BELLINGCAT: Truth in a Post Truth World

Name: BELLINGCAT: Truth in a Post Truth World
Director: Hans Pool
Released: 2018

Hans Pool 2018

BELLINGCAT – TRUTH IN A POST-TRUTH WORLD explores the promise of open source investigation, taking viewers inside the exclusive world of the “citizen investigative journalist” collective known as Bellingcat. In cases ranging from the MH17 disaster to the poisoning of a Russian spy in the United Kingdom, the Bellingcat team’s quest for truth will shed light on the fight for journalistic integrity in the era of fake news and alternative facts.

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Running Time:

89 min.

Spoken Languages:

Arabic, English, German, Russian

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Hans Pool

Producers:

Femke Wolting, Bruno Wille Felix

Cinematographers:

Hans Pool

Editors:

Simon Barker

Production Companies:

Submarine

Investigative Journalism

Law and Justice

Technology

Festival Participation

IDFA - 2018
Hot Docs Festival - 2019
SXSW - 2019
CPH:DOX - 2019
Melbourne International Film Festival - 2019

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