Hollywood Depression: Participant, Studio
Behind ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ & More
Woke Message Movies, Shuts Down
Posted By: Dreadnought, 4/17/2024 12:26:02 AM
Left-wing billionaire Jeff Skoll’s woke film studio Participant is reportedly shutting down operations and eliminating most of its staff — the latest victim of Hollywood’s sharp downturn that has seen a bloodbath of layoffs and budget cuts. Participant, founded in 2004, often financed projects with social justice and globalist themes, including former Vice President Al Gore’s climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth and its sequel. Other titles include the Obama’s Netflix documentary American Factory and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg doc RBG. The studio also helped bankroll two best-picture Oscar winners — Green Book and Spotlight.
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