Hondros (film)

Hondros
Film poster
Directed byGreg Campbell
Written by
  • Greg Campbell
  • Jenny Golden
Produced by
StarringChris Hondros
CinematographyMike Shum
Edited by
  • Davis Coombe
  • Jenny Golden
  • Cindy Lee
Music byJeff Russo
Production
companies
Distributed byEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21) (Tribeca)
  • March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hondros is a 2017 American documentary film about American war photographer Chris Hondros.[1][2] It was written by Greg Campbell and Jenny Golden,[3] directed and produced by Campbell, and executive produced by Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis.[4]

The film premiered on 21 April 2017 at Tribeca Film Festival,[5] where it won the Audience Award, Documentary First Place.[6] It had a limited theatrical release in the United States on 2 March 2018.

Hondros was killed in a mortar attack by government forces in Misrata while covering the 2011 Libyan civil war.[7]

  1. ^ Sim, David (27 February 2018). "Hondros: Powerful Images of War by Chris Hondros, Subject of a New Film". Newsweek. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ Kenny, Glenn (1 March 2018). "Review: In 'Hondros,' a Tribute to a Bold and Compassionate War Photographer". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ Turan, Kenneth (1 March 2018). "'Hondros' dives into the work of a combat photographer who shined a light on dark places". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ Taylor, Alan (6 March 2018). "A New Documentary Honors the Work and Life of Photojournalist Chris Hondros". The Atlantic. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Spotlight Documentary: Hondros". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "2017 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Awards: 'The Divine Order' and 'Hondros' Win Big". IndieWire. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ^ Chivers, C.J. (20 April 2011). "'Restrepo' Director and a Photographer Killed in Libya". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2018.