Film Description
3000 Cups of Tea: Investigating the Rise and Ruin of Greg Mortenson, a Skyline Ventures Production
What happens if the media gets it wrong and in one flawed and damning story they destroy the reputation of a man?
In 2011, "60 Minutes" put Greg Mortenson and his non-profit foundation in its crosshairs, accusing him of lying and fraud. What they didn't report is how they came to those allegations and worse, whether they checked their own sources before airing the program.
"3000 Cups of Tea" investigates what happened through exclusive interviews with Mortenson, his family, his closest advisors, as well as some of his detractors and charity watch dogs, and on-the-ground verite footage of his schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
What producer and director Jennifer Jordan discovered about the state of American journalism and its power to destroy good men astounds, infuriates, and ultimately breaks the hearts of its audience.