Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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Dirty Wars

United States
2013 — 86' / Color

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Synopsis

Dirty Wars follows investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill, author of the international bestseller Blackwater, into the heart of America’s covert wars, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Somalia and beyond. With a strong cinematic style, the film unfolds through Scahill’s investigation and personal journey as he chases down the most important human rights story of our time.

Director Biography

Richard Rowley (born in 1975). Over the course of fifteen years, Richard Rowley, co-founder of Big Noise Films, has made multiple award-winning documentary features including Fourth World War and This Is What Democracy Looks Like. His shorts and news reports are also regularly featured on and commissioned by leading media outlets. Rowley is a co-founder of the Independent Media Center. Rowley has been a Pulitzer Fellow, Rockefeller Fellow, a Jerome Foundation Fellow, and a Sundance Documentary Film Program Fellow.

Director

Richard Rowley

Producer

Anthony Arnove

Brenda Coughlin

Jeremy Scahill

Cinematographer

Richard Rowley

Editor

Richard Rowley

Sound

Christopher Barnett

Contact

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Josh Braun
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