Genres
Production Companies
HBO Documentary Films
Jim: The James Foley Story
Overview
In August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant dressed in black. That image challenged the world to deal with a new face of terror. And it tested one American family. Seen through the lens of filmmaker Brian Oakes, Foley’s close childhood friend, Jim takes us from small-town New England to the adrenaline-fueled front lines of Libya and Syria, where Foley pushed the limits of danger to report on the plight of civilians impacted by war.
Key Crew
Director: Brian Oakes
Screenplay: Chris Chuang, Brian Oakes, Heather MacDonald
Director of Photography: Clair Popkin, Matthew Vandyke
Producer: George Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt, Eva Lipman
Top Cast
Ben Chase
Jim (recreations)
Diane Foley
Self
James Foley
Self (archive footage)
John Foley
Self
Michael D. Joseph
Hostage (recreations)
Magnus Tonning Riise
Daniel (recreations)
Brian Oakes
Self
Videos
Jim: The James Foley Story - Official trailer
