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Emmy Winning Documentary Filmmakers Launch Sisu Pictures

Award winning documentary filmmakers Gesbeen Mohammad and Robin Barnwell have launched Sisu Pictures, a new independent production company focused on current affairs programming.

By Ledger Staff · Originally reported · Posted

A documentary film crew with a camera on location in 1986; illustrative archival image, not Sisu Pictures personnel
A documentary film crew with a camera on location in 1986; illustrative archival image, not Sisu Pictures personnel · Christian Boss · Cropped and resized · CC BY 4.0

Award winning documentary filmmakers Gesbeen Mohammad and Robin Barnwell have launched Sisu Pictures, a new independent production company focused on current affairs programming. The filmmakers have received recognition including Emmy, Peabody, and BAFTA awards across their careers.

Their company will concentrate on major international stories, including subjects involving Iran and Afghanistan. The launch includes two documentaries scheduled to air on the same evening.

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