Vietnam, The Stringer and Sundance Film Festival
The Times spoke to team behind "The Stringer" and an attorney for former AP photographer Nick Ut about the film's claims that Ut did not take the photo known as "Napalm Girl."
David Osit’s stunning “Predators” is much more than another attempt to interrogate our international obsession with true crime culture. It’s also an act of courage, confronting an increasingly vigilante-driven mindset that never pauses to understand that which is correctly considered vile, choosing instead to turn it into entertainment.
A new documentary, The Stringer, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, has ignited a heated debate over the authorship of one of the most iconic photographs in history: the "Napalm Girl." The
PARK CITY, Utah — After a half-century of public silence, a freelance photographer from Vietnam has asserted ... premiere Saturday night at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Kim Phuc was in Trang Bang, Vietnam, in 1972 when napalm dropped on the town. She became known as the "napalm girl" when the photo won the Pulitzer Prize.
Thomas C. Fox worked in Vietnam with the Associated Press photo editor who alleges the photo credit was switched for one of photojournalism's most iconic news photographs, "The Terror of War." AP has denied the claim.
The makers of a new documentary alleging the iconic "Napalm Girl" photo was deliberately credited to the wrong photographer -- claims denied by the Associated Press -- said Sunday (Jan 26) that it is "critical" to "share this story with the world.
A new documentary purports that a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photographer did not take a picture that became a hallmark image from the Vietnam War. The photo’s subject begs to differ. In a blistering statement,
"The Stringer" at Sundance alleges the famed Vietnam War photo "The Terror of War," or "Napalm Girl," was not taken by Nick Ut. The AP and Ut deny the claims.
The authorship of The Associated Press’s renowned image is being called into question in the new film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
The Stringer, directed by Bao Nguyen (The Greatest Night in Pop) and playing the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s Premires sections, investigates the history of the photograph and contests its authorship.