When it comes to many filmmakers and their debut features, very few take on subjects with more weight than a singular dramatic moment in a human being’s life. Be it a break up, or a return weekend to an old stomping ground of our lead character, many debut features from fiction filmmakers have decidedly small scopes, with a great deal of focus on performance, theme and emotional resonance.
That’s not entirely the same when jumping into the world of documentary cinema. Take the new debut feature from Natalie Avital, entitled The Three Hikers. Introducing us to three young Americans and their families, the film tells the story of Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, three American citizens with a passion for social justice and awareness. However, their story became global in July of 2009, when while hiking the Iran/Iraq border, they were captured by Iranian military police under suspicion of espionage.
That’s not entirely the same when jumping into the world of documentary cinema. Take the new debut feature from Natalie Avital, entitled The Three Hikers. Introducing us to three young Americans and their families, the film tells the story of Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, three American citizens with a passion for social justice and awareness. However, their story became global in July of 2009, when while hiking the Iran/Iraq border, they were captured by Iranian military police under suspicion of espionage.
- 7/7/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Read More: AFI Docs 2015 Lineup Features Albert Maysles, Alex Gibney and More Everyone experiences one or two vacation nightmares in his or her lifetime, but nothing can possibly compare to the travel horrors Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal experienced in July of 2009. After mistakingly crossing the boarder into Iran, the eponymous hikers were captured by military officials and held in the country's notorious Evin Prison for more than two years on espionage charges. Premiering at AFI Docs this week, Natalie Avital's "The Three Hikers" takes a shocking look at the capture of these three Americans, and the exclusive clip above lays the foundation for their bizarre and shocking story of imprisonment. Weaving together the hikers' journey with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the subjects and their families, the movie weaves back and forth between life on both sides of Evin's walls, chronicling key moments of Sarah, Shane and.
- 6/16/2015
- by Kaeli Van Cott
- Indiewire
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.