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Love+War

Love+War

Synopsis

Chronicling Pulitzer Prize-winning Lynsey Addario’s ascent in the male-dominated world of conflict photography. Her work is dangerous. She’s been kidnapped twice while on assignment in war zones - a cost she must wrestle with each time she leaves her husband and two sons to go on assignment. Behind the camera, Addario is torn between her unwavering commitment to the essential work of journalism and the powerful, competing demands of motherhood, grappling with what it truly means to follow your calling when it threatens everything you  love.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - European premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Features
Running time
96 min
Director
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
Producer
Anna Barnes, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Shannon Dill
Co-Producer
Matteo Brunetta, Emma D. Miller
Editor
Keiko Deguchi, Hypatia Porter
Director of Photography
Thorsten Thielow
Composer
Claudia Sarne

Genre

War Woman Director Biography

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK co-production

Little Monster Films (US), National Geographic Documentary Films (US)

Sales Company

Dogwoof

19-23 Ironmonger Row
London
EC1V 3QN

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