Dying to Tell the Story

Summary This documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. We follow narrator Amy Eldon on a personal journey to find meaning in the death of her older brother, 22-year-old Reuters photographer Dan Eldon. Dan was among a group of five journalists attacked by a mob during the Somali famine in 1993; he and three others were stoned to death. As she interviews other journalists and the sole surviving witness to Dan's death, we see her attain the peace she sought. View more details

Dying to Tell the Story

Directed : Kyra Thompson

Written : Kyra Thompson

Stars : Christiane Amanpour Amy Eldon Corrine Dufka Jacqueline Arzt Larma

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Genres : War Biography Documentary

Release date : Sep 13, 1998

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Somalia

Production companies : Creative Visions Productions Turner Original Productions

Summary This documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. We follow narrator Amy Eldon on a personal journey to find meaning in the death of her older brother, 22-year-old Reuters photographer Dan Eldon. Dan was among a group of five journalists attacked by a mob during the Somali famine in 1993; he and three others were stoned to death. As she interviews other journalists and the sole surviving witness to Dan's death, we see her attain the peace she sought. View more details

Details

Genres : War Biography Documentary

Release date : Sep 13, 1998

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Somalia

Production companies : Creative Visions Productions Turner Original Productions

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