Here it is lovebugs! My interview with 𝘵𝘩𝘦 one and only 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐈𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐬💗 She was an absolute blast to talk to and I got the inside scoop on some of her Disney faves, her career and what led her there, and most importantly her new investigative documentary which is 𝘚𝘖 important to watch especially with the upcoming election!
A bit about Leslie Iwerks: She is an Academy-Award nominated filmmaker, Director of the critically-acclaimed docuseries, "The Imagineering Story" on Disney+, and granddaughter of Ub Iwerks, co-creator of Mickey Mouse.
About Selling Lies: Her new film, Selling Lies, is a fast-paced, investigative documentary that goes behind the scenes to uncover how Macedonian teenagers discovered a digital gold rush by spreading fake political news on Facebook in 2016.
Most of you probably know Leslie Iwerks for her Disney documentaries, The Pixar Story or The Imagineering Story , so if you love those you should know she also covers a wide range of subjects from environmental issues, social issue documentaries, human rights, and news-worthy journalistic stories. Her goal is to enlighten people as to what is happening in the world while touching on that human story. She once said during a TED Talk “we all have a story and whether we know it or not we’re shaped by the stories around us” and her films do just that, they tell us the stories of the world around us. I highly recommend checking out her other films!
I honestly watched Selling Lies a couple times over because it’s that good! Anything Leslie produces is just phenomenal. She touches on the human aspect, the details of people’s lives, and the realities of others lives when watching any of her films and I love that!
Head to www.sellingliesdoc.com to go to the Selling Lies website and view more info on this film to learn how websites were created leading up to the2016 presidential election that published sensationalized and misleading news stories about American politics!
Special thanks to Leslie Iwerks @iwerks_and_co and @shortstvus for this interview! It was a blast!
