Interview: John Magaro on Media Consumption and Understanding the Game-Changing Nature of ‘September 5’

In Tim Fehlbaum’s September 5, ABC has a crew in Munich for the 1972 Olympics covering the games. When members of the Israeli team are taken hostage by armed gunmen, they realize that they have an exclusive access point to the unfolding drama, navigating uncharted territory about what they can and can’t show while switching to an entirely different brand of reporting than they had planned.

Awards Buzz spoke with John Magaro, who plays Geoffrey Mason, the man in charge of the control room, about working with the real-life Mason to learn and comprehend that fateful day’s events. Watch the video above to hear how he thinks the film can build bridges rather than create divisions, as well as reflections on a busy year with multiple memorable films of his released.

September 5 is currently playing in limited release and opens wide on Friday, January 17^th.