The 2026 Montclair Film Festival will present producer Rachel Maddow and director Ben Klein with its 2026 David Carr Award For Truth In Non-Fiction Filmmaking for their new true crime documentary, “Kill. Bury. Print.”
\n\nThe film follows the standoff between a tiny family-run newspaper and the local sheriff’s department in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Maddow first covered the story in 2023 after the paper released secretly-recorded audio of local officials discussing killing and burying the reporters.
\n\n“This story is so brazen and thrilling, I gave it seven minutes on my show when I only had 42 minutes of airtime per week,” said Maddow, in a statement. “It contains sex, drugs, suspicious disappearances, a jailbreak, a spy pen, unspeakable crimes and an alleged murder plot — all set in a place that feels like it is from a bygone chapter of American history.”
\n\n“From the beginning, we’ve said this story feels like ‘All The President’s Men’ meets ‘No Country For Old Men,’” she added.
\n\nThe Montclair Film Festival each year honors the legacy of David Carr, a popular New York Times reporter and longtime Montclair resident, by presenting an award to a film that honors his passion for the truth and his…
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