Ted Hope Talks the Future of Documentary Distribution: ‘We Need a Slow Food Movement for Film’

Ted Hope Talks the Future of Documentary Distribution: ‘We Need a Slow Food Movement for Film’

In “Invisible Nation,” director Vanessa Hope investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan. The 85-minute documentary follows Tsai as she seeks full international recognition of Taiwan’s right to exist. The doc was produced by the director’s husband, veteran producer Ted Hope, who has been in the indie trenches since 1990 when he founded Good Machine, the label behind indie classics including Ang Le…