In July of 2009, 3 American civilians were hiking along a path in Iraq when they were lured over the border by Iranian militants, consequently leading to their imprisonment. The Iranian government accused these 3 hikers of espionage and placed them in the notorious Evin Prison, holding them hostage for 2+ years.
“The Three Hikers” marks the directorial debut of Natalie Avital (who previously produced “Past God” and “State of Control”), and premiered at the AFI Docs Film Festival in Washington DC.
Read More: Watch: You’ll Think Twice About Where You Walk After This Exclusive ‘The Three Hikers’ Clip
The film uses both news clips and testimonials from the hostages and their families to heighten the historical context of “The Three Hikers.” Ultimately, the film illustrates the emotionally intense battles of fighting for the return of their families with the fragile geopolitical relationship existing between the United States and Iran.
“The Three Hikers...
“The Three Hikers” marks the directorial debut of Natalie Avital (who previously produced “Past God” and “State of Control”), and premiered at the AFI Docs Film Festival in Washington DC.
Read More: Watch: You’ll Think Twice About Where You Walk After This Exclusive ‘The Three Hikers’ Clip
The film uses both news clips and testimonials from the hostages and their families to heighten the historical context of “The Three Hikers.” Ultimately, the film illustrates the emotionally intense battles of fighting for the return of their families with the fragile geopolitical relationship existing between the United States and Iran.
“The Three Hikers...
- 3/17/2017
- by Kerry Levielle
- Indiewire
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
Well folks, after a rather long and brutal winter (at least for me here in Buffalo), we are finally heading into the wonderful warmth of summer, but with that blast of sunshine and steamy humidity comes the mid-year drought of major film fests. After the Sheffield Doc/Fest concludes on June 10th and AFI Docs wraps on June 21st, we likely won’t see any major influx in our charts until Locarno, Venice, Telluride and Tiff announce their line-ups in rapid succession. In the meantime, we can look forward to the intriguing onslaught of films making their debut in Sheffield, including Brian Hill’s intriguing examination of Sweden’s most notorious serial killer, The Confessions of Thomas Quick, and Sean McAllister’s film for which he himself was jailed in the process of making, A Syrian Love Story, the only two films world premiering in the festival’s main competition.
- 6/1/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
The American Film Institute has released the full slate of screenings for its AFI Docs 2015 Film Festival. Of the 81 films from 25 different countries, four are world premieres: Dawn Porter's "Rise: The Promise of My Brother's Keeper," Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci's "Salam Neighbor," Natalie Avital's "The Three Hikers" and Brad Horn's "First and 17." Other notable filmmakers with projects screening in the festival include the late Albert Maysles ("In Transit"), Alex Gibney ("Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine"), Abigail Disney ("The Armor of Light"), David Holbrooke ("The Diplomat") and Joshua Oppenheimer ("The Look of Silence"). Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville's "Best of Enemies" will open the festival on June 17, while "Mavis!" from Jessica Edwards will screen closing night on June 21. Read More: AFI Docs Names Ida's Michael Lumpkin as New...
- 5/20/2015
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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