Jim: The James Foley Story

7.1
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 111 min
  • Premiere: 2016. January 23.

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.

Discover

Ben Chase

Jim (recreations)

James Foley

Self (archive footage)

Michael D. Joseph

Hostage (recreations)

Magnus Tonning Riise

Daniel (recreations)

Camera

Clair Popkin

Director of Photography

Matthew Vandyke

Director of Photography

Directing

Brian Oakes

Director

Editing

Production

Chris Chuang

Associate Producer

Sheila Nevins

Executive Producer

Peter W. Kunhardt

Executive Producer

Jacqueline Glover

Executive Producer

Teddy Kunhardt

Producer

Eva Lipman

Producer

Sound

Dan Romer

Original Music Composer

Saul Simon MacWilliams

Original Music Composer

Osei Essed

Original Music Composer

Writing

Chris Chuang

Screenplay

Brian Oakes

Screenplay

Heather MacDonald

Screenplay

Camera

Clair Popkin

Director of Photography

Matthew Vandyke

Director of Photography

Directing

Brian Oakes

Director

Editing

Production

Chris Chuang

Associate Producer

Sheila Nevins

Executive Producer

Peter W. Kunhardt

Executive Producer

Jacqueline Glover

Executive Producer

Teddy Kunhardt

Producer

Eva Lipman

Producer

Sound

Dan Romer

Original Music Composer

Saul Simon MacWilliams

Original Music Composer

Osei Essed

Original Music Composer

Writing

Chris Chuang

Screenplay

Brian Oakes

Screenplay

Heather MacDonald

Screenplay