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Brent E. Huffman
@brenthuffman.bsky.social
#Documentary Filmmaker/Professor
Director of Documentary #Journalism at #Northwestern
Director of "Saving Mes Aynak"
New documentary about #Yemen
Passionate about #humanrights, #socialjustice #heritage
#Afghanistan #China

www.germancamera.com
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Thank you to Ama Vanniarachchy at Ceylon Today for the wonderful feature story about my work in #Yemen.

This story is an update on my work documenting the work of Yemeni women to save the threatened #heritage of their country: ceylontoday.lk/2026/01/24/s...
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What an incredible night!

Thank you to all who braved arctic temperatures to see award winning #documentaries created in my Documenting #Carceral Injustice Program at the @medillschool.bsky.social and hear stories of #wrongfulconviction in Illinois.
January 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Four @medillschool.bsky.social #documentaries from my classes will premiere at the Academy Award-qualifying American #Documentary Film Festival in March.

So proud of these first-time filmmakers!

You can watch in person in #PalmSprings March 25th-29th: amdocfilmfest.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Thank you to Ama Vanniarachchy at Ceylon Today for the wonderful feature story about my work in #Yemen.

This story is an update on my work documenting the work of Yemeni women to save the threatened #heritage of their country: ceylontoday.lk/2026/01/24/s...
January 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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📣 Calling short doc filmmakers!

The Nonfiction Hotlist + Yahoo Media Group are launching a new open call to distribute 20 short documentaries, with paid licensing, global reach, and editorial support.

Learn more + apply: nonfictionhotlist.com/yahooxnfh
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Local journalism matters—and we’re investing in it.
CJS has named its 2026 Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) awardees, committing nearly $450,000 to support 45 alumni from CJS and @medillschool.bsky.social working in local newsrooms across the country: journalism.columbia.edu/news/2026-lr...
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Head of humanitarian group urges nations to step up Sudan aid to prevent ‘biblical’ famine

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Head of humanitarian group urges nations to step up Sudan aid to prevent ‘biblical’ famine
The United Nations says Sudan’s civil war is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. For a look at the effect this war has had on the people, as well as next steps, Nick Schifrin speaks with Jan...
www.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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For more information on the Documenting Carceral Injustice Program, please visit:
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NPEP Documenting Carceral Injustice Program: Empowerment through Storytelling | Northwestern Prison Education Program
The Documenting Carceral Injustice Program allows NPEP and on-campus students to collaboratively create documentaries amplifying the voices of those inc...
lnkd.in
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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BREAKING: Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law.
Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Small dog suffers broken rib after being repeatedly kicked by U.S. Marshals deputy. "Action News 5 obtained two videos that show the marshals service employee kicking Yoshi not once, but twice." www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/07/d...
Dog kicked by Memphis Safe Task Force member on the mend as US Marshals defend action
The dog’s owner told Action News 5 that the deputy U.S. marshal seen punting her pup had no reason to do so, but officials with the U.S. Marshals Service say otherwise.
www.actionnews5.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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ICE agents! Keep quitting, spill the beans and help us take down the institutuon that's not going to pay you anyway.
February 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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Tell your representatives right now: NO MORE FUNDING FOR ICE!
Tell Congress: Defund ICE if reforms are not met
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.

What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?

I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM