{"id":8101,"date":"2016-01-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/james-foley-doc-lands-on-hbo\/"},"modified":"2016-01-27T15:50:45","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T20:50:45","slug":"james-foley-doc-lands-on-hbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/james-foley-doc-lands-on-hbo\/","title":{"rendered":"James Foley Doc Lands on HBO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. TV rights for <em>Jim: The James Foley Story<\/em>, focused on the life and death of the frontline journalist who was killed by ISIS.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jim: The James Foley Story<\/em> spotlights the American photojournalist who was kidnapped in Syria in 2012 and was ultimately murdered by ISIS in a filmed public execution two years later. The doc will premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival prior to its February 6 debut on HBO. It was produced by Kunhardt Films and directed by Brian Oakes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;James Foley is America&#8217;s son,&#8221; commented Sheila Nevins, the president of HBO Documentary Films. &#8220;If this story doesn&#8217;t move you, nothing can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I made this film to carry on the stories that Jim needed us to know,&#8221; noted Oakes. &#8220;It&#8217;s important that we understand the significant role of today&#8217;s conflict journalists and why they risk their lives to tell the world how bad it can be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This film is the work of a talented team of young filmmakers,&#8221; added executive producer Peter Kunhardt. &#8220;I am very proud of it, and pleased that HBO is once again our partner.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. TV rights for Jim: The James Foley Story, focused on the life and death of the frontline journalist who was killed by ISIS. 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