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Jul 16, 2017 nprs michel martin speaks with director matthew heineman about his new film city of ghosts, which follows a group of citizen journalists from raqqa on life in isisoccupied syria. Little girl blue following the eastern region special projects screening in new york. Crucially, however, it also celebrates the power of community activism and journalism, and hammers home the need to. But a group of young prodemocracy activists stepped in as journalists, reporting on what was really happening in raqqa. They have fled syria, because isis wants to kill them, only to go to turkey, where the group easily could reach them. May 26, 2017 watch the official trailer for documentary city of ghosts, directed by matthew heineman. City of ghosts sticks close to its subjects and hears some terrible news. May 18, 2017 city of ghosts trailer 2017 trailer for the documentary city of ghosts, which will be distributed by both amazon studios and ifc films. City of ghosts is a timely piece that testifies to the historical truth that when a vacuum of power forms, the most cynical will rush in to fill it, but also to the power of journalists.
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