
In August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant dressed in black. That image challenged the world to deal with a new face of terror. And it tested one American family. Seen through the lens of filmmaker Brian Oakes, Foley’s close childhood friend, Jim takes us from small-town New England to the adrenaline-fueled front lines of Libya and Syria, where Foley pushed the limits of danger to report on the plight of civilians impacted by war.
Cast
Crew
Brian Oakes
Director, Screenplay
Chris Chuang
Screenplay, Associate Producer
Heather MacDonald
Screenplay
Aleks Gezentsvey
Editor

Matthew Vandyke
Director of Photography

Clair Popkin
Director of Photography

Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer

Peter W. Kunhardt
Executive Producer
Jacqueline Glover
Executive Producer
George Kunhardt
Producer
Eva Lipman
Producer
Teddy Kunhardt
Producer

Saul Simon MacWilliams
Original Music Composer
Osei Essed
Original Music Composer

Dan Romer
Original Music Composer
J. Ralph
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