Jim: The James Foley Story

Jim: The James Foley Story
Jim: The James Foley Story
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brian Oakes
Written by	Chris Chuang ; Heather MacDonald ; Brian Oakes
Produced by	George Kunhardt ; Teddy Kunhardt ; Eva Lipman
Cinematography	Rachel Beth Anderson ; James Foley ; Clair Popkin ; Matthew VanDyke
Edited by	Aleks Gezentsvey
Music by	Osei Essed ; Saul Simon MacWilliams ; Dan Romer
Distributed by	HBO Documentary Films
Release dates	January 23, 2016 (Sundance Film Festival); February 6, 2016 (United States);
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Jim: The James Foley Story is a 2016 American documentary film about the life of journalist and war correspondent James "Jim" Foley, directed by Brian Oakes.^[1] It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016, and on HBO on February 6, 2016.

Synopsis

Directed by Foley's childhood friend Brian Oakes, the film chronicles the life of American photojournalist James "Jim" Foley. On Thanksgiving Day 2012, Foley was kidnapped in Syria while reporting on the

American airstrikes in Iraq, introduced much of the world to the Islamic State of Iraq

(ISIS). Interviews with family, friends, journalist colleagues, and fellow hostages provide insight into Foley's character, work, captivity and legacy.

Reception

As of January 2017 [update], this film has a rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 22 reviews and an average score of 6.9/10.^[2] It also has a score of 73 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3] The film won the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking and Audience Award: Documentary at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Music

The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for the song "The Empty Chair", written by J. Ralph and Sting and performed by Sting.^[4]

References

^ Felsenthal, Julia (February 4, 2016). "Slain Journalist James Foley Is Remembered in a Celebrated New Sundance Documentary". Vogue. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
^ "Jim: The James Foley Story Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
^ "Jim: The James Foley Story".
^ Newman, Melinda (January 24, 2017). "Sting Hopes to 'Shine More Light' on 'Jim: The James Foley Story' Documentary With Oscar Nomination". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

External links

Official website
Jim: The James Foley Story at
IMDb

Jim: The James Foley Story at Rotten Tomatoes
The Empty Chair song video on
YouTube

This article about a war documentary film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Felsenthal, Julia (February 4, 2016). "Slain Journalist James Foley Is Remembered in a Celebrated New Sundance Documentary". Vogue. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[2] "Jim: The James Foley Story Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[3] "Jim: The James Foley Story".

[4] Newman, Melinda (January 24, 2017). "Sting Hopes to 'Shine More Light' on 'Jim: The James Foley Story' Documentary With Oscar Nomination". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
2000s	Death in Gaza (2005) Baghdad ER / Two Days in October (American Experience) (2006) A Lion in the House (Independent Lens) / When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2007) White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2008) The Alzheimer's Project: "The Memory Loss Tapes" (2009)
2010s	The Betrayal – Nerakhoon (POV) (2010) Freedom Riders (American Experience) (2011) Have You Heard from Johannesburg? (Independent Lens ) (2012) Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2013) Life According to Sam (2014) Citizenfour (2015) Cartel Land / Jim: The James Foley Story (2016) LA 92 (2017) Strong Island (2018) RBG / The Sentence (2019)
2020s	The Cave (2020) 76 Days (2021) When Claude Got Shot (2022) The Territory (2023)