At the upcoming 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, three of RPJ’s clients will premiere documentary feature films as part of the Festival’s Spotlight Documentary, Viewpoints and Documentary Competition selections. Tickets are available for purchase here. Naked Gardens, directed by Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan and produced by Tabs Breese, follows the...
Did you know that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade? Apparently many are upset because, in the words of Chief Justice Roberts, this leak is an “egregious breach of trust” and a “betrayal of the confidences of the court” which seems to be eclipsing the bigger...
On May 5, Variety featured Milisuthando Bongela's self-titled documentary on Black middle-class women in post-apartheid South Africa, as part of the 2022 Hot Docs Forum. The film, for which RPJ provides production legal services, is produced by Marion Isaacs for The Good Black Project, in co-production with Sonia Barrera and...
In the wake of the leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion, RPJ’s Christine Clarke will discuss next Thursday, May 19 what the decision will mean for New Yorkers and what we can do to protect women’s rights to bodily autonomy and access to safe reproductive care. Prior to joining RPJ,...
RPJ extends warm congratulations to all the extraordinary women named in Variety's 2022 New York Women's Impact Report. Each year, Variety highlights women who made an impact within the media landscape, with special consideration of the "Up Next" class looking to level up. The women saluted in this report include CEOs,...
On April 28, 2022, the Supreme Court decided the case of Cummins v. Premier Rehab Keller, concerning an individual who requested that her physical therapist obtain an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter to communicate with her. The plaintiff in this case was both deaf and visually impaired. The physical therapist,...
Evil Lives Here produced by RPJ client Red Marble Media was nominated for a CLUE Award under the category Television: Outstanding Episodic Series. The true-crime series tells the stories of people who once shared their lives with loved ones who became killers, and features exclusive interviews and firsthand accounts. Each...
In November 2021, the New York City Council passed a law regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) hiring tools by employers in the city, which will go into effect in January 2023; similar legislation has been proposed elsewhere in the United States and even at the federal level. These...
After Selma: The Lowndes County Freedom Party produced by RPJ client Multitude Films will be showcased at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. The documentary is told from the perspective of those who were on the front lines in 1960s Alabama courageously campaigning against violence and oppression. The fight for the...
Yesterday it was announced that long-time friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are reuniting again to tell the true story of RPJ friend and client Sonny Vaccaro, the former Nike executive behind the iconic Jordan brand who pioneered teaming up with coaches and young athletes to elevate their marketability. The project,...