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In 1968, a graphic photo of the execution of a Viet Cong prisoner during the Tet Offensive is credited with helping galvanize antiwar sentiment to end the Vietnam war. That photograph was taken by the iconic Eddie Adams, a Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist who covered 13 wars, and captured the images of almost every celebrity figure of his time. But it was the photo of the execution that most haunted Adams all his life. He died in 2004 of Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, leaving behind a wife and son, and more than 4 decades of images. Now, an award winning documentary called An Unlikely Weapon: The Eddie Adams Story, has captured the life and times of the quirky photographer whose character was as colorful as his photos. Directed by Susan Morgan Cooper, produced by Cindy Lou Atkins (Adams\u2019 sister-in-law), and narrated by actor Kiefer Sutherland, the documentary explores the conflicted personality of a man who captured history but was harder on himself than anyone else. Eddie Adams is remembered by fellow photojournalists and friends, his own wife, and son, and through footage taken of him while he was alive, speaking for himself candidly and with humor. <\/p>\n
GUEST: Cindy Lou Atkins, producer and Eddie Adams’ sister-in-law, and David Kennerly, friend of Adams, also a Pulitzer prize winning photographer<\/em><\/p>\n An Unlikely Weapon will be screening for one week (July 10-16) at the Laemmle Music Hall 3, 9036 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills. <\/p>\n