Dan Reed's documentary chronicles the court cases resulting from defamation lawsuits filed by Sandy Hook parents.
Documentary filmmaker Dan Reed doesn’t shy away from unpleasant topics. Among the many films he’s either directed or produced are, relating the horrific events of a terrorist attack in Kenya that left 71 people dead. But the psychological demands placed on him by these efforts must have paled in comparison to the burden placed on him by his latest effort,, which required him to stare at the face of its repugnant subject over the course of many months. Medals have been given for less.
After years enduring such lies and the harassment of Jones’ demented followers, Pozner had enough. He and his wife sued Jones for defamation. The documentary filmmaker apparently had unfettered access to the resulting trial held in Travis County, Texas, in which Jones, whose lawyer describes him as an “American hero,” testified that he was a “good person” and admitted under oath that the Sandy Hook shooting had actually occurred.
At one point, a lawyer asks Jones about an image from a recent broadcast. The judge asks, “Can I see it, please?” and chuckles nervously when she observes that it’s a screenshot of an image of her face in flames. Jones explains that it’s merely a depiction of the judge “consuming freedom.” The second trial, a result of another lawsuit filed by several of the Sandy Hook parents, is covered less exhaustively. Still, there are many disturbing moments, such as one of the parents testifying that he had received messages from people claiming to have urinated on their son’s grave and threatening to dig it up to prove that no one was buried there. Once again, Jones lost and was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion, representing the largest penalty in a defamation case in U.S. history.
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