‘Restrepo’ director Hetherington killed in Libya

Posted by DocumentaryTech on April 20, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Tragic news comes out that Tim Hetherington, the photojournalist who co-directed “Restrepo” with Sebastian Junger, was killed.

According to reports,

American photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed Wednesday in Libya, where they were covering the ongoing conflict.

The news was first reported by photographer Andre Liohn, as he posted and updated the news on Facebook from the hospital where he, Hetherington and Hondros, were brought after suffering injuries while covering the fighting in Misrata.

Posting on his Twitter account yesterday, Hetherington updated his followers: “In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO.”

“Restrepo” was nominated for an Academy Award in documentary this year, although Charles Ferguson’s “Inside Job” took the honor. In a year when made-up, often self-absorbed documentaries such as “Exit Through The Gift Shop” and “Catfish” were given serious acclaim and attention, the harrowing story of “Restrepo,” and how these filmmakers made the film, reminded us of the risks many documentary filmmakers take to bring us “news from the world.”

RIP.

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One Response to “‘Restrepo’ director Hetherington killed in Libya”
  1. MMatusky says:
    April 20, 2011 at 11:31 am

    What terrible news!

    Restrepo was a great film about a dreadful, pointless war.