To Sell a War

To Sell a War
Directed by	Neil Docherty
Produced by	Neil Docherty
Narrated by	Linden MacIntyre
Edited by	Les Onody
Release dates	December 1992
Country	Canada
Language	English

To Sell A War is a documentary, first aired in December 1992 as part of CBC programme the fifth estate. The programme was directed and produced by Neil Docherty.

It chronicles the Citizens for a Free Kuwait campaign efforts to spin public relations sentiment in the United States in favor of the Gulf War, focusing on the story of Nurse Nayirah, who was, in fact, Nayirah al-Sabah, the daughter of Kuwait's ambassador to the United States Saud Nasir Al-Sabah. Her infamous testimony about Iraqi soldiers removing babies from incubators, which was widely disseminated, was a result of coaching by PR firm Hill & Knowlton.

Awards

1993 – American Film and Video Festival - Blue Ribbon
1993 – Canadian Association of Journalists Awards for Investigative Reporting - CAJ Award - Network Television Category
1993 – The New York Festivals - Bronze Medal
1992 – Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Chris Award
1992 – Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Bronze Plaque
1992 – International Emmy Awards - International Emmy Award Documentary
1992 – Yorkton Short Film/Video Festival - Golden Sheaf Award - Best Documentary

International Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary

1967 — 1989	Big Deal at Gothenburg (1967) La Section Anderson (1968) The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy (1969) Secret Hospital (1979) Fighting Back (1980) Charters Pour L'Enfer (1981) Is There One Who Understands Me?: The World of James Joyce (1982) The Miracle of Life (1983) The Heart of the Dragon: Remembering (1984) 28 Up (1985) Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker (1986) The Sword of Islam (1987) The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank (1988) Four Hours in My Lai (1989)

1990 — 1999	J'ai Douze Ans et Je Fais la Guerre (1990) Cambodia: The Betrayal (1991) To Sell a War (1992) Disappearing World: We Are All Neighbours / Monika and Jonas – the Face of the Informer State (1993) Life in the Freezer: The Big Freeze (1994) Contre L'Oubli / Anne Frank Remembered (1995) The Pelican of Ramzan the Red / People's Century / The Saga of Life: The Unknown World (1996) Gerrie & Louise (1997) Exile in Sarajevo (1998) Just Like Anyone Else / 14 Up Born in the USSR (1999)

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2010 — present	Mom and the Red Bean Cake (2010) Life with Murder (2011) Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (2012) 5 Broken Cameras (2013) No Burqas Behind Bars (2014) The Man Who Saved the Louvre (2015)

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To Sell a War

Awards

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