The Fight (2020 film)

The Fight
Official promotional poster
Directed by
  • Eli Despres
  • Josh Kriegman
  • Elyse Steinberg
Produced by
  • Eli Despres
  • Josh Kriegman
  • Elyse Steinberg
  • Peggy Drexler
  • Maya Seidler
  • Kerry Washington
CinematographySean McGing
Edited by
Music byJuan Luqui
Production
companies
  • Simpson Street
  • Drexler Films
  • Bow and Arrow Entertainment
  • Edgeline Films
  • JustFilms
  • Ford Foundation
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Topic Studios[1]
Release dates
  • January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24) (Sundance)
  • July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Fight is a 2020 American documentary film directed and produced by Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg. Kerry Washington serves as a producer under her Simpson Street banner. It follows legal battles that lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had faced during the Trump administration.

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, where it won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact Filmmaking. It was released on July 31, 2020, by Magnolia Pictures.

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  2. ^ "The Fight". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.