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THE DIPLOMAT tells the remarkable story of the life and legacy of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, whose singular career spans fifty years of American foreign policy from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Told through the perspective of his eldest son David, the documentary takes you behind the scenes of high stakes diplomacy where peace is waged and wars are ended.
Joining us at the Film Center will be Executive Producer of the film, Marshall Sonenshine. An Emmy award winner for the HBO documentary THE LOVING STORY, Mr.Sonenshine is also a frequent contributor to the business and political sections of The New York Times as well as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.
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“THE DIPLOMAT is a frank portrayal of Richard Holbrooke’s relationships with his sons. It offers a lens to judge Holbrooke’s public persona—a single-named celebrity in certain circles, the “diplomatic hope of a generation”—against the man his sons struggled to know, creating a sensitive portrait of fatherhood weighed against ambition, celebrity, legacy, and the force required to affect change throughout the world.” — Arthur Ryel-Lindsey, Tribeca Film Festival
“Richard Holbrooke’s life as chronicled in the documentary THE DIPLOMAT is more than an effort of a son to capture the legacy of his father. It is a detailed chronicle of the inner workings of a foreign policy that continues to place the leadership of the free world in the cross hairs of demagogues.” — Dwight the Connoisseur
