The battle heats up between indie journalists and the Associated Press over a movie questioning the author of an iconic Vietnam image.

The authorship of The Associated Press’s renowned “napalm girl” photograph is being called into question in the new documentary. The AP said it has no reason to conclude that no one other than the long-credited photographer,

The Stringer” at Sundance alleges the famed Vietnam War photo “The Terror of War,” or “Napalm Girl,” was not taken by Nick Ut. The AP and Ut deny the claims.

The Times spoke to team behind "The Stringer" and an attorney for former AP photographer Nick Ut about the film's claims that Ut did not take the photo known as "Napalm Girl."

A new documentary, The Stringer, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, has ignited a heated debate over the authorship of one of the most iconic photographs in history: the "Napalm Girl." The

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut (with framed picture), flanked by Kim Phuc, known as the "Napalm Girl", shows his Vietnam war photo as they wait to meet Pope Francis in St Peter's Square,