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

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

"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 makers of a new documentary alleging the iconic "Napalm Girl" photo was deliberately credited to the wrong photographer -- claims denied by the Associated Press -- said Sunday that it is "critical" to "share this story with the world.