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What we're learning about The Price of Freedom

A new CNN Film, The Price of Freedom, documents how the NRA has shaped American policy and culture for more than five decades. Through archival film and news coverage, the documentary illustrates how the organization has influenced legislation and culture since the landmark bipartisan Gun Control Act of 1968. The moving interviews from survivors, activists and government officials provide more context on gun violence. 

For more background:

• Watch this conversation about the filmmaking process with The Price of Freedom Director Judd Ehrlich and CNN anchor Laura Jarrett
• Read an article on how race permeates the politics of gun control

The Price of Freedom premieres on Sunday, September 19 @ 9 PM ET. It will be available on demand the day after the premiere through October 20 via CNNgo and your cable provider.  

Remembering 9/11 

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, where we continue to remember the heroes, victims and survivors. 

Last week, CNN Films presented 9/11, a documentary that shows the historic attack on the US from the perspective of the first responders who answered the call on that fateful day. 9/11 also explores where some of those rescuers are today, and introduces viewers to some of the children and other loved ones of fallen firefighters - many of whom have become firefighters themselves.

View the trailer here, then watch the film on demand via HBO Max. If you missed the CITIZEN by CNN panel event, 9/11, 20 Years Later: Remembrance & Ramifications, watch the replay here. Dana Bash, Wolf Blitzer, Jim Sciutto and Clarissa Ward joined together for a special discussion about 9/11 and what it means for America 20 years later. 

Leveling the playing field

Directors of LFG, Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine, truly said it best in their Keep Watching exclusive letter last week: "LFG isn’t really a sports film, but a fight for equality that intersects at a time when the whole world is asking different questions about what is and isn’t equality."

If you missed the premiere, you can view it on demand via HBO Max. Watch 

our pay equity panel event here, in partnership with Bleacher Report’s HighlightHER, and see how the fight for equal pay has sparked conversations across women’s sports.

Fashion forward

The Met gala makes its star-studded reappearance on Monday, September 13! The Costume Institute’s next major exhibition will be a two-part show, starting with a livestream of high-profile guests. In America: A Lexicon of Fashion will run from September 18, 2021 - September 5, 2022, and celebrates designs by pioneers of American style. In honor of this new showcase, we're rewatching Halston. 

The 2019 documentary explores Halston’s expansive empire, which includes couture, ready-to-wear, fragrances, uniforms, accessories and housewares. He dressed the A-list for the Academy Awards and was a perennial figure in New York’s party scene. Never disconnected from his humble origins, Halston believed chic, sleek style should be as accessible to everyday women as it was to the society mavens that visited his couture salons.

Read what top models remember about walking Halston's historic shows and watch Halston on Prime Video.