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CITY OF GHOSTS follows the efforts of “Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently” (RBSS), a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. With deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile, risking their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today. Director Matthew Heineman’s previous film CARTEL LAND was nominated for an Academy Award©, and won three Primetime Emmys©. CITY OF GHOSTS won the Grand Jury Award at the Sheffield Documentary Festival and many others in the US and abroad! The film is nominated for three Critics Choice Awards and is on the top of many prediciton lists for an Oscar!
Time: 90 min
Co-sponsored by the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University