Greg Barker
@gjbarker
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Filmmaker and Director of #Sergio for @NetflixFilm – Now Streaming
LA
Joined April 2009
Sad news about my mentor and friend Bill Cran, who gave me my first break as a filmmaker and taught me so much about work and life. You touched many lives and are solely missed. William Cran, Documentarian of Global Issues, Dies at 79 via @NYTimes.
nytimes.com
Producing or directing, he made more than 50 films over 50 years, including a series on the English language and an exploration of J. Edgar Hoover’s secret life.
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RT @MartinDiCaro: Podcast: In the crucible of Lebanon's civil war and Israeli invasion of 1982, a teenager began waging holy war. His rise….
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RT @Showtime: The chase for Imad Mughniyeh concludes in the final episode of #GhostsofBeirut. Streaming now.
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RT @Showtime: An unprecedented joining of forces. A new episode of #GhostsofBeirut is now streaming.
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RT @Showtime: On the edge of our seats for #GhostsOfBeirut. Follow the true story of the CIA's chase for Imad Mughniyeh, one of the most….
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RT @washingtonpost: “Ghosts of Beirut” actress Dina Shihabi and co-creators Greg Barker (@gjbarker) and Avi Issacharoff (@issacharoff) join….
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RT @Showtime: One of the most wanted men in recent history. Yet few know his name. #GhostsOfBeirut, a limited series based on a real-life m….
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A fictional account of espionage and obsession, based on deeply researched events - I wanted to tell story of whether we can confront our adversaries without destroying our souls. Excited to finally be able to share. #Showtime #GhostsofBeirut.
deadline.com
Showtime has set Ghosts Of Beirut, a four-part spy drama based on the real-life espionage story of the manhunt for Lebanese terrorist Imad Mughniyeh.
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This is why we make documentaries. Diane Weyermann is - I can't bring myself to write "was" - a true inspiration, nurturing stories that engage and enlighten.
Ai Weiwei on the death of Diane Weyermann: ‘Like a bridge of hope washed away in the storm’
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The real challenge is to understand how we have changed, not necessarily how John Walker Lindh, some kid from Marin County, ends up with the Taliban, but how did we react to that, how does that still affect us today? @showtime #detainee001
vulture.com
Even 20 years after his capture, no one wants to talk about the “American Taliban.” Greg Barker made a documentary about him anyway.
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RT @RYP__: A review of Detainee 001. One minor detail. Lindh trained in the Arabic speaking camps not Taliban camps and met Bin Laden. http….
spytalk.co
A former CIA analyst digests a new film on the saga of John Walker Lindh
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I came to see the surreal tale of John Walker Lindh as a kind of origin story of our post-9/11 mindset. If you want easy answers, watch something else….#showtimedocs #detainee001 #johnwalkerlindh #taliban #Afghanistan
rollcall.com
‘Detainee 001’ tells the story of John Walker Lindh, the so-called American Taliban, and comes at a time of reflection 20 years after 9/11.
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One of the most compelling stories I have encountered: students at American University of Afghanistan attacked by the Taliban in 2016 yet still hopeful for their future. Now we have abandoned them. @peterbergen filmed at #AUAF for our 2020 #Showtime documentary #thelongestwar.
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RT @newsgirlalison: I know many of you couldn't miss a chance to tweet out your political takes, but let's not forget 13 families are about….
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RT @RohdeD: Tahir's family is out of Afghanistan & safe. So relieved. So lucky. More than 300,000 Afghans have been affiliated with the Ame….
newyorker.com
Twelve years ago, Tahir Luddin helped us both escape after we were kidnapped by the Taliban. Now I am struggling to get his family out of Kabul.
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Worth reading . I first met Jason Amerine in early 2002; he tells it like it is and has annoyed plenty of senior officers along the way. His full story is part of #Legionofbrothers, streaming on #Hulu and available for rent in the usual places.
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To understand the tragic misunderstandings behind America’s 20-year debacle in #Afghanistan, take a step back from the news and read @amywaldman haunting novel, A Door in the Earth.
nytimes.com
Amy Waldman’s “A Door in the Earth” follows a young American woman to a rural Afghan village, where her plan to provide aid runs into ethical complications.
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