Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS

Event Middle East

June 19, 2017 Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS

~ A Special Documentary Screening ~

Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Sebastian Junger and Emmy winner Nick Quested chronicle Syria’s descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of the Islamic State. iStock

Monday, June 19, 2017

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Heritage Foundation

Allison Auditorium

214 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC
20002

Description

In this new 90-minute National Geographic documentary, Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Sebastian Junger and Emmy winner Nick Quested chronicle Syria’s descent into the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of the Islamic State.

Pulling from nearly 1,000 hours of visceral footage, they capture the Syrian war’sharrowing carnage, political and social consequences, and human toll,while painting an alarming picture of the West’s role in the creation of ISIS.