Untitled NPR Documentary's Fundraiser
UNTITLED NPR DOCUMENTARY
a feature film directed by Lindsay Utz, produced by Andrea Nevins
We are documentarians deeply concerned with the state of America’s media ecosystem. Each of us has roots in public media and a shared belief that journalism, when practiced with integrity, remains essential to democracy. The story of NPR is about the invention of media that enabled and empowered Americans to listen to each other across party lines; it’s about the innovation of underdog journalists forging a new path for more equitable information flow and in doing so, strengthening democracy.
Producer Andrea Nevins began her career at NPR under the tutelage of Susan Stamberg, where she learned to tell stories anchored in empathy and truth. Producer Josh Stamberg grew up in this world—the son of Susan Stamberg, NPR’s first female host—witnessing firsthand the passion and risk-taking that built a newsroom where women’s voices could lead. Director Lindsay Utz started her career in public media—first at Oregon Public Broadcasting, then as a producer at Frontline, and later as an editor on films financed by ITVS. Those institutions gave her a career, and they gave her a voice.
Together, we see NPR’s history not simply as an institutional story, but as a human one: a small group of idealists who reimagined what journalism could be. Their experiment in truth-telling, launched amid social unrest and political division, feels urgently relevant today. By revisiting this journey, we hope to spark a larger conversation about the future of media, the meaning of public service, and the ongoing fight to preserve journalism as a public good.
This is not just a story about public radio; it’s about a group of idealists who believed in a more empathetic, curious, and connected version of America, and set out to build it. It’s cinematic, surprising, and deeply relevant to the moment we’re living in now.
We are working on an aggressive timeline to meet both a Sundance 2027 deadline and the media moment we're in, and contribute to the national discourse on the value of independent media and journalistic integrity. To tell this story, we have interviewed NPR's founder, Bill Siemering, and the iconic host of "All Things Considered," Susan Stamberg. We're digitizing volumes of never-before-seen archives, and we're shaping a compelling story that will entertain the audience as much as it inspires engagement.
Our team is incredibly equipped to realize the creative opportunities this story presents. Director Lindsay Utz most recently directed the Emmy-nominated Prime Minister about Jacinda Ardern and has edited films such as the Academy Award-winning American Factory, Martha and Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry and she is supported by an award-winning team, including Peabody-winning producer Miranda Sherman, Andrea Nevins' longtime producer and editor Graham Clark, Grammy-winning music supervisor Margaret Yen, award-winning actor and first son of NPR Joshua Stamberg, and lauded executive producer David Nevins.
Your support will allow us to continue production, expand our archival work, and complete the film at the level it deserves.
Please note that donations of $10,000 or more will prompt a security check via email please email Margaret Yen at margaret@winwinpictures.com with any questions or to initiate a check or wire transfer. All donations are tax-deductible.
While we love NPR, this project is not affiliated with NPR and contributions raised via this campaign will not pass through to NPR.