2023 Filmmaker in Residence
A Rebel Without a Pause shines a light on Dr. Quentin Young, a Jewish doctor from Chicago, who teamed up with the Black Panther Party and its Chairman Fred Hampton throughout the 1960s—and fought the FBI at great personal cost—to bring healthcare to the most vulnerable Americans. Told through the eyes of his granddaughter, director Maya Cueva, the documentary explores Young’s story through animation, exclusive archival material, and new interviews with iconic voices, while drawing connections to the modern day healthcare workers carrying on his legacy. A Rebel Without a Pause asks us to consider what allyship really means in a movement fighting against white supremacy and racism within the healthcare system.
Maya Cueva is a Jewish-Latina, award-winning director and producer with a background in documentary, radio, and audio producing. She was a Netflix Nonfiction Director and Producer Fellow and her work has been featured on The New Yorker,NPR,The Atlantic,Teen Vogue, andNational Geographic. Cueva received a student Emmy for her short filmThe Providerand her feature film,On the Divide, premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. And was broadcast on POV PBS in 2022. Her most recent short documentaryAle Librewas acquired by The New Yorker and has screened at Big Sky Documentary Festival, Hot Docs, AspenFilm Festival, and SFFILM. She lives and works in Berkeley, CA.
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