The Stringer
PREMIERE

SUNDAY OCTOBER 12 – 3 pm

The Stringer
Premiere

A film by Bao Nguyen

UA former Saigon photo editor plagued by a 52-year secret courageously makes a stunning admission, setting off a gripping two-year investigation into five decades of buried secrets behind one of the Vietnam War’s most iconic photographs. the Terror of War, also known as Napalm Girl. Acclaimed war photographer Gary Knight and journalists Fiona Turner, Terri Lichstein, and Lê Vân embark on a relentless search to locate and seek justice for a man known only as “the stringer.”
Bao Nguyen’s film follows a relentless journey to find the truth, locating a photographer known only as ‘the stringer’ who claims he took the photo, throwing the AP photographer credit into question. In following this investigation Nguyen’s film tackles racial injustice and journalistic ethics as it questions why Vietnamese photographers’ essential contribution to this conflict have not found their place in history.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Gary Knight and Fiona Turner.

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Pavillon
Place Gauquelin Despallières
Duration : 1 h 40
Free admission