Children of the Caliphate
Channel 4 | PBS | SBS | 15mins
This is an investigation into how ISIS indoctrinated and recruited thousands of children as young as eight years old to become soldiers and suicide bombers.
Filmed on the Turkish-Syrian border at the height of ISIS’ reign of terror in northern Syria, we filmed with children trained to fight and die for ISIS, a female teacher whose job was to train children as suicide bombers, and finally a young boy who dared to defy them - they cut off two of his limbs as punishment.
CREDITS
Producer, Director & Reporter: Evan Williams
Shooting Producer: Oliver Englehart
Commissioning Editor: James Brabazon
Produced by Evan Williams Productions Ltd for Channel 4 Foreign Film Fund 2015
