WHO KILLED SHIREEN?
(41 min) Israel/Palestine/US


SATURDAY 10/25, 3:30 PM (SESSION 24)


[watch trailer]
Director: Conor Powell

Producers: Fatima AbdulKarim, Dion Nissenbaum

Description:

This investigative documentary looks at the shocking death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh at the hands of an Israeli soldier in 2022, and the geopolitical circumstances surrounding her killing.

Biography:

Conor Powell is a podcast host, media producer, and television journalist who covers news stories, including wars, in the Middle East. He has previously produced content for iHeart Radio, ABC Australia, and CNN and owns a production company called District Bear Media.

Fatima AbdulKarim is a Palestinian New York Times journalist who reports from the front lines of the Occupied West Bank. Her reporting centers on Palestinian perspectives, in addition to regional, domestic, and global political developments in the West Bank and Gaza. Her work has been featured in the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. AbdulKarim was also a friend and colleague of Shireen Abu Akleh.

Dion Nissenbaum is an award-winning journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. Nissenbaum is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist in international reporting. He covered the US war in Afghanistan from Kabul and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from Jerusalem. Nissenbaum has also been based out of Istanbul, Beirut, and Washington DC.

Contact Information:

e: dion.nissenbaum@gmail.com
w: zeteo.com/p/who-killed-shireen-abu-akleh


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