Mor Loushy: Director of "American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden"

In this episode of Bonfire Conversations, I sit down with award-winning filmmaker Mor Loushy, director of Netflix’s powerful three-part documentary series American Manhunt: The Osama Bin Laden Mission.With the remembrance of September 11 approaching, this story carries an even deeper weight. The series takes us inside one of the most dramatic manhunts in modern history — the decade-long search for Osama Bin Laden and the Navy SEAL mission that ended it. Through gripping interviews, rare archival footage, and cinematic reenactments, American Manhunt makes history unfold like a thriller.In our conversation, Mor shares the origins of the project, the challenges of editing such a massive story, her collaboration with composer Jasha Klebe, the role of reenactments, and how she approaches truth, trust, and controversy in her films. We also talk about courage, history, and the future of documentary filmmaking.And of course, we wrap things up with our Penny for Your Thoughts segment — where Mor reveals her favorite films, thoughts on AI, and what courage means in everyday life.✨ Subscribe to Bonfire Conversations for more in-depth talks with extraordinary creators from film, games, and beyond.American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden is available on Netflix.Chapters:0:00 – Intro1:34 – Starting the Conversation2:16 – Origins of the Project5:25 – Editing a Massive Story8:29 – Remembering 9/1111:24 – Research and Accuracy13:41 – Gaining Trust of Interviewees17:26 – Working with Composer Jasha Klebe20:21 – Shooting Reenactments23:06 – Zero Dark Thirty & Fiction vs. Documentary25:53 – Penny for Your Thoughts26:12 – Objectivity in History26:22 – Favorite Food27:13 – Meaning of Courage28:30 – Favorite Films31:02 – Truth vs. Emotion31:42 – Pixar Question32:55 – AI and Documentary Filmmaking34:54 – Small but Powerful Life Moments36:06 – Season 2 of American Manhunt37:11 – Rating the Interview37:49 – Closing Thoughts#AmericanManhunt #NetflixDocumentary #MorLoushy #BonfireConversations