Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington (2013)
On April 20, 2011, shortly after the release of his documentary Restrepo - and only six weeks after attending the Oscar ceremony as a nominee - photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington was killed by mortar fire in the city of Misrata, Libya, where he'd been covering the civil war. He bled out in the back of a pick-up truck while being raced to the hospital, and a brilliant life was cut tragically short. Throughout his ten-year career, Hetherington dedicated himself to dramatic frontline stories such as Liberia and Afghanistan, and also transcended the conventional boundaries of image-making to become one of the most important journalists of his generation. Filmmaker and friend Sebastian Junger traces Tim Hetherington's work across the world's battlefields.
Primary Title
- Which Way is the Front Line From Here?
Secondary Title
- The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 15 September 2015
Release Year
- 2013
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- On April 20, 2011, shortly after the release of his documentary Restrepo - and only six weeks after attending the Oscar ceremony as a nominee - photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington was killed by mortar fire in the city of Misrata, Libya, where he'd been covering the civil war. He bled out in the back of a pick-up truck while being raced to the hospital, and a brilliant life was cut tragically short. Throughout his ten-year career, Hetherington dedicated himself to dramatic frontline stories such as Liberia and Afghanistan, and also transcended the conventional boundaries of image-making to become one of the most important journalists of his generation. Filmmaker and friend Sebastian Junger traces Tim Hetherington's work across the world's battlefields.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Photojournalists
- Photojournalism
- War photography
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
- War
Contributors
- Sebastian Junger (Director)
- Tim Hetherington (Subject)
- Chris Anderson (Interviewee)
- Peter Bouckaert (Interviewee)
- James Brabazon (Interviewee)
- Guillermo Cervera (Interviewee)
- Alistair Hetherington (Interviewee)
- Victoria Hetherington (Interviewee)
- Sebastian Junger (Interviewee)
- Goldcrest Films International (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Photojournalists
- Photojournalism
- War photography