With the Academy Awards set for Feb. 9th, take a few minutes to focus on the five films nominated for Best Documentary Feature. Two films are available to watch in full on Netflix, a third is available via PBS online.…
ISIS Radicalized My Son
In June 2015, 19-year-old Rasheed Benyahia left for work at the engineering firm in London where he was undergoing an apprenticeship. He never came home. 10 weeks after his disappearance, his family would learn that he had traveled to Syria, where he would…
‘WE BECAME FRAGMENTS’: A Teenager Who Fled Syrian War Starts Over in Canada
By Samantha Power When I met Ibraheem in 2014, he had already endured more as a 12-year-old than most of us could ever imagine: the terror of Assad’s barrel bombs, the loss of his mother and four siblings, and the…
‘JIM: The James Foley Story’: Heartbreaking But Inspiring Tale of Real Courage
By Gregory Crofton At first JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY seems routine in respect to its genre — well-intentioned photo journalist faces down the realities of war. It certainly feels like we’ve seen that film before (“Which Way Is The…
The Drug Fueling Conflict in Syria
Syria’s War Drug: A look inside production of Captagon, the powerful amphetamine being used by soldiers in Syria. (Source: Journeyman Pictures)