Announcing: Vietnam Doc "Dateline-Saigon" on VOD & DVD 7/14!

Southeast Asia, 1960's. Flash point of the Cold War. Dateline-Saigon tells the inspiring story of a small group of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists — David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett, and the great photojournalist Horst Faas — who fought to report a truth that was vastly different from the rosy version put forth by the White House during the early years of the Vietnam War...even as their own government sought to discredit them.

Narrated by Sam Waterston, the documentary combines the drama and high stakes of All the President's Men with the romance and danger of The Year of Living Dangerously.

"In the era of Trump, Dateline-Saigon tells a vital tale of a group of journalists who fought to tell the world a painful and important story even as their own government was trying to discredit them. Narratively powerful, this film is a distant mirror on a present-day drama: the ability of courageous citizens to speak truth to power."
-Alex Gibney, Academy Award-winning director of Taxi to the Dark Side

"The best film about journalism in Vietnam I’ve ever seen."
-Bob Schieffer, former anchor of CBS Evening News & moderator of Face the Nation

“Dateline-Saigon brings us back to an era when journalists pursued a noble mission and what they reported mattered. Its five heroes shaped history and elevated their craft. I hope this terrific film can inspire us today to restore that sense of calling and honesty, both to journalism and to our society."
-Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography; former editor of Time magazine and president of CNN

Biography of Director Tom Herman

Thomas D. Herman’s Dateline-Saigon is his directorial debut. Prior to directing Dateline-Saigon, Herman was a co-producer of the Emmy-award winning feature film, Live from Baghdad, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham-Carter. Before that, Herman was a freelance producer for CNN as well as a correspondent for National Public Radio.

Herman received a BA with honors at the University of Pennsylvania, and continued his education at Harvard and Oxford Universities.

When he’s in between films, Herman practices law in Boston. “Being a lawyer helps me pay the bills while I pursue my passion, filmmaking,” he says.