Point and Shoot
TFI Suppport
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The film tells the story of Matthew VanDyke, a young Baltimore native, who went to Libya to join the rebels who were taking up arms against Gaddafi. While there, he was captured and spent six months in solitary confinement before escaping and returning to the front lines. **Previously titled Run and Gun
Marshall Curry
Director, Producer, Editor
Marshall Curry got his start shooting, directing, and editing the documentary, STREET FIGHT, which follows Cory Booker's first run for mayor of Newark, NJ. It aired on PBS, the BBC, HBO Latin America, and numerous other stations around the world, and was nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy. After STREET FIGHT, Curry was the Director and Producer, as well as one of the Cinematographers and Editors of the documentary, RACING DREAMS, which follows three children who dream of racing in NASCAR. The film won numerous awards, including Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival. It aired on PBS’s documentary series, POV. Curry's latest documentary, IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT (director, editor, writer), follows a radical environmentalist who faced life in prison for burning two Oregon timber facilities. It won the Sundance Film Festival award for Best Documentary Editing, was nominated for a Writer's Guild Award, and was released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories. It went on to be nominated for an Academy Award and aired on POV.
Matthew VanDyke
Producer, Cinematographer
Matthew VanDyke has spent years in North Africa and the Middle East, traveling (often by motorcycle) and filming various projects. He joined the rebel army during the Libyan Revolution, documenting his experiences in the war while fighting in it. During the war he was captured and held as a prisoner of war for nearly six months in two of Libya's most notorious prisons, before escaping from prison and returning to combat on the front lines. After the war in Libya, VanDyke went to Syria where he shot and directed NOT ANYMORE: A STORY OF REVOLUTION, which won over 30 awards and was screened in more than 100 film festivals around the world. In addition to being a documentary filmmaker, VanDyke appears regularly in the media and as a speaker at various events.