With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.
Direction
Heineman embedded himself in actual danger zones. Madman energy.
Editing
Seamless blend of phone footage, drone shots, and hidden-camera tension.
Production
Smuggled hard drives, encrypted comms—spy thriller logistics, real bodies.
Director
Matthew Heineman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
US
