Nina Meredith–who earned inclusion in SHOOT’s 2018 New Directors Showcase back in May for her Intel’s Team in Flight branded documentary short–has joined Greenpoint Pictures for U.S. representation. Meredith’s commercial and documentary work has won numerous national and international awards including Cannes, Webby and Clio recognition. She has filmed in more than 30 countries, generating work for dozens of global brands, including Nike, Tribeca Studios, BVLGARI, Intel and Soundcloud.
For the Olympic Channel, Meredith directed the Webby-winning series Identify, which tells the story of five exceptional transgender athletes, as well as The Margaret Lambert Story, an international documentary film festival selection. For Tribeca Studios+BVLGARI, Meredith directed The Litas, a short film about members of an all-Italian female motorcycle collective who pursue traditionally-male professions. She documented actor Michael B. Jordan in the film Grounded for Nike, a reflection on his personal background and the pillars that define him.
Meredith’s career began in production at Droga5 and DDB. She went on to join Vice Media’s branded content division as a creative producer, then director, winning numerous awards for her writing, producing and directing during her four-year tenure. Her partnership with Greenpoint Pictures’ has already proven fruitful, as they recently wrapped their first two projects, including high profile work for Intel and New Balance.
Michael Kuhn, founding partner and director at Greenpoint Pictures, which maintains offices in Brooklyn and L.A., described Meredith as “an astonishing talent. She moves easily between narrative and documentary work, bringing to every project her characteristic creativity, focus, and drive.”
Meredith related, “I look forward to broadening my skill set and continuing to push myself as an artist and filmmaker, under the guidance of Michael and the dedicated Greenpoint team.”
Lawsuit Alleges That TikTok Was Aware Of Risks Its Platform Posed To Kids and Teens
TikTok was aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids' time on the site were largely ineffective, according to internal documents and communications exposed in a lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky.
The details are among redacted portions of Kentucky's lawsuit that contains the internal communications and documents unearthed during a more than two year investigation into the company by various states across the country.
Kentucky's lawsuit was filed this week, alongside separate complaints brought forth by attorneys general in a dozen states as well as the District of Columbia. TikTok is also facing another lawsuit from the Department of Justice and is itself suing the Justice Department over a federal law that could ban it in the U.S. by mid-January.
The redacted information — which was inadvertently revealed by Kentucky's attorney general's office and first reported by Kentucky Public Radio — touches on a range of topics, most importantly the extent to which TikTok knew how much time young users were spending on the platform and how sincere it was when rolling out tools aimed at curbing excessive use.
Beyond TikTok use among minors, the complaint alleges the short-form video sharing app has prioritized "beautiful people" on its platform and has noted internally that some of the content-moderation metrics it has publicized are "largely misleading."
The unredacted complaint, which was seen by The Associated Press, was sealed by a Kentucky state judge on Wednesday after state officials filed an emergency motion to seal it.
When reached for comment, TikTok spokesperson Alex Haurek said: "It is highly irresponsible of the Associated Press to... Read More