Bad Press is a 2023
documentary film directed by Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler.
Premise
The film centers Angel Ellis with her fellow
free press Mvskoke Media reporters and their fight for government transparency and access to information after the censorship of the free press in
Muscogee Nation.[1][2]
Release
Bad Press had its world premiere at the
2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, where it won the Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression.[3][4] The film was also screened at the 2023
True/False Film Festival.[5] It was released on October 27, 2023.