HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS ACQUIRES BRIAN OAKES’ DOCUMENTARY
JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY, ABOUT THE
LIFE AND DEATH OF FRONTLINE JOURNALIST JAMES FOLEY,
FROM KUNHARDT FILMS
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Film To Premiere In U.S. Documentary Competition At
Sundance Film Festival Prior To Feb. 6 Debut On HBO
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New York City, New York - HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. TV rights to Brian Oakes’ powerful documentary JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY, about the life, death and legacy of journalist James Foley, who was murdered by ISIS in 2014, it was announced today. The film will have its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition of the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, and will debut SATURDAY, FEB. 6 on HBO.
Directed by Brian Oakes, the film is produced by Eva Lipman, George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt and executive produced by Peter Kunhardt. The deal was negotiated with HBO by Cinetic Media on behalf of Kunhardt Films, the award-winning production company that produced the documentary. JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY marks the tenth collaboration between HBO and Kunhardt Films, following documentaries such as “Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words,” “Teddy: In His Own Words” and “Gloria: In Her Own Words.”
On Thanksgiving Day 2012, American photojournalist James “Jim” Foley was kidnapped in
