THE HIT dir. by Christopher Jon Halsne, Premiere Documentary Screening

555 11th Street Northwest,Washington DC 20004

03 March, 2022

Description

Reinvestigation of a fatal crash where NASCAR racing legend Tony Stewart killed a young competitor. 5pm investigative journalism panel inc. Working with the world’s leading accident reconstruction engineers, a team of national-award-winning journalists spent three years reinvestigating a fatal crash where NASCAR racing legend Tony Stewart killed a young competitor. New evidence exposes how money, power, and fame may have corrupted a small-town justice system. Director Chris Halsne: Investigative Broadcaster in Residence, American University in Washington D.C., Halsne has been on television for 30+ years. He’s managed special-projects news divisions in Seattle, Denver, and Oklahoma City. In the past two years alone, he’s been awarded the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi award for investigative reporting, three National Press Club awards, 4 Heartland Emmys, and a Regional Edward R. Murrow award. One of the top animal-rights reporters in the country, Halsne has been honored with four Genesis awards from the Humane Society of the United States for his undercover exposés.