[1][2][3][4] McKiernan's work, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize,[5] has taken him to some of the world's most troubled regions, from Nicaragua to Iraq and Syria,[6] from West Africa to Afghanistan.
[8] In 2011, he completed Bringing King to China, a documentary that premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
[20] His newest documentary film, From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey, was released on October 8, 2019.
[19] A review in The New Republic called it "a humane but unflinching look at one of the most famous Indigenous resistance groups in modern history.
"[21] The film features previously unreleased footage from Wounded Knee that McKiernan "buried before his arrest by the FBI at the siege’s conclusion.