In their short lives children in the Bosnian city of Mostar, like Sanel, have seen unspeakable barbarity. So have the children of Rwanda, the segregated communities of Northern Ireland and the troubled neighborhoods where Palestinians and Israelis wreak vengeance on one another. The Raymonds have worked with children before. That documentary, conceived and produced by Craig Gilbert, gave the Raymonds their first big break. During that time the Louds' marriage broke up and a son, Lance, declared himself gay, all on camera.
Some people love it, some people revile it.
Some people say that the Louds were, you know, weren't worth the 12 hours of air time. I guess it's your opinion. Those and other works on crime inspired more than one television series but got them temporarily stereotyped as filmmakers with a lust for danger. So when they were hired on contract to ABC News, one of the first places they were sent was Northern Ireland during one of its most violent periods. The assignment was the beginning of their interest in the daily life of war zones and in foreign reporting.