Doc director Matthew Heineman on his first narrative film, 'A Private War'

In his career as a documentary filmmaker, Matthew Heineman has criss-crossed the country, followed Syrian activists in exile and embedded with vigilantes fighting Mexican drug cartels. His newest film, ‘A Private War’ is an adventure of a different kind--a narrative feature about war correspondent Marie Colvin. He tells us about using techniques he learned doing documentaries to make his first narrative film.

Director Matthew Heineman on the set of 'A Private War.' Photo credit: Keith Bernstein/Aviron Pictures