We’re delighted to share that WMM release RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE, directed by Katja Esson and also made with the support of the WMM Production Assistance Program, has been nominated for a 2025 News & Documentary Emmy®. Broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens, the film sheds light on the impact of climate gentrification in Miami’s Liberty Square, one of the first segregated public housing projects in the South.
Four additional WMM films and filmmakers have also received nominations or are being honored at the 2025 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards, including:
- Gemma Cubero del Barrio (dir. of WMM-distributed film ELLA ES EL MATADOR and two Production Assistance Program Films)
⭐ NATAS 2025 Silver Circle Inductee - THE SPACE RACE (dir. by Lisa Cortés, WMM Board Member and Program Alum)
⭐ Nominated for Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary and Outstanding Writing – Documentary; - BREAD & ROSES (dir. Sahra Mani, PA Program filmmaker and dir. A THOUSAND GIRLS LIKE ME, distributed by WMM and made with the support of PA Program)
⭐ Nominated for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
🏆 This film also just won a Peabody Award! - HOPE OF ESCAPE (dir. Amy Gerber and made with the support of the WMM Production Assistance Program)
⭐ Nominated for a Capital Emmy for Historical/Cultural – Long Form Content
