Rick Rowley | War Journalism & Taking Risks in Order to Bring Dark Truths to Light

LET’S TALK FILM! Podcast Episode #8This episode features Rick Rowley, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist. He is best known for his films DIRTY WARS (2013), DOCUMENTING HATE (2018), and 16 SHOTS (2019). Rowley recently received a Peabody Award for FRONTLINE: Micheal Flynn's Holy War. Rowley’s films highlight his willingness to take risks in order to bring dark truths to light. Rowley has been a jury member and is a long-time friend of the festival.Rick Rowley: InstagramPeabody Award Acceptance Speech for FRONTLINE: Micheal Flynn's Holy WarTopics discussed:- The Role of Wikileaks during the Iraq War- ITHAKA - a documentary film about the fight to free Julian Assange - Risk-taking as a journalist - War crimes unpunished, compartmentalizing terror - The evolution of documentary filmmaking - Frontline Series: Micheal Flynn's Holy War- The continuation of reporting on the war machine