Cover-Up is a riveting odyssey through the fascinating career of Seymour Hersh—whose relentless investigative reporting exposed some of America’s most explosive official secrets, from the My Lai massacre to the CIA’s darkest operations. Directed by Oscar-winner Laura Poitras and Emmy-winner Mark Obenhaus, the film follows Hersh as he reopens his stacks of personal notes, documents, and memories, tracing 50 years spent confronting the U.S. military, intelligence, and media’s capacity for concealment and spin.

Blending interviews, archival footage, and Hersh’s own reflections, Cover-Up not only tells the story of a legendary outsider, but probes the ethical and personal risks of a lifetime of adversarial journalism.

As we adapt to New Fault Lines of our tumultuous era, Cover-Up is essential viewing—challenging the festival audience to consider the silent costs of looking away, and the urgent necessity for persistent, principled reporting.

Screening followed by audience talkback with directors Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, who will be joined by Seymour Hersh.