Published on, Sept. 1 -- September 1, 2025 12:22 AM

'Cover-Up,' a documentary chronicling the career of US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, offering a portrait of a reporter whose work has exposed some of America's darkest secrets.

Directed by Oscar-winner Laura Poitras and longtime collaborator Mark Obenhaus, the film traces Hersh's rise from helping out at his family's dry-cleaning business to breaking news that repeatedly shook the US establishment.

"My work tends to follow troublemakers, people who speak truth to power, like Sy (Hersh)," said Poitras, who won the coveted Golden Lion award at Venice in 2022 for her documentary about activist photographer Nan Goldin.

Hersh made...