Bellingcat (2018)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 28min
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- Synopsis:
"Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World" follows the revolutionary rise of the citizen investigative journalist collective known as Bellingcat, a group of online researchers dedicated to exposing the truth of impenetrable news stories from around the world from the MH17 disaster to the Syrian Civil War to the mysterious poisoning of a Russian spy in the United Kingdom. From his Leicester home, de facto leader Eliot and his team of truth-seekers put newspapers, networks and governments to the test. Bellingcat uses cutting-edge digital techniques and crowdsourcing to create a faster, more innovative approach than traditional research journalism. For the first time, Bellingcat researchers in Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the United States have given exclusive access to filmmaker Hans Pool, allowing him to follow the group on their path to demonstrate the power of open source investigation. Bellingcat's impact is examined through the lens of their current investigations, as well as the high-profile conflicts they ve previously reported. In the three years since its inception, Bellingcat has produced a remarkable amount of breaking news while gaining a reputation for trailblazing journalism. For the first time in history, Bellingcat's efforts led the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant solely based on social media evidence. - Actors:
- Claire Wardle, Wilbert Paulissen, Timmi Allen, Aidan White, Christiaan Triebert, Jay Rosen, Hadi Al-Khatib, Alexa Koenig, Roman Dovrokhotov, Eliot Higgins, Veli-Pekka Kivimäki, Moritz Rakuszitzky, Aric Toler
- Directors:
- Hans Pool
- Aka:
- Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Netherlands