I. F. Stone

Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.

Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.

A documentary portrait of journalist I. F. Stone, focusing on his work as the publisher and sole writer of I.F. Stone’s Weekly. Directed by Jerry Bruck Jr., the film examines Stone’s reporting methods, working habits, and major investigations, tracing how his independently produced newsletter became an influential voice in American political journalism during the Cold War era.