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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.

Genres: Documentary

Starring: Ben Chase, Diane Foley

Released: January 23, 2016

Runtime: 111.0

Popularity Rating: 1.150

HBO Documentary Films, Kunhardt Films

United States of America

Jim (recreations) Ben Chase
Herself - Interviewee Diane Foley
Himself (archive footage) James Foley
Himself - Interviewee John Foley
Hostage (recreations) Michael D. Joseph
Daniel (recreations) Magnus Tonning Riise
Himself Brian Oakes

Camera — Director of Photography: Clair Popkin
Camera — Director of Photography: Matthew Vandyke
Directing — Director: Brian Oakes
Editing — Editor: Aleks Gezentsvey
Production — Associate Producer: Chris Chuang
Production — Executive Producer: Jacqueline Glover
Production — Executive Producer: Peter W. Kunhardt
Production — Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins
Production — Producer: Eva Lipman
Production — Producer: George Kunhardt
Production — Producer: Teddy Kunhardt
Sound — Original Music Composer: Dan Romer
Sound — Original Music Composer: Osei Essed
Sound — Original Music Composer: Saul Simon MacWilliams
Writing — Screenplay: Brian Oakes
Writing — Screenplay: Chris Chuang
Writing — Screenplay: Heather MacDonald