Ken Burns' new film examines the human toll of the 1930's farm drought. Msnbc's Alex Witt talks to the filmmaker about the documentary. (msnbc)
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When filmmaker Jason Russell's video about Uganda's Joseph Kony went viral and ignited a worldwide movement, what he wanted for so long became what almost destroyed him. He speaks to TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager about the breakdown he suffered just 10 days after the release of "KONY 2012." (TODAY)
An ex-con named Nakoula Bessaly Nakoula was escorted from his Cerritos, Calif., home to answer questions about his role in a controversial anti-Islam film. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports. (Nightly News)
Nakoula Besseley Nakoula, suspected of producing a recent anti-Islam film, is taken in for questioning in Cerritos, Calif. MSNBC's Alex Witt and MSNBC contributor Ret. Col. Jack Jacobs discuss. (msnbc)
NBC's Michael Isikoff and Roger Cressey discuss the circumstances surrounding Nakoula Bassely Nakoula, who is suspected of producing a controversial film degrading Islam. (msnbc)
Splicing together footage from 20 years ago and today, Jeremiah McDonald portrays himself as a 12-year-old interviewing his present-day self, and having to field some awkward questions about where his childhood pets are today. (TODAY)
"KONY 2012" filmmaker Jason Russell was briefly detained by police following a strange incident near his San Diego home. NBC's Craig Melvin reports. (TODAY)
Jason Russell, the filmmaker behind the viral "Kony 2012" campaign, talks with TODAY's Ann Curry about why the video has moved so many young people, and assures her that his social movement is not merely "slacktivism." (TODAY)
Jehane Noujaim, an American-Egyptian filmmaker, has been released by Egyptian authorities after being arrested while covering protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square. NBC News spoke with her following her release. (Nightly News)
Director Lars von Trier is declared "persona non grata" at the Cannes Film Festival and has been barred from events after making remarks about Hitler. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)