Toby Oppenheimer
2021The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
Toby Oppenheimer, Dana Flor
Marion Bailey, Max Berry
Many people remember Marion Barry as the philandering drug-addled mayor of the nation's capital. He's the poster boy for corruption, a pariah. Yet to others, Marion Barry is a folk hero who has dominated Washington D.C. city politics for over 40 years. Today, Barry is once again in the political limelight. Who is Marion Barry, really? A hero? A scoundrel?
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
Check It
Toby Oppenheimer, Dana Flor
Fed up with being pushed around, a group of gay and trans teens of color form a gang and fight back on the brutal streets of Washington D.C. They call their gang ‘Check it’ and this group of one-time victims of bullying, rape and abuse have turned the tables on anyone trying to hurt them. The group formed to provide its members safety in numbers and let people know that if they jump a queer kid in D.C., they may get beaten into a coma. This raw and intimate portrait follows three childhood friends as they struggle to survive and claw their way out of gang life through an unlikely avenue: fashion.
Check It
On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries
Katie Hinman, Toby Oppenheimer
Dana Bash, Kaitlan Collins
CNN's team of female journalists and embeds pack up and leave their families to fan out across the country and report on the president and his would-be rivals as the candidates launch campaigns and contend for voters.
On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries
