The Killing of a Journalist
"An attack on a journalist, is an attack on us all!" After the brutal murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, the Slovak population is shaken. The government has been entangled in a web of lies and corruption for years. Until his death in 2018, Kuciak was on the trail of mafia structures. In THE KILLING OF A JOURNALIST, journalists investigate the story behind the murder of their colleague. In the process, they come across Kuciak's files and records, which reveal the scandalous abysses and secret networks within Slovak politics. A gripping and carefully researched documentary that shows how important the independent media is for a democracy.
About the director(s)
Journalist, producer and filmmaker Matt Sarnecki studied political sciences and history at Columbia University in New York. After being awarded a scholarship at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Sarnecki returned to New York to work for several years in the TV and documentary filmmaking sectors. He moved to San Francisco in 2011 and graduated with a master's in journalism from the University of California. In 2017, Sarnecki co-directed the documentary film KILLING PAVEL, which won an IRE Award. His debut feature-length documentary film THE KILLING OF A JOURNALIST had its world premiere at the Hot Docs festival.
Filmography (selection): The Killing of a Journalist (doc, 2022) | Killing Pavel (short film, doc, 2017)
- Genre: DOC: Social Interest & Politics
- Country, Year: Denmark, USA, Czech Republic, 2022
- Runtime: 102 Min
- Languages: Slovak, English
- Subtitles: English, German
- Director: Matt Sarnecki
- Cinematography: Anna Smoroňová
- Editor: Janus Billeskov Jansen
- Music: Kristian Eidnes Andersen
- Producers: Signe Byrge Sørensen, Drew Sullivan, Paul Radu, Jitka Kotrlová, Zuzana Kučerová, Thor Hampus Bank
- Production Companies: Final Cut for Real, OCCRP, Frame Films, GotFat Productions
- World Sales: Cinephil
