Lawrence Bender

Producer of Academy Award®-Winning Films, Co-Chair of @UCLAIoES, Founding Member of @GlobalZero, Passionate Social and Political Activist.

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

Deeply proud to share my latest film with you-& it'd mean the world to me for you to see it & share it!

Inspired by Ahmaud Arbery, Cops & Robbers is a stunning animated ode to systemic racial violence & injustice in the US. Check it out here https://t.co/Lrilr85yBM @netflixfilm

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

@K0sher_C0ckney WTF?!

[Ev @ev]

The best description of the situation is also the link to do something about it, which is to sign a petition:

https://t.co/zv6tiD8k5A

[Ev @ev]

There is a piece of legislation which decimates the rights of Indigenous people of Brazil, who have been protecting the rainforest. It's unfathomably bad. It has majority support. And they're voting tomorrow.

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

@FrankLuntz the difference is voter fraud is not real in any substantial way and voter suppression is real. that’s just factual

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

An excellent statement by @sethmoulton on "our moral and operational failure" in Afghanistan. And a moving final two paragraphs addressed to our Afghanistan veterans and families.

[Skyleigh Uhrich @Sky_Lee_1]

🔥PLEASE LISTEN & SHARE THIS🎥

Dr. Catherine O’Neal breaks it down, setting the record straight about the #DeltaVariant and how important it is to #GetVaccinatedNow!

#GetVaccinated #WearAMask

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

come on Texas, this is beyond

[Jonathan Greenblatt @JGreenblattADL]

The #KKK is a white supremacist terror org that has caused over 100 years of pain and suffering.
It's unconscionable not to teach students about the hate & violence fomented by the KKK because it's a fact and we can’t let history repeat itself. https://t.co/rd9d6HWobt

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

@JGreenblattADL @CNN @KateBolduan thank you @KateBolduan and @JGreenblattADL for bringing this front and center. This has got to stop!

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

Everybody has to join with Jewish people everywhere to stop anyone who is committing antisemitic acts now!

[Jonathan Greenblatt @JGreenblattADL]

From coast to coast in the US, we are witnessing a dangerous and drastic surge in anti-Jewish hate right now.
Thank you @CNN and @KateBolduan for allowing me on to discuss these disturbing times.
This type of blatant and in some cases, violent #antisemitism should alarm everyone.

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

What a great piece. Pls check it out

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

The Oscar-nominated short film #TwoDistantStrangers is about one man's never-ending confrontations with the same deadly series of events.

@Jerickaduncan sat down with the film's creators @Travon and @martinroe about how it captures a critical moment in this nation's history.

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

Still can't get over this!

[Travon Free @Travon]

Holy hell @TwoDistantFilm is nominated for an Oscar!!!!! #JustAKidFromCompton #TwoDistantStrangers

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

great piece on @Travon So proud to be a part of this

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

‘This film shouldn’t have to exist’ — @Travon Free’s new short film depicts the nightmare of a Black man caught in a recurring deadly encounter with police, and it could make Oscars history

NowThis is a co-producer on 'Two Distant Strangers'

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

Thank you Jada for all your support. Wow what an amazing piece this is!!

[Jada Pinkett Smith @jadapsmith]

.@timothywarehill and @theebillyporter 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Make sure to vote for Cops and Robbers at @naacpimageaward for best animated short!!! #copsandrobbers @NAACP

https://t.co/msl1UzWz13

@JerryCompere1 @GregDeanMusic @codyrenard @ArnonManor

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

This is amazing! Listen to this!!
⁦@theebillyporter⁩ and ⁦@TimothyWareHill⁩ jamming on the song from our film Cops and Robbers dir by Tim and ⁦@ArnonManor⁩ “soon I’ll be done with the troubles of the world” ⁦@JerryCompere1⁩ WOW! https://t.co/VAqWA38zQ0

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

Amazing Travon!! wow wow wow

[TwoDistantStrangers @TwoDistantFilm]

We're grateful to hear that #TwoDistantStrangers has been shortlisted for Best Live Action Short - thank you @TheAcademy!

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

Thank you Adnan!!

[Adnan Virk @adnansvirk]

Two Distant Strangers: a provocative look at being black in America. I hope it gets nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Short.
Thanks to rapper ⁦@joeyBADASS⁩ and legendary producer ⁦@LawrenceKBender⁩ for their insights ⁦@CinephilePod⁩

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

So proud of this movie! Thank you @NetflixFilm for pushing this out!

[Netflix @netflix]

A community of predominantly Black artists were brought together by directors Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill to deploy their unique animation styles in interpreting Ware-Hill’s poetic response to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The result is Cops & Robbers

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

Wow thank you Morgan Freeman 🙏🙏🙏

[Morgan Freeman @morgan_freeman]

.@TwoDistantFilm a powerful short film by Directors, @Travon and @Martinroe

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

@Travon why so short? 👏

[Lawrence Bender @LawrenceKBender]

@jadapsmith @staceyabrams @NobelPrize Amazing and deserved!