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Jim: The James Foley Story

72 %|Jan 23, 2016|Documentary

In August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant dressed in black. That image challenged the world to deal with a new face of terror. And it tested one American family. Seen through the lens of filmmaker Brian Oakes, Foley’s close childhood friend, Jim takes us from small-town New England to the adrenaline-fueled front lines of Libya and Syria, where Foley pushed the limits of danger to report on the plight of civilians impacted by war.

Featured Crew

Brian Oakes
Director
Chris Chuang
Screenplay
Saul Simon MacWilliams
Original Music Composer
Brian Oakes
Screenplay
Osei Essed
Original Music Composer
Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer
Heather MacDonald
Screenplay
Peter W. Kunhardt
Executive Producer

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Cast

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Ben Chase
Jim (recreations)
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James Foley
Self (archive footage)
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Michael D. Joseph
Hostage (recreations)
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Magnus Tonning Riise
Daniel (recreations)