He did not want to dilute the impact of the HBO documentary, which premiered in April, six months after the ESPN profile was broadcast.
resignation; impact of "The Jinx" documentary: Panel: Sharyl Attkisson; Amy Holmes; Kirsten Powers; Ben Terris Marisa Guthrie Terence Smithth.
Beyond its financial woes, SeaWorld is being sued by investors who accuse the theme park company of failing to acknowledge the fallout from "Blackfish". It also is being investigated by the Department of Justice and the SEC, which are focusing on executives' disclosure and public statements about the impact of the 2013 documentary and trading in the company's securities.
After the jurors at the Sundance Film Festival viewed "Moment of Impact," the documentary Ms. Loktev made about life since her father's car accident, they awarded the previously unknown filmmaker the prize for best direction of a documentary, beating out films from such well-known directors as Ken Burns, Penelope Spheeris and Barbara Kopple.
Such had been the impact of the 90-minute documentary, exposing the dangerous lives and depressing backgrounds of tattooed gang members who battle for control of drug, prostitution and extortion rackets, that his murder sparked an immediate wave of political revulsion.
Featuring a brilliant use of non-actors, whose weathered faces each tell the same hard story, this fascinating, rewarding film has the impact of a documentary -- and the unmistakable feel of truth.
Mr. Beauchamp, a 37-year-old New York filmmaker, said he approached television stations with the idea for the series, hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton, after seeing the impact of his 2004 documentary, "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till".
It is difficult to underestimate the effect "Rome Open City" had when it arrived in 1946 in New York, where it struck initial audiences with the impact of a documentary.
IN RESPONSE to our blog post about the impact of a BBC Panorama documentary on the Euro 2012 football championship, which starts today, the BBC responded to allegations from a Jewish source that they had misrepresented him.
