The murder of Marquette University alum James Foley announced Isis to the world.
Foley, a 1996 graduate of Marquette University, was beheaded by then little known Islamic terrorist group ISIS in Syria, in August of 2014.
But the documentary “Jim: The James Foley Story” shows than he was more than that single tragic act.
The film has its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday. The singer Sting, of The Police, will appear at the screening to perform “Empty Chair,” a song he composed for the film.
“Jim” will compete in the documentary program at the festival, which began Thursday.
“If I don’t have that moral courage we don’t have journalism,” he says in the film.
“Jim” will also air on HBO, Feb. 6. It is directed by Brian Oakes, his close childhood friend, according to the Sundance catalog. Foley was “more than just a man in an orange jumpsuit,” according to the catalog.
It follows his life and career from “the adrenaline-fueled front lines and devastated neighborhoods of Syria, into the hands of ISIS.”
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