Facing (TV series)
Facing is a documentary series that portrays the lives of some of the most influential figures in history.[2] The episodes combine archived photos and video footage with first person interviews from individuals who have known or "faced" these personalities; no single narrator for the series or any dramatization is involved. Produced by Network Entertainment, it is a five part series telecast on the National Geographic Channel. The series was nominated for the 2017 RealScreen Awards and Leo Awards.[3] In the RealScreen Awards, it won the history/biographical category in a non-fiction series.[4] It bagged several accolades in the Leo Awards including the best documentary program, best direction and best editing.[5]
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Genre | History |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
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Running time | 44-53 minutes |
Production company(s) | Network Entertainment |
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Original network | National Geographic Channel |
Original release | August 30 – September 27, 2016 |
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Episodes
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Facing Escobar" | August 30, 2016 | |
Compilation of interviews to Steve Murphy, Javier Peña, Joe Toft, George Jung, John Jairo “Popeye” Velásquez, and Miguel Alfredo "Maza" Márquez[6] | |||
2 | "Facing Saddam" | September 6, 2016 | |
Compilation of interviews to Dan Rather, Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Zainab Salbi, and Charles Horner.[7] | |||
3 | "Facing Suge Knight" | September 13, 2016 | |
Compilation of interviews to Vanilla Ice, Virgil Roberts, Gary Ballen, Greg Kading, Sharitha Golden, Tracy Lynn Curry and Danny Boy. | |||
4 | "Facing Putin" | September 20, 2016 | |
Compilation of interviews to Robert Gates, Marina Litvinenko, Platon Antoniou, Leon Panetta, Bill Browder, Viktor Yushchenko, and Nadya Tolokonnikova. | |||
5 | "Facing Schwarzenegger" | September 27, 2016 | |
Interviews by Lou Ferrigno, Rae Dawn Chong, Carl Weathers, Ivan Reitman, Peter Kent, Ric Drasin, and Tom McClintock.[8] | |||
6 | "Facing Trump" | 2016 | |
Compilation of interviews to Gloria Allred, Ann Coulter, Omarosa Manigault, Timothy L. O'Brien, Al Sharpton, and Michael Tollin. | |||
7 | "Facing Hillary" | Unknown[9] |
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See also
References
- "Nat Geo Channel to Premiere New Docu-Series FACING, 8/30". broadwayworld.com.
- "Network Entertainment Announces the Launch of its New National Geographic Series Facing". marketwatch.com.
- "Network entertainment 'facing' television series nominated for 2017 RealScreen awards and Leo awards". www.marketwatch.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "RealScreen Awards 2017 winners". awards.realscreen.com.
- "2017 Leo Awards Winners by Program". www.leoawards.com.
- Sang, Lucia I. Suarez (30 August 2016). "Ex-DEA agents who fought Pablo Escobar headline new NatGeo documentary". Fox News. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "What's on TV: Friday, September 9". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Facing Arnold Schwarzenegger". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Facing... - National Geographic for everyone in everywhere". National Geographic. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Facing... - National Geographic for everyone in everywhere". National Geographic. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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