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A Private War

Held Auditorium

  • Director: Matthew Heineman
  • Type: Features
  • Year: 2019
  • Language: English
  • Length: 110 min
  • Screening: Mar 3 03:00 PM

One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the front lines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

Q&A with director Matthew Heineman and author Marie Brenner to follow the screening 

Filmmaker Bio: Matthew Heineman is an Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker based in New York City. He won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Award from the Director’s Guild of America for his film City of Ghosts, becoming one of only three people to win the prestigious honor twice. City of Ghosts was also nominated for a BAFTA Award, PGA Award, and IDA Award for Best Documentary Feature. Heineman’s previous film, Cartel Land, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and won three Primetime Emmy Awards, the DGA Award, the Courage Under Fire Award, as well as a George Polk Award in Journalism.

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