Project Detail

Sergio

Synopsis

A riveting feature documentary based on the ground-breaking new book by Pulitzer-Prize winner Samantha Power, Sergio will use the inspiring, rigorous and tragic life of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN envoy to Iraq who died in the first suicide bombing of the war, to engage the public in a conversation about the principles that should guide US foreign policy into the 21st Century. Vieira de Mello, a relatively unknown hero who deserves wider recognition, devoted his life to the ideals of diplomacy, security, the rule of law, and the fundamental right of people to live in dignity. Sergio is the story of the day those ideals came under attack, and why they must be preserved.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of film: Features
Running time: 92 mins
Format: HDCam
Director: Greg Barker
Producer: Samantha Power, Andrew Ruhemann, Sheila Nevins, Nancy Abraham, Nick Fraser, Jeffrey Lurie, Christina Weiss Lurie, Diana Barrett, Abagail Disney, Jim Schwartz, Susan Schwartz
Editor: Karen Schmeer
Director of Photography: Frank-Peter Lehmann, Colin Clarke, Patrick Fraser
Music: Philip Sheppard

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Chasing the Flame, LLC

c/o Passion Pictures
33-34 Rathbone Place
London W1T 1JN
UK

T +44 (0)20 7323 9933

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