He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →Portrait filmmaking — about a person, not an event. Camera close, editing unhurried. This requires patience and rewards it.
Rich material, fresh angle. The film changes your understanding of the subject — or at least makes you reconsider. That's what documentary is for.
Works for those who already know something about the subject and want depth. Newcomers may struggle without context.
Director: Laura Poitras
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Seymour Hersh
Self - Investigative Journalist
Jeff Gerth
Self - The New York Times
David Obst
Self - Dispatch News
Bob Woodward
Self - The Washington Post
Max Friedman
Self - Former Research Assistant
Amy Davidson Sorkin
Self - The New Yorker
Antonio Taguba
Self - U.S. Army Major General
Camille Lo Sapio
Self - Anonymous Source
Isador Hersh
Self - Father of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
Dorothy Hersh
Self - Mother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
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