Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS - Nat. Geo. Documentary Films and Junger Quested Films

Pulled from nearly 1,000 hours of gripping footage, this important documentary explored the root causes and repercussions of the war in Syria, and detailed the West’s role in the creation of ISIS.

Listen to On Assignment podcast to hear Junger and Quested go behind the scenes of this epic and haunting story - part history lesson, part political treatise, part human drama - and explain why they felt it was so important to get these sprawling themes right. Filmmaker and author Sebastian Junger and his co-director Nick Quested spoke with J-School Executive Director of Prizes Abi Wright about the filming challenges they faced following a screening of their 2018 duPont-Columbia Award winning film “Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of Isis.”

CREDITS

Director/Producers: Nick Quested, Sebastian Junger

Writer: Mark Monroe

Editor: Aarin Soffin

Music: Joel Goodman

Co-Producers: Gretchen McGowan, Ahmed Barbary

Executive Producers: Tim Pastore, Matt Renner