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Unlikely Weapon, An
Documentary Biography, History, Military 2009
Cast: Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland. Interviews with: Eddie Adams, Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Gordon Parks
Additional Info: Official selection at Docuweek. Won the Avignon Film Festival Award.
Synopsis: Eddie Adams photographed 13 wars, 6 American Presidents, and every major film star of the last 50 years. History would be changed through his lens. But the person Eddie found hardest to impress was himself. In 1968, in 1/500th of a second Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon police chief, General Nygoc Loan, shooting a Vietcong guerilla point blank. Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam War. The photo brought Eddie fame and a Pulitzer, but Eddie was haunted by the man he had vilified. He would say, 'Two lives were destroyed that day, the victim's and the general.'
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85 min 35mm
 
Winner Audience Award
Santa Cruz
Film Festival 2009
 
 
Winner HBO
Producer Award
Savannah Film Festival
2009
 
 
Official Selection
Glascow
Film Festival 2008
 
 
Official Selection
Nashville
Film Festival 2009
 
 
Official Selection
British
Film Festival 2009
 
 
Official Selection
Docuweek Int’l
Documentary Association
 
 
Winner
Avignon
Film Festival 2008
 
 
Winner
Ft. Lauderdale Int’l
Film Festival 2008
 
 
Official Selection
Palm Springs Int’l
Film Festival 2008
 
 
Winner
Ojai Int’l
Film Festival 2008
 
 
Winner
South Africa Int’l
Film Festival 2008
 
 
Winner
Paso Robles
Film Festival 2008
 
 
Winner
Santa Fe Int’l
Film Festival 2008
 
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