T-b: writer Josh Singer, director Tom McCarthy, actor Brian D’Arcy James. The Boston Globe journalists Mike Rezendes, Ben Bradlee Jr., Walter Robinson and Sacha Pfeiffer who broke the story in 2002.
©2015 Angela María Ortíz S.
Spotlight is an intense movie with an amazing cast that focuses on the journalists who broke the first stories about abuse in the Catholic Church, and I had a chance to sit down with a few of the film’s creators to talk about the story behind the story. One of the running statements through all the conversations was that investigative journalism is still important, and that we need to save our local papers by supporting them.
We got to hear how writer Josh Singer and director Thomas McCarthy worked together to tell the best story they could about a very complex subject. Actor Brian D’Arcy James (Matt Carroll) shared a lot about his role and how honored he felt to be part of the film.
Tom McCarthy
Josh Singer
Another highlight of the conversations was meeting some of the real Boston Globe journalists that broke the story: Mike Rezendes, Ben Bradlee Jr., Walter Robinson, and Sacha Pfeiffer.
Spotlight tells the true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions, the Catholic Church. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delved into allegations of abuse in the church, their year-long investigation uncovered decades of cover-ups at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishments.
Rezendes, Bradlee Jr., Robinson, & Pfeiffer
Brian D’Arcy James
The film has some great performances and has the potential to influence dialogue to continue supporting local journalism. It stars Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, and Stanley Tucci.
To listen in on the conversations just click on the audio boxes. —A.O.
Photos: ©2015 Angela María Ortíz S.
