COVER-UP

directed by Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus

Seymour Hersh in his office at the Washington bureau of The New York Times, 1975 - The New York Times/Redux

Out of Competition

USA, 2025

Production: Project Mockingbird, Praxis Film

International Sales: Submarine Entertainment, MK2 Films

 

Cover-Up is a political thriller that traces the explosive career of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh. Urgent and deeply reported, Cover-Up is both a portrait of a relentless journalist and an indictment of institutional violence—revealing a cycle of impunity in the U.S. military and intelligence agencies. Drawing on exclusive access to Hersh’s notes, and interweaving primary documents and archival footage, Cover-Up captures the power and process of investigative journalism. Directed by Academy Award® and Golden Lion winner Laura Poitras and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Mark Obenhaus.

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