Facing | |
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Genre | History |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
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Running time | 44-53 minutes |
Production company | Network Entertainmen |
Original release | |
Network | National Graphic |
Release | August 30 – September 27, 2016 |
Facing is a documentary series that portrays the lives of some of the most influential figures in history. [1] 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. [2] In the RealScreen Awards, it won the history/biographical category in a non-fiction series. [3] It bagged several accolades in the Leo Awards including the best documentary program, best direction and best editing. [4]
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 [5] | |||
2 | "Facing Saddam" | September 6, 2016 | |
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. [7] | |||
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 [8] |