Co-sponsored by Olivia Milens; Andrea Rogers
The live stream Q&A for this film, in conjunction with The Front Page, will take place Sat, Oct 24 at 8pm. Available for Pass holders. Individual ticket purchasers will be able to view the recorded discussion the following day.
Festival Passes are available now and may be purchased HERE. Individual ticket go on sale Friday, October 16 at 9am.
One of the world’s preeminent journalists, Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East from his Beirut base for close to forty years, covering both Gulf Wars, the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the ongoing conflict in Syria and much more. “I think we should be objective and unbiased — on the side of those who suffer,” he has famously declared. “If we were reporting the slave trade in the 18th century, would we give equal time to the slave ship captain?”
Yung Chang (Up the Yangtse, China Heavyweight, The Fruit Hunters) captures Fisk in action, crafting an invigorating film essay that challenges received wisdom on the Middle East while reinforcing the crucial need for investigative journalism in our frenzied digital age. “I want the audience to engage with Fisk, to question him, to criticize him,” says Chang. “Fisk has a higher mission in the pursuit of truth than being likeable.”
“…the most insightful examination of the life and psyche of the combat zone correspondent…”
~ Austin Chronicle
THIS IS NOT A MOVIE – Press clip from NFB/marketing on Vimeo.