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October 20, 2007
Steven Vincent, Molly Bingham: compare and contrast
Re my previous post about the documentary about Iraqi insurgents "Meeting Resistance."
Steven Vincent was in Iraq the same time Connors and Bingham were. He went there in 2003, and returned in 2004 and 2005. He was murdered in Basra in 2005. Unlike Connors and Bingham, he traveled the entire country, interviewing a wide range of people from different regions, ethnic groups, ages, genders, political stances. And he did not end by saying that all Iraqis think the same about anything, or that any of the people he spoke to represented the majority of Iraqis.
Connors and Bingham bugged out in 2004 because:
The dwindling access our characters were allowing us combined with increased violence towards foreigners and the very real threat of kidnapping meant that it was time to wrap up and go. The kind of work we had been doing, and the working method we'd been using had become un-tenable. We drove out of Iraq on the long road to Amman, Jordan at the end of May 2004.
Vincent didn't let fear keep him from pursuing his stories. Maybe he was foolhardy. But he made modest claims for the veracity of his stories and his work bore that out.
Connors and Bingham were careful of their own skins, yet make extravagant claims.
Vincent was a real journalist. These people are propagandists.
Read his book. See their movie. Decide for yourself.
Remember, Q&A with the directors tonight in NYC, this coming week in DC. Info below.
New York, NY
Cinema Village,
22 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003
Friday, October 19th -Thursday, October 25th
1:35pm, 3:25pm, 5:15pm, 7:20pm & 9:25pm daily
Q&A with producer Daniel J. Chalfen on Friday, October 19th following the 7:20 & 9:25pm showtimes.
Q&A with directors Steve Connors & Molly Bingham on Saturday, October 20th following the 5:15, 7:20 and 9:25pm showtimes.
And on Sunday, October 21st following the 5:15 & 7:20pm showtimes.
Washington, DC
AMC Loews Dupont Circle 5,
1350 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
Friday, October 19th -Thursday, October 25th
Friday, October 19th, 1:45pm, 4:30pm, 7:00pm, 9:00pm
Saturday October 20th 11:45pm 1:45pm, 4:30pm, 7:00pm, 9:00pm
Sunday October 21st 1:45pm, 4:30pm, 7:00pm
Monday October 22nd - Thursday October 25th 7:00pm & 9:00pm daily
Q&A with directors Steve Connors & Molly Bingham on Friday, October 19th following the 7:00 and 9:00pm showtimes.
And on Monday October 22 - Thursday October 25 at 7pm daily
Judith | 10/20/07 at 03:02 PM | Categories: - Iraq
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