Oscar Nominated Film Maker Killed in Libya
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:15 pm
Not sure how many of you have seen Restrepo (was a pretty decent documentary on Afghanistan). Anywho that films producer, Tim Hetherington, was killed in Libya documenting the rebels.
I think in a day that we are so well informed on global battles we often forget the numerous filmmakers putting themselves in harms way.
Be sure and check out Restrepo pretty sure it's on netflix.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162- ... 03543.html
I think in a day that we are so well informed on global battles we often forget the numerous filmmakers putting themselves in harms way.
Be sure and check out Restrepo pretty sure it's on netflix.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162- ... 03543.html
Tim Hetherington, best known for co-directing the Oscar-nominated documentary on the Afghanistan war "Restrepo," was killed in Libya on Wednesday while covering the conflict as a photojournalist for Panos Pictures, according to one of his other employers, Vanity Fair magazine.
Along with Hetherington, the New York Times reports three other journalists were wounded in the same incident: Chris Hondros, working for Getty photo agency; Guy Martin, working for Panos also; and Michael Christopher Brown, who has worked as a freelancer for several large publications.
Hondros and Martin were said to have grave wounds, and may not survive, the Times reports.
The day before he died, Hetherington tweeted: "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO."
Misrata has been under siege for nearly two months, and human rights groups have warned the situation there is increasingly dire, as it is one of the last rebel-held cities in Western Libya.
The photographers got to the heavily contested city by sea from Benghazi, the rebel capital, according to the Times. The group had allegedly been working together near the front lines when they were struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Exchanges of fire were heard Wednesday between Libyan troops and armed residents in the city center, the Associated Press reports. NATO planes flew overhead, but did not carry out airstrikes.
Rebel fighters said government snipers have been shooting from rooftops.
While Hetherington is more widely known for his documentary film on the Afghanistan war, he is well-renowned in photojournalism circles. In 2007, he won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award for his work in Afghanistan.