James Brabazon

James Brabazon is a reputed author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker from The United Kingdom. He is bests known for his excellent work in situations of conflict. Brabazon gained popularity for the first time when he was the only reporter to film the fighting of the LURD rebel group when they took a stand to overthrow the rule of President Charles Taylor at the time of the 2nd Liberian Civil War. While Brabazon was in Liberia, he came across a South African arms dealer & mercenary named Nick du Toit. He hired Nick as his personal bodyguard. A memoir written by Brabazon, My Friend the Mercenary, is based on his experiences of the civil war in Liberia, the friendship between him and Nick du Toit, and Nick’s subsequent failed attempt of the Equatorial Guinea coup. In 2013, author Brabazon produced a documentary for HBO that revolves around the story of Tim Hetherington, a professional photographer. He was a collaborator and close friend of Brabazon, who got killed in 2011 while covering the Civil War in Libya. This documentary was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of the Best Documentary.