Diary

NEW DOCS

“As a photojournalist reporting worldwide on sociopolitical upheaval and conflict, I’ve never reported on what it feels like to be in Times Square one moment, to being shot at in Afghanistan the next.” In this highly personal, subjective montage, Restrepo co-director Tim Hetherington juxtaposes scenes of conflict in Chad, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan with the jarring contrast of his life as lived in London and New York between assignments. Combat zones and child soldiers blend into one another—and then into 4th of July celebrations and pastoral scenes of the English countryside. The external violence makes a thought-provoking counterpoint to Hetherington’s own internal, yet largely unvoiced, struggle with what it means to be a war reporter.  AK

Director

Tim Hetherington

Producers

Magali Charrier, Tim Hetherington

Editor

Magali Charrier

Cinematographer

Tim Hetherington

Release Year

2011

Festival Year

2011

Country

United States

Run Time

19 minutes