Overview
- Directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, the documentary arrives on Netflix on Dec. 26 after a high-profile festival run.
- A previously unnamed Abu Ghraib source, Camille Lo Sapio, appears on camera to describe sharing prison photographs that underpinned Hersh’s reporting.
- The filmmakers question Hersh about single-source and anonymous sourcing, capturing tense moments that underscore his strict approach to protecting identities.
- Cover-Up revisits landmark investigations including My Lai, CIA domestic spying tied to the Rockefeller and Church inquiries, Watergate financing links, MKUltra, and the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal.
- The film acknowledges disputed chapters such as The Dark Side of Camelot and Syria coverage, while framing Hersh’s work as a case for the public value of rigorous investigative journalism he continues on Substack at age 88.