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Bearing Witness

Bearing Witness

★ 5.8/10•2005•1h 30m•NR•Documentary

Follow five women reporters and the challenges they face as they work in Iraq during the Second Gulf War. Molly Bingham is an experienced photographer who was held for several days at Abu Ghraib prison at the start of the war. Marie Colvin is a reporter who lost her eye to a grenade while working in Sri Lanka. Janine di Giovanni has to deal with the difficulties of becoming a mother and still working to fulfill her duties as a journalist. Mary Rogers is a camerawoman who continues to put herself in harm's way in an effort to get the proper footage to cover her stories.

Marijana Wotton · Director

Barbara Kopple · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 28, 2005

Actors

May Ying Welsh

Self

Mary Rogers

Self

Janine di Giovanni

Self

Molly Bingham

Self

Marie Colvin

Self

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