The Neutral Ground

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The Neutral Ground

2021

1h 22m

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Comedian and filmmaker C.J. Hunt documents the dispute over the removal of four confederate monuments in New Orleans. As residents take sides on whether to remove or defend the so-called Lost Cause monuments, city life is marred by death threats and lawsuits. Expanding his scope, C.J. embarks on a journey across the country to find out what it would take to convince America to end its long romance with the Confederacy.

Peter Debruge

Variety

"The Neutral Ground" neatly balances wry bemusement with a more sobering history of Louisiana and the South than many locals get in school.

Jun 29, 2021

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Cory Woodroof

The Playlist

A more just future depends on a careful, methodical dismantling of false history and restoration of unfettered truth. The Neutral Ground captures the importance of that fight as well as anything thats come out in recent memory.

Rated: A

Feb 10, 2022

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

This documentary has a small screen ambiance with out of place humor that sometimes lessens the gravity of the issues at hand, but it's an important, compelling topic for a feature film that's been well-researched here.

Dec 9, 2021

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Jennifer Heaton

Alternative Lens

The Daily Show writer/producer CJ Hunt hosts and directs this amusing but informative and often shocking discussion of the history of Confederate monuments.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 16, 2021

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

Filmmaker-subject CJ Hunt cuts to the heart of a pressing social issue with devastating irreverence in this nimble, lightning-paced 82-minute documentary.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 15, 2021

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

By focusing on one issue he opens up a can of worms around racism, conspiracy theories and populism in the US.

Oct 15, 2021

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Comedian and filmmaker C.J. Hunt documents the dispute over the removal of four confederate monuments in New Orleans. As residents take sides on whether to remove or defend the so-called Lost Cause monuments, city life is marred by death threats and lawsuits. Expanding his scope, C.J. embarks on a journey across the country to find out what it would take to convince America to end its long romance with the Confederacy.

Director: CJ Hunt
Producer: Darcy McKinnon
Screenwriter: CJ Hunt, CJ Hunt, Jane Geisler, James Hamilton
Production Co: ITVS International, One Drop Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 22m

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