This compelling documentary explores Chapelle’s storytelling and her intriguing journey as a combat journalist, which paved the way for other female war correspondents. She defied the odds and told the story her way.
Clad in fatigues, an Australian bush hat, harlequin eyeglasses, a Leica camera slung around her shoulders and an infamous pair of pearl earrings, Dickey Chapelle stood out and defied everyone’s notion of what a war correspondent was. Striving to not just capture the horrors of the war, but also the day-to-day lives of soldiers, how combat took a heavy toll on them and what was really happening on the front lines.
