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18:54, 18-Aug-2017
VICE documentary captures real horror in Charlottesville
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A documentary "Charlottesville: Race and Terror" released last week by media company VICE has captured the anger, racism and hate of white nationalist movement, which became the most powerful news coverage about Charlottesville.
The twenty-two-minute documentary "Vice News Tonight" broadcast by HBO on Monday already has more than 35 million online views.
VICE's footage showed protesters screaming anti-Semitic slogans, which contrasted dramatically with US president Donald Trump's claim that "very fine people" participated in the march.
Correspondent Elle Reeve’s initial story from reporting on the intersection of the internet and white supremacy movement over 18 months helped vividly illustrate the dispute between right-wingers and protesters.
A screenshot of the documentary by VICE.
A screenshot of the documentary by VICE.
The film showed white nationalist leaders including Christopher Cantwell, Robert Ray, David Duke, and Matthew Heimbach, who are considered by many to be the face of a new generation of white nationalists, according to the Guardian.
At one point in the documentary, Cantwell was seen weltering on the ground as someone attempted to pour milk over his head.
He told the reporter that he didn’t know who was that and said, "I don’t know. Communists." Later, he also showed to the camera the three handguns and a knife he carried.
A screenshot of the documentary by VICE.
A screenshot of the documentary by VICE.
VICE’s cameras not only captured chants of “Jews will not replace us” during the march, but also recorded members of the movement explaining their bigotry.
One man directed anti-Semitic remarks at Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. “Donald Trump gives his daughter to a Jew,” he complained. Another profanely says that they will “kill these people (Jews and blacks) if we have to.”
(With input from AP)