Fiona Chong 锺淑芬
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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬
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she/her/hers • photographer | documentary film producer • Singapore | USA • fionachong.com • IG @fionachongphoto | Foto @fionachong | Substack @fionachong "Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see." René
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One of my images made it to the front page of yesterday’s PRINT edition of the Fiji Sun!

#Photography #SportsPhotography #sports #print #newspaper

“Our netball men claim Merlion Cup”
"True immersive journalism requires serious time commitment, dramatically increasing both physical risk and financial cost—luxuries few independent filmmakers can afford in an era of shrinking budgets and shortened attention spans."

#documentary #filmmaking #journalism
Ripple Effect: Brent and Craig Renaud’s Vérité Filmmaking in Pursuit of Peace
Brent and Craig Renaud risked their lives to make vérité documentary journalism—after Brent’s death, Craig honored his life with a new film
documentary.org
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"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark
For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.
www.theatlantic.com
"Celebrating Columbus is like having a day to celebrate Adolf Hitler because of the scientific advancements achieved by the Nazis—except Columbus killed more people. If that comparison offends you, now you know how Indigenous peoples feel about Columbus Day."
It's Indigenous Peoples' Day, Again
Less is more (meaningful).
open.substack.com
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Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E
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Fact-check: Most of the goons in Trump's deportation army aren't even ICE agents.

Only about 13% of the personnel carrying out Trump’s deportation agenda are employed by ICE’s primary deportation unit; the rest are pulled from other jobs.

Check out the full report: tinyurl.com/yvavwh4f
"...it’s an illusion to think that the past simply leads to the present. The meanings of our lives are constantly in flux, and the internal workings of Bend, like our own lives, move back and forth as we think about things and as things change and take on new meanings. Over time, nothing stays put."
“These Pieces of Time Had to Ricochet Off Each Other”: Robb Moss Discusses ‘The Bend in the River’
In this expansive interview, Robb Moss discusses longitudinal personal filmmaking, his influence as a teacher, and The Bend in the River
www.documentary.org