archival footage

In this latest installment of I WAS THERE, photojournalist Lou Dematteis recounts the moments that led up to him photographing the capture of U.S. mercenary Eugene Hasenfus.

In 1949, the government of the Republic of China was defeated in the Chinese Civil War. The Nationalist Government fled the People’s Liberation Army to Taiwan, along with two million troops and civilians. Gao Binghan escaped alone at the age of 13.

On November 26, 2008, a group of men held Mumbai hostage. Actress and celebrity chef Amrita Raichand was present and tells Vice World News how she survived.

Niniay Mohammad grew up in Marawi City where militants from the Maute ISIS Group launched an attack. She had escaped after two days, but the siege lasted for five months.

On April 25, 2015, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. An avalanche on Mount Everest killed 19 climbers. Expedition leader, Mingma G, was at Everest Base Camp. This is his story of survival.

Through the stories and words of his sisters Lisane Basquiat & Jeanine Heriveaux, VICE gets a unique look into the life of famed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Palu, Indonesia in 2018. The tsunami that followed killed thousands of people. A whole village was swallowed by the ground. Many were buried alive. VWN met with Ista Nur Masyithah to recount her horrific ordeal.

Paul Tomita was taken prisoner at age three to an American concentration camp in Idaho.

The violent actions of N.Y.P.D. officers during the Tompkins Square Park riot in 1988 were caught on a video camera by local resident and artist Clayton Patterson.

In this episode of “I Was There”, we meet with Harwati, a mudflow survivor who was born and raised in Sidoarjo.

An archival and interview-based series where a subject describes their experience and role within a larger historical event or movement - with hopes of drawing parallels between history/their experiences and current cultural themes/elements.

An archival and interview-based series where a subject describes their experience and role within a larger historical event or movement - with hopes of drawing parallels between their experiences and current cultural themes.