2 0 0 5 ▁document ary ▁by ▁Barbara ▁Ko pp le ▁and ▁Mar ij ana ▁W ot ton . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁It ▁follows ▁five ▁women ▁rep or ters ▁and ▁the ▁challeng es ▁they ▁face ▁as ▁they ▁work ▁in ▁Ira q ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁G ulf ▁War . ▁Mol ly ▁B ingham ▁is ▁an ▁experienced ▁photograph er ▁who ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁at ▁Ab u ▁Gh ra ib ▁prison ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Marie ▁Col vin ▁was ▁a ▁rep orter ▁who ▁lost ▁her ▁eye ▁to ▁a ▁gr en ade ▁while ▁working ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁Jan ine ▁di ▁Giovanni ▁has ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁difficulties ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁mother ▁and ▁still ▁working ▁to ▁ful fill ▁her ▁duties ▁as ▁a ▁journalist . ▁Mary ▁Rog ers ▁is ▁a ▁cam er aw oman ▁who ▁continues ▁to ▁put ▁herself ▁in ▁harm ' s ▁way ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁proper ▁foot age ▁to ▁cover ▁her ▁stories . ▁ ▁Production ▁Bear ing ▁Wit ness ▁was ▁made ▁for ▁and ▁premier ed ▁on ▁the ▁A & E ▁television ▁network ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Full ▁Frame ▁Document ary ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Dur ham , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁with ▁the ▁subject ▁that ▁year ▁being ▁on ▁" Why ▁War ? ". ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Aless andra ▁Stanley ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁document ary , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" be aut iful ly