Vanessa Hope 葛靜文

Film Director/Producer: Invisible Nation. Born Free. Who We Are. All Eyes & Ears. William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe. L’Etat du Monde & more.

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

'Invisible Nation' Review: Taiwan's President Fights For Her Country 🙏❤️🙌⁦@invisinationdoc⁩ is deeply grateful for this excellent ⁦@Variety⁩ review of our film with ⁦@iingwen⁩ ⁦@bikhim⁩ ⁦@audreyt⁩ ⁦@FreddyLim⁩ & more https://t.co/faWKKvMAFZ

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It was great reconnecting with our alumni tonight!

Michelle and I will always be grateful for the chance to work side-by-side with so many brilliant, selfless people who believed in something bigger than themselves.

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

New statement from Scott Pelley:

There has never been anything in America like 60 Minutes.

The Sunday tradition is the most successful program of any kind in history. For more than a decade, its innovative growth on every major online platform has extended its reach to countless millions around the world. This spring, at the end of our 58thseason, 60 Minutes grew rapidly with an unheard-of 9% jump in viewers on CBS.

“60” has been the number-one program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality, and humanity in our stories. When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects. Now, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration.

The waste is heartbreaking.

Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause. Good people were silenced because they stood up for our audience. They stood for fairness against the forces of political bias; they stood for professionalism against chaos.

For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them. Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done. Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.

At 60 Minutes, we have fought harder than anyone knows to save the program that became an American icon. We owed that to our millions of viewers. I am deeply moved by the thousands of wishes we have received to “keep up the good fight.” Most of the men and women of CBS News are still in that fight. But now the collapse of values at the top has become untenable. The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable. The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well.

I depart after 37 years at CBS with one emotion—a heart brimming with gratitude for the men and women of CBS News who encouraged and enriched my work, very often at the risk of their own lives. I pray for a day when those people and their ideals are honored again—a day when sanity, competence, and courage return.

Scott Pelley

[Ken Burns @KenBurns]

We are announcing today that The American Revolution will stream for free in its entirety on all PBS platforms from May 25th through July 12. Hope you have a chance to watch, ideally with friends and family, as you think about our 250th anniversary this July 4th. https://t.co/c8fc6Sldj5

[Matthew A. Cherry @MatthewACherry]

Name a single merger where more output actually happened. You can't.

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

What a great way for David Ellison to make the case against the Paramount-Warner merger.

They are already using their heft to retaliate against critics!

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

As the Hungarian example confirms, and the Polish one before that, the key to large turnout in actual practice is prior long-term, grass-roots organizational labor that helps people to understand how their single vote is a dignified part of a larger transformation.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Over 1,000 major names in Hollywood signed an open letter opposing the Warner Bros/Paramount merger.

This includes Denis Villeneuve, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Cranston, Mark Ruffalo, Joaquin Phoenix, Damon Lindelof, Noah Wyle, Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, David Fincher, Ted Danson & more

[Alvaro Bedoya @BedoyaUSA]

When an industry is being consolidated by a handful of powerful companies, there is an overwhelming dynamic of *fear* -- as in, If I speak out, will I get work in this town again? A thousand people have now popped that bubble, paving the way for everyone else to oppose this deal.

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

🔥🔥🔥A thousand writers, directors, and actors signed a letter opposing the Paramount-Warner merger. That's a HUGE deal, since there was massive fear in the industry.

It was organized by @MarkRuffalo, who is as far as I can tell the Mayor of Hollywood. Ruffalo almost single-handedly turned the town.

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Yes! Great interview & book. Congratulations 🎉

[Brian Hioe 丘琦欣 @brianhioe]

Spoke to @VHopeful of Invisible Nation fame about Taipei at Daybreak! We discussed why I chose to write a book, how it relates to activism, the question of representation and "national allegory" in third world literature, and more!

https://t.co/bV7twSNCOV

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Thank you for the interview! 🥰

[Ben Hedges @realbenhedges]

Really looking forward to watching this movie about Taiwan, directed by @VHopeful. Vanessa we would love to interview you on our show: A Foreigner's View of Taiwan (老外看台灣）https://t.co/LBzbAqf0fr

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Thank you!

[Asian American @AsianAmericanUS]

The Invisible Nation #看不見的國家 #臺灣 Powerful! Highly recommended. Amazing documentary @VHopeful 看了都掉淚。Taiwan Must Become Independent, Formally.

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Not streaming yet. Screenings can be arranged through GATHR

[Jeannie @Jeannie_wl]

@AsianAmericanUS @VHopeful Where is it streaming?

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Thank you! ☺️

[Taiwan in Brunei Darussalam @teco_brunei]

The Invisible Nation #看不見的國家 #臺灣 Powerful! Highly recommended. Amazing documentary
@VHopeful
看了都掉淚。Taiwan Must Become Independent, Formally.

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Thank you! You inspired me!

[Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 @benedictrogers]

A beautiful piece by ⁦@VHopeful⁩ about #JimmyLai

Thank you Vanessa so much for this wonderful article

#FreeJimmyLai https://t.co/bX9fuF0qnZ

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Thank you! 🥰

[Global Taiwan Institute @globaltaiwan]

The award-winning documentary film "#InvisibleNation" premiered in #Taiwan on June 13.

In 2024, #GTI's podcast program Taiwan Salon was honored to interview @VHopeful, the director of "Invisible Nation." If you haven't listened to it, check out here: https://t.co/U0BUgjyEjj

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Thank you! ☺️

[Cultural Taiwan UK @CultureTaiwanUK]

Vanessa Hope's "Invisible Nation" is a must-watch documentary on Taiwan’s journey through democracy and identity! 🇹🇼
Offering behind-the-scene access to President Tsai Ing-wen’s 8 year leadership, the film’s a compelling look at Taiwan’s past, present, and fight for recognition.

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Thank you! 🙏

[Chi @huchi57]

Recently watched “Invisible Nation” (看不見的國家) directed by @VHopeful Vanessa Hope. This is a film that every Taiwanese should see.

台湾近代の民主を描く、アメリカ監督 Vanessa Hope 氏が監督したドキュメンタリー『インビジブル・ネーション（直訳：見えない国家）』を観ました。

[Vanessa Hope 葛靜文 @VHopeful]

Thank you for going & sharing! 👊

[Rex Lin @RexLin0911]

Hit up the cinema today for Invisible Nation! 🎬 Big thanks to director @VHopeful for the epic storytelling really felt the resilience and stories of Taiwan.🇹🇼 Super dope experience, highly recommend! #InvisibleNation

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.