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The PBS-produced series of documentaries called “Why Poverty?” won a Peabody Award for its “parallax views of poverty today and through the ages.” 72nd Annual Winners Announcement from Peabody Awards on Vimeo. Jigsaw’s contribution to series, “Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream,” looked at the harsh distinction between New York’s rich and poor… Continue reading “Why Poverty” wins Peabody Award

The trailer for We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is online — and was released last week on Apple: http://bit.ly/10nOoas We Steal Secrets – Trailer from Jigsaw Productions on Vimeo. The film follows the growth of WikiLeaks and tells the story of two of the people behind the largest leak of secrets ever: Bradley… Continue reading We Steal Secrets trailer released

Jigsaw’s hockey documentary, “The Last Gladiators,” was released on DVD March 12 through Phase 4 Films. The film, profiling legendary fighters Chris Nilan and Tony Twist, focuses on the difficulties of returning to life post-NHL. You can find out more and download the movie on iTunes here: http://ow.ly/iOq2o Watch the trailer here: http://youtu.be/wv9UAmA0RJA

History of the Eagles: Part 1, one of Jigsaw’s newest films, will screen as a special event at Sundance London in late April. See the full line-up here: http://bit.ly/YcI83H Watch the trailer here:

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks director Alex Gibney wrote an op-ed for the New Statesman this weekend, highlighting the importance of truth in discussing the WikiLeaks story. The article was a response to a column by John Pilger, a WikiLeaks supporter who questioned elements of We Steal Secrets without having seen the film.… Continue reading Gibney authors New Statesman article defending need for truth in discussing WikiLeaks

Mea Maxima Culpa, one of Jigsaw’s newest films, was featured on Entertainment Tonight in a story about ABC News reporter Bob Ross and his run-in with Pope Benedict regarding sex abuse in the Catholic church. In the report, the ET anchor shows an interview with Bob Ross where he describes being slapped on the wrist… Continue reading Mea Maxima Culpa featured on Entertainment Tonight

Jigsaw’s latest film, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, will be released in New York and Los Angeles on May 24. Starting in June, the film will be available in wider markets. Read an early review of the film by The Hollywood Reporter‘s David Rooney.

The British Film Institute named Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God the film of the week Feb. 15, saying it “meticulously assembles an impressive range of evidence.” Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God premiered in the UK in early February, making its Irish debut at the Jameson Dublin International… Continue reading Mea Maxima Culpa is BFI’s Film of the Week

Phase 4 Films will be releasing The Last Gladiators on March 12. The Last Gladiators profiles Chris Nilan and Tony Twist, tenacious enforcers in the National Hockey League. Through interviews with a generation of hockey’s most hard-bitten tough guys, the film explores what it means to grow up from carefree games on icy ponds to… Continue reading Last Gladiators to be released on DVD March 12

Jigsaw’s latest release, Mea Maxima Culpa, makes its Canadian debut tonight on the CBC’s Passionate Eye. The film, which is available in the United States on HBO & HBO GO, looks at an environment of silence in the Catholic church regarding sex abuse — a culture that extends all the way up to the Vatican.… Continue reading Mea Maxima Culpa premieres on CBC tonight