He was among the 270 passengers killed that night.
It meant thatLockerbiesgraphic depiction of the disaster was a shock.
Debris reigns down on Lockerbie residents who scramble to assess what has fallen from the night sky.
Michelle Ciulla Lipkin with her father Frank
They find the bodies of passengers, gruesomely lit under the glare of their torches.
I looked at my Mom and I was like, Its tragedy porn.
This is disgusting, Ciulla Lipkin tells Deadline.
Theyre literally representing the worst moments of our life … You dont need to do that.
In a memo sent to other victims, she recommended skipping the first episode and later recaps.
Did Carnival ignore their feedback?
We had lots of good conversations, but it was too late to address anything, she replies.
Ciulla Lipkin has a natural empathy for Swire, but believes his account distorts reality.
A source close toLockerbieadded that the original scripts were changed to excise some falsehoods.
Because ultimately, this series is fictional.
It should have no bearing on how people understand the truth about the bombing of Pan Am 103.
She has found examples of NBC promotional materials that refer toLockerbie: A Search for Truthas a true story.
She says NBC changed the language after she requested edits.
The written answer is an unequivocal yes.
The article was updated after Deadline pointed out the concerns of victims to a Sky spokesperson.
Ciulla Lipkin thinks this could have real-life consequences.
At the core of the story of Lockerbie is collaboration and the collective, she adds.
They [the BBC and Netflix] wanted to tell that story and that makes me feel optimistic.
