Film

  • In Depth

    Feb 4 2009

    Suicide

    Fighting the Stigma

    By Meg Spratt

    Journalists continue to struggle with effective, sensitive, and consistent reporting on suicide. In this three-part series, Meg Spratt, with Dart Fellow Liisa Hyvarinen, Dart Executive Committee Chair Emeritus Frank Ochberg, and others, explore the issues and complexities of responsible coverage.

  • In Depth

    Jan 16 2009

    Suicide

    By Meg Spratt

    Journalists continue to struggle with effective, sensitive, and consistent reporting on suicide. In this three-part series, Meg Spratt, with Dart Fellow Liisa Hyvarinen, Dart Executive Committee Chair Emeritus Frank Ochberg, and others, explore the issues and complexities of responsible coverage.

  • Blog Post

    Sep 29 2008 1:49 PM

    Taxi to the Dark Side on HBO

    By Stan Alcorn

    Last night, Taxi to the Dark Side premiered on HBO. The Oscars' "Best Documentary" reveals in disturbing detail how the US government condoned torture in the wake of 9/11, first in Guantanamo and then in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the sweeping policy narrative is anchored in the smaller story of the driver of the titular taxi: Dilawar, a young Afhgani man who had never spent a day apart from his father and mother until he was arrested and delivered to the US military. Five days later he was dead ... More »

  • Interview

    Oct 2 2007

    “So the Audience Will Never Forget”

    A Dart Center Q & A with Jon Alpert

    By Olga Kravtsova

    Jon Alpert is an award-winning reporter and documentary filmmaker whose recent work includes "Baghdad ER" and "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq," directed and filmed with Matthew O'Neill for HBO. Alpert is also a co-founder and co-director of the Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV).

  • Behind the Story

    Sep 30 2004

    Shooting Violence

    By Nael Shyoukhri

    I would like to tell you about some of my experience concerning filming and watching videos of violence in my area. During the last 10 years of fighting and war, I have had to witness many many very violent pictures, and I and my colleagues hope that this will be useful for other people and journalists to learn from.

  • Event

    Apr 18 2009

    Film Premiere: Breaking News, Breaking Down

    At the Washington D.C. International Film Festival, Ochberg Fellow Mike Walter's documentary on journalists covering traumatic stories.

  • Behind the Story

    Trying to Wean Myself off War

    By An Anonymous Producer

    I got into Iran on a tourist visa to make a documentary about some human rights issues there. It was a difficult job because we had to set up clandestine interviews with activists, and I knew how risky this could be not just for myself as the filmmaker, but also those who took part in it.

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