Lee Shapiro
Lee Shapiro (1949–1987) was an American documentary filmmaker. His one feature-length film, Nicaragua Was Our Home, was released in 1986. It was filmed in Nicaragua among the Miskito people who were then fighting against Nicaraguan government forces.
Lee Shapiro
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- 1949 · Oklahoma.
- Died
- 1987 · Afghanistan.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- film director · journalist · documentary filmmaker
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Born at Oklahoma in 1949, died in Afghanistan in 1987.
Lee Shapiro (1949–1987) was an American film director, journalist and documentary filmmaker.
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- 1.ON 13, SANDINISTAS VS. MISKITOS, New York Times, July 29, 1986
- 2.How to Read the Reagan Administration: The Miskito Case.
- 3.Public TV Tilts Toward Conservatives, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
- 4.Sundance Film Festival: 1986 , IMDB
- 5.Afghanistan: eight years of Soviet occupation. US Department of State Bulletin. 88. 2132. March 1988.
- 6.2 Americans killed in ambush, Pacific Stars and Stripes, October 29, 1987
- 7.Two US journalists reported killed in Afghanistan; details murky, Christian Science Monitor, October 28, 1987 "Two American journalists are believed dead in northwest Afghanistan, diplomatic and resistance forces say here. Filmmaker Lee Shapiro and his soundman, Jim Lindalos, both of New York, were killed Oct. 11, reportedly in a Soviet or Afghan government ambush, according to United States consular officials. However, the resistance group that accompanied the film team has a poor reputation among most informed observers, and doubts have arisen over whether the two Americans did indeed die in an Afghan government or Soviet attack."
- 8.Kaplan, Robert, Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan, New York: Vintage Departures, 2001, p.170
- 9.H.Con.Res.260.
- 10.2 Americans Reported Killed In an Ambush in Afghanistan New York Times, 1987-10-28
- 11.Shadow of Afghanistan, New York Times
- 12.In Honor of The Annapolis, Md. Middle East Peace Talks: A Short Viewing/Reading List, Huffington Post, December 3, 2008, "A wonderful documentary, 20 years in the making, is Shadow of Afghanistan. Lee Shapiro began shooting in 1986 and the film has some of the most startling yet intimate footage ever seen of a country at war. Shapiro and his soundman Jim Lindelof disappeared while filming. The footage was obtained by another filmmaking team who saw it to completion by a skeleton crew's labor of love, not least of whom is editor Mary Ann Skweres' contribution to the entire film cut. Shadow of Afghanistan has already had an Academy qualifying run and is also vying for an Independent Spirit Award nomination."
- 13.Doc warriors: Suzanne Bauman sheds light on Afghanistan , New York Press, May 3, 2006
- 14.Shadow of Afghanistan - Suzanne Bauman and Jim Burroughs , Alliance of Women Film Journalists, "It took 20 years to complete this documentary chronicling developments in Afghanistan, from Eisenhower's 1959 friendly visit, through Soviet invasion and expulsion, the ensuing civil war, to post-9/11 American bombing and occupation. The film uses extraordinary footage, some shot by slain journalist Lee Shapiro, to present the lives of a beleaguered people. (Seen at Tribeca Film Festival)"
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