, Guest Columnist
Trump Immigration Documentary Should Be Shown Now, NBC
The network’s decision to hold off on airing Errol Morris’ film until a month after Election Day is a disservice to voters.
Remind voters of what’s at stake.
Photographer: Tom Lynn/Getty Images North AmericaOscar winner Errol Morris is one of the living legends of documentary film, and his latest feature, Separated, focuses on former President Donald Trump’s horrifying role in separating immigrant families at the US-Mexico border.
It’s a film that voters should have the opportunity to watch before Election Day, but in a move that can only be described as a gross dereliction of journalistic duty, they’ll have to wait.