Which Historicallly-based documentary was released first, The Silent Historian by Dutch filmmaker Simonka de Jong, or Restrepo, directed by American journalist Sebastian Junger?
The Silent Historian The Silent Historian (original title: "Het zwijgen van Loe de Jong [The Silence of Loe de Jong]") is a 2011 Dutch documentary film by Simonka de Jong, shown as part of the January 2012 New York Jewish Film Festival, presented in partnership with Jewish Museum and Film Society of Lincoln Center.
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon (also known as Neuville-sur-Saône: Débarquement du congrès des photographes à Lyon) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière and starring P.J.C. Janssen as himself. It was first screened on 12 June 1895.