Slamdance Film Festival 2009

At the heart of the humanitarian drama in Colombia, a journalist fights to denounce atrocity and to document events through his weekly television show Contravía— a show one of its kind amongst a plethora of soap operas and show-biz gossip. Hollman Morris’ exclusive eyewitness accounts have won him international recognition and prestigious prizes, as well as intimidation and death threats. Living in an increasingly hostile environment, Hollman Morris and his family contemplate leaving the country. Unwanted Witness draws a candid portrait of a complex person who, at the heart of a country torn apart by war, is full of convictions, motivations and fears but devoted to liberty of expression.

This captivating portrait of Colombian investigative journalist Hollman Morris shows the guts, ego, and personal sacrifices it takes for one man to fight for change in a country bubbling with corruption and keep his family together at the same time. Morris is a hero and yet as human as any of his subjects.

- Jake Weisman, Film Programmer