Dying to Tell the Story (1998)
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.
Director: Kyra Thompson
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Amy Eldon as Self / Narrator / Interviewer |
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Christiane Amanpour as Self |
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Christian Bale as Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice) |
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Corrine Dufka as |
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Jacqueline Arzt Larma as |
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Peter Magubane as |
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Carlos Mavroleon as |
| Writing | Kyra Thompson | Writer |
| Directing | Kyra Thompson | Director |