“Very few people understand why we do what we do.” National Geographic has unveiled the official trailer for a documentary film titled Love+War, the next new edge-of-your-seat doc from filmmakers Jimmy Chin & Chai Vasarhelyi. This just premiered at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival and will be released in theaters first in October, before its streaming on Disney+ later this fall. Love+War chronicles Pulitzer Prize-winning Lynsey Addario’s ascent in the male-dominated world of conflict photography (aka war photography). But her work is dangerous. She’s been kidnapped twice while on assignment in war zones — a cost she must wrestle with each time she leaves her husband & sons to go on assignment. Behind the camera, Addario is torn between her unwavering commitment to the essential work of journalism and the powerful, competing demands of motherhood, grappling with what it truly means to follow your calling when it also threatens everything you love. TIFF adds that the doc film never shies “away from the complexities, contradictions, and feelings of futility that are inherent to war reportage. Addario’s work relies on faith that she’ll capture a powerful image, that news sites will give it prominent placement, and readers will respond.” I really hope so. // Continue Reading ›
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