It aired as an episode of American Experience on PBS.
[4] Topics of the video include the men of Company C, who perpetrated the massacre, and the cover-up of the event.
Hugh Thompson Jr., the rescue helicopter pilot who confronted the ground forces personally, reported the killings, and helped halt the massacre, is also covered in the documentary.
[5] My Lai was recognized as the 2010 Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming during the Emmys.
[6] The documentary was also nominated as the 2010 Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking in the Emmys.