Jim: The James Foley Story
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Jim Foley - Reality of Terror |
| Original title | Jim: The James Foley Story |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 113 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Brian Oakes |
| script | Chris Chuang, Heather MacDonald, Brian Oakes |
| production | George Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt, Eva Lipman |
| music | Osei Essed, Saul Simon MacWilliams, Dan Romer |
| camera | Rachel Beth Anderson, James Foley, Clair Popkin, Matthew VanDyke |
| cut | Aleks Gezentsvey |
Jim: The James Foley Story , also known as Jim Foley: Reality of Terror , is a 2016 American documentary directed by Brian Oakes . It premiered on January 23, 2016 as part of the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Documentary in 2017 .
The film tells the life of the American photojournalist James "Jim" Foley , who was killed in 2014 by ISIS terrorists.
The film was made by Foley's longtime friend Brian Oakes, who grew up together in New England near Lake Winnipesaukee .
criticism
The film was able to convince 91 percent of the critics at Rotten Tomatoes (of 22 critics in total, as of February 8, 2019).
Web links
- Jim: The James Foley story in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brian Oakes Mountain Film , accessed February 9, 2019
- ↑ Five Questions for Jim: The James Foley Story Director Brian Oakes, Interview with Erik Luers in: Filmmaker, February 2, 2016, accessed February 9, 2019
- ↑ Jim: The James Foley Story In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 8, 2019.