At screening Q&A, panel invokes Emmett Till to argue the press must show realities of atrocities

Goodman noted the screening date fell on the 71st anniversary of Emmett Till's lynching and recounted Mamie Till's decision to leave her son's casket open so the world would see the ravages of racial violence. She argued that such images can be essential to public awareness and drew a parallel to showing the realities of hospitals and civilian casualties in modern conflicts.

"Mamie Till had something very important to teach the press of today. Show the pictures. Show the images," Goodman said. Panelists used the historical example to justify why their film emphasizes firsthand testimony and visual evidence from scenes of conflict, saying visual documentation can spur public action.