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Abigail Disney        

Disney Heiress; Executive Film Producer; Anti-Gun & Peace Activist; Founder of Peace is Loud

Abigail E. Disney is an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and activist. Her latest film, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, co-directed with Kathleen Hughes, made its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. She advocates for real changes to the ways capitalism operates in today’s world.

As a philanthropist she has worked with organizations supporting peace building, gender justice and systemic cultural change. She is Chair and Co-Founder of Level Forward, and founder of Peace is Loud and the Daphne Foundation.

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Family Heiress Abigail Disney Found Workers Struggling at Disneyland
Disneyland calls itself "The Happiest Place on Earth," but family heiress Abigail Disney said she found workers struggling when she recently visited the park. In an interview with Yahoo this week, Abigail Disney said she decided to check out Disneyland's worker conditions after a worker sent her a Facebook message. She said every employee delivered a similar message to her: "I don't know how I can maintain this face of joy and warmth when I have to go home and forage for food in other people's garbage." After the visit, she said she was "so livid" that the company didn't respect its workers enough.
Abigail Disney, a liberal among conservatives, examines a minister's ...
Longtime executive producer Abigail Disney talks about her family and her decision to direct the documentary 'The Armor of Light.'
Walt Disney Heiress Takes on the Gun Lobby
Walt Disney’s grand-niece appeals to evangelical Christians in her anti-gun documentary by listening, not preaching, about the issue dividing America...
Abigail Disney Builds a Dialogue on Gun Control
Leading Activists-Michelle Alexander and Abigail Disney-to Speak at 2015 Simmons College Commencement May 15
Disney has devoted her life to amplifying the voices of women fighting for peace in war-torn countries, and highlighting the key role women play in modern warfare...
Walt Disney Heiress Courts Evangelicals With Anti-Gun Movie ...
Well versed in her family's conservative politics, Abigail Disney discusses her new film 'The Armor of Light' (out Oct. 30), which tackles the gun controversy while ...
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Abigail Disney on feminism in the Arab world - CNN Video
On GPS, Disney --co-creator of a documentary about women in the Arab Spring -- explains why Western feminism is sometimes a tough sell in the Arab world.
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