Jim: The James Foley Story (2016)
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.
Director:
Brian Oakes
Writers:
Chris Chuang, Brian Oakes, Heather MacDonald.
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Ben Chase as Jim (recreations) |
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Diane Foley as Self |
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James Foley as Self (archive footage) |
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John Foley as Self |
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Michael D. Joseph as Hostage (recreations) |
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Magnus Tonning Riise as Daniel (recreations) |
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Brian Oakes as Self |
| Directing | Brian Oakes | Director |
| Writing | Chris Chuang | Screenplay |
| Sound | Saul Simon MacWilliams | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Brian Oakes | Screenplay |
| Sound | Osei Essed | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Heather MacDonald | Screenplay |
| Production | Peter W. Kunhardt | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chris Chuang | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Aleks Gezentsvey | Editor |
| Camera | Matthew Vandyke | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Clair Popkin | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Dan Romer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jacqueline Glover | Executive Producer |
| Production | George Kunhardt | Producer |
| Production | Eva Lipman | Producer |
| Production | Teddy Kunhardt | Producer |
| Sound | J. Ralph | Songs |
| Sound | Sting | Songs |