ROSS KEMP: THE FIGHT AGAINST ISIS
Ross Kemp heads to Iraq and Syria where he follows Kurdish forces in their fight against Islamist rebels to establish a safe homeland and comes face to face with ISIS jihadists.
STORY
I produced the story, working with local fixers on the ground in Iraq and northern Syria to secure access to armed groups, IDP camps, Yazidi victims and community organisers.
IMPACT
1 x 80 mins for Sky
CREDITS
Producer Jamie Welham
Freshwater Films
Exec Producer Tom Sheahan
REVIEWS
“This was extraordinary, compelling stuff for which Kemp deserves to win many awards” - The Spectator
“Kemp brought a reporter’s eye to whatever he saw. He put the Kurds’ historic fight for freedom into context” - The Telegraph
“Not only immersive, it was illuminating. Kemp has always denied being a journalist but that is exactly what he is and a good one” - The Times
AWARDS
Broadcast Awards - Nominated Best Current Affairs 2017