Jim: The James Foley Story
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| Directed by | Brian Oakes |
| Produced by | George Kunhardt Teddy Kunhardt Eva Lipman |
| Written by | Chris Chuang Heather MacDonald Brian Oakes |
| Music by | Osei Essed Saul Simon MacWilliams Dan Romer |
| Cinematography | Rachel Beth Anderson James Foley Clair Popkin Matthew VanDyke |
| Edited by | Aleks Gezentsvey |
| Distributed by | HBO Documentary Films |
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111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Jim: The James Foley Story is a 2016 American documentary film about the life of journalist and war correspondent James "Jim" Foley directed by Brian Oakes. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016 and on HBO on February 6, 2016.
Directed by Foley's childhood friend Brian Oakes, the film chronicles the life of American photojournalist James "Jim" Foley. On Thanksgiving Day 2012, Foley was kidnapped in Syria while reporting on the Syrian Civil War and went missing for two years. The infamous video of his beheading in August 2014, purportedly as a response to American airstrikes in Iraq, introduced much of the world to the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS). Interviews with family, friends, journalist colleagues, and fellow hostages provide insight into Foley's character, work, captivity and legacy.
As of January 2017[update], this film has a rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 22 reviews and an average score of 6.9/10. The film won the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking and Audience Award: Documentary at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for the song "The Empty Chair", written by J. Ralph and Sting and performed by Sting.
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