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EX1 in China’s Quake Zone, Part 1

When the tragic Sichuan earthquake (magnitude 7.9) struck China on May 12, HBO decided to send a filmmaker to the region almost immediately in order to capture documentary footage. The network’s call went out to Jon Alpert, a documentarian who has been specializing on shooting footage in war zones and disaster areas for decades. He was one of the first reporters to film in Cambodia in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, and in the American Embassy during the Iran hostage crisis. His adventures have also taken him to Afghanistan during the Russian occupation and previously to China ...

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