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May 23, 2023

IDA SpringDocs | Pamela, a love story | Q&A Panel


SpringDocs is IDA's annual showcase of documentary films, from Emmy Awards contenders to festival standouts and new release programming. We bring films and their creators together with industry insiders and film enthusiasts throughout the spring.

An intimate and humanizing portrait of one of the world’s most famous blonde bomb- shells, Pamela, a love story follows the trajectory of Pamela Anderson’s career from  small town girl to Playboy model, actress and international sex symbol. Featuring never-before-seen home videos and journal entries, the film offers bracingly honest reflections from Anderson on the sometimes tumultuous, but always deeply felt experiences that have shaped who she is today — including her explosive, whirlwind romances and the infamous stolen tape that became the internet’s first viral video and would mark a turning point in her career. Directed by Ryan White and produced by Jessica Hargrave, Julia Nottingham, and Brandon Thomas Lee, Pamela, a love story places the narrative back in the hands of the only woman who can tell it: an icon, a mother, an activist, and a lifelong romantic..

This filmmaker conversation features director Ryan White, and moderated by Alison Willmore. 
Captions & ASL are included in this video.