Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Behind ‘America’s New Female Right’ For BBC; Diane Guerrero Cast In ‘Poreless’; Sarah Snook Project Shooting; ITV ‘Twisted Twins’ Doc – Global Briefs
deadline.comLouis Theroux‘s Mindhouse Behind ‘America’s New Female Right’ For BBC Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse is making a documentary about America’s female right for the BBC.
America’s New Female Right will meet a new wave of women using social media platforms and podcasts to champion extreme views on social media, including content that is increasingly shocking and anti-feminist.
British journalist Layla Wright is hosting for BBC Three and will travel from Nashville to the Arizona/Mexico border, immersing herself with the ultra-conservative influencers who see themselves as on the frontline of a war against progressive politics.
Wright is Creator in Residence at Theroux’s indie and has worked alongside the celebrated documentarian on the project. “I wanted to meet the women that had suddenly taken over my social media feeds posting increasingly inflammatory content – girls my age with huge online platforms who seemed nostalgic for an era where women had less rights,” said Wright “It surprised me just how unapologetically controversial they were and despite living just a plane ride away, the views they promoted seemed worlds apart from me and my friends back home.” Diane Guerrero Among Cast In ‘Poreless’ EXCLUSIVE: Short comedy film Poreless will star newcomer Akbar Hamid alongside Diane Guerrero (Orange Is The New Black), Allyce Beasley (Moonlighting), Parvesh Cheena (Outsourced) and others.
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