the buffed floors of the major corporations in the U.S.. It is      The Big Climate Cover-up is an investigation that will unravel the story of how the oil industry was leading
 important to note that the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest federal court and therefore there can be no   a campaign that over a decade very successfully manipulated the public’s perception on climate change.
 appeals, which means the decision in this case will be final.  It also explores how internal scientists were fired while the very same people that successfully helped the
    The Chocolate War is the third and conclusive film in the series of chocolate films directed by Miki   tobacco industry evoke doubt about the dangers of smoking were hired. These are the same oil companies
 Mistrati. It is an example of how film can change the world, demonstrated by Collingsworth as he used   that today market themselves as green frontrunners, while they do the complete opposite – around 97% of
 material from the two previous films, The Dark Side of Chocolate and Shady Chocolate, to convince the   the investments made in new energy go to fossil fuels, continuing to stoke the global warming.
 American legal system that it is a violation of the U.S. Constitution every time a consumer buys a piece of
 chocolate produced with child labour.  From the award-winning director of The Child Soldier’s New Job



 DIRECTOR: MIKI MISTRATI
 PRODUCER: HELLE FABER
 PRODUCED BY: MADE IN COPENHAGEN
 FOR DR AND ROCO FILMS IN ASSOCIATION
 WITH SVT, YLE, NRK CH 8 AND AGAINST   DIRECTOR: MADS ELLESØE
 GRAVITY  PRODUCED BY: DR
 FORMAT: FEATURE + 1 HOUR  FORMAT: 52 MIN.
 RELEASE: 2020  RELEASE: 2020
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