The Central Task of Journalism

"Cannibal Holocaust" is about a man who committed suicide after being forced to resign from his position as treasurer of Pennsylvania. The film was partly in response to Italian news coverage of political terrorism in Italy in the 70s. "I feel like he is responding in an inarticulate and regrettable way, what it does to you to be in the business of documenting and creating human pain," says director Roger O'Dato. 'You need these details to make stories come alive.'