The authorship of The Associated Press’s renowned “napalm girl” photograph is being called into question in the new documentary “The Stringer,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah

The Stringer,' a controversial new Sundance documentary about the origins of the 'napalm girl' photo, is sparking controversy.

The Times spoke to team behind "The Stringer" and an attorney for former AP photographer Nick Ut about the film's claims that Ut did not take the photo known as "Napalm Girl."

The Stringer” at Sundance alleges the famed Vietnam War photo “The Terror of War,” or “Napalm Girl,” was not taken by Nick Ut. The AP and Ut deny the claims.

After half a century, a Vietnamese freelance photographer, has claimed he is the real creator of the infamous image, sold for $20 and credited to an AP staff photographer

The Short Film Program awards honored the winning projects five days before the conclusion of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where 88 feature-length and episodic works and 57 short films — curated from 11,153 short film submissions — have screened to audiences in Park City, Salt Lake City and online.

According to the documentary 'The Stringer,' presented at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, the iconic Vietnam War photograph was taken by a Vietnamese freelance photographer, not Nick Ut. The Associated Press denies these claims.

The city on everybody’s lips at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was…Cincinnati. Countless festival guests whispered about the festival’s potential move to the Ohio city, one of three finalists in its search for a new home. The resounding consensus? “Please, not there.”

David Osit’s stunning “Predators” is much more than another attempt to interrogate our international obsession with true crime culture. It’s also an act of courage, confronting an increasingly vigilante-driven mindset that never pauses to understand that which is correctly considered vile, choosing instead to turn it into entertainment.

We're keeping a running roundup of every movie we see this year at Sundance Film Festival. Here are the best, ranked (including 'Pee-wee as Himself').

A two-year investigation uncovers a scandal behind the making of one of the most-recognized photographs of the 20th century. Five decades of secrets are unraveled in the search for justice for a man known only as “the stringer.

Two griffins rear their snouts into the first black and white frame of Alex Thompson’s short film Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting, and that so-real-you-can-touch-it CG image elicited audible gasps of amazement during the packed Sundance premiere.