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The War Tapes: Trailer
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The War Tapes: "Pink's First IED"
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Blood of My Brother: Trailer
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Blood of My Brother: "Dream"
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When I Came Home: Trailer / "Shelter"

Exclusive clips from three Iraq documentaries premiering at this week's Tribeca Film Festival

UPDATE: The War Tapes and When I Came Home both took home best documentary awards in their respective divisions at the Tribeca Film Festival’s award ceremony Saturday, May 6. See War-Themed Works Win at Tribeca Festival (CBS News).

It’s a big year for Iraq war documentaries at New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival, which kicked off this week. GNN is proud to present the theatrical trailers and three exclusive clips from three powerful films which tell the story of the war from unique, and critical, perspectives.

The War Tapes

In March 2004, just as the insurgency strengthened, several members of a New Hampshire National Guard unit arrived in Iraq, carrying digital video cameras. The War Tapes is the movie they made with director Deborah Scranton and a team of award-winning filmmakers. It’s the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves on the front lines in Iraq. The soldiers were not picked by casting agents or movie producers. They selected themselves. Ten soldiers from Charlie Company carried cameras on IED-riddled roads and into combat—and into their own internal conversations. They learned how to choose and tell their stories in constant instant message conversations with Director Scranton. They filmed under unbelievable conditions. The unit was based at LSA Anaconda in the deadly Sunni Triangle, under constant threat of ambush and IED attacks. They traveled, as a unit, 1.4 million miles during their tour, and lived through over 1,200 combat operations and 250 direct enemy engagements.

This exclusive clip was shot by Sergeant Steven Pink. It shows the first time he is hit by an IED.

For more see: www.thewartapes.com.

The Blood of My Brother

The Blood of My Brother tells a story of the war in Iraq from a perspective rarely seen. The primary point of view is Iraqi — a family grieving at the tragic death of its eldest son. On the night of the opening, while volunteering to guard the ancient mosque in Kadhimiya, Ra’ad is shot and killed by an American patrol. Longing for revenge, Ra’ad’s brother Ibrahim dreams of joining the Shia uprising against the American occupation. But as the only male left in the family, Ibrahim must take on the role of breadwinner. While some of his friends leave home to fight the Americans, Ibrahim attempts to continue his brother’s business and provide for his mother and two sisters. The Blood of My Brother takes the viewer behind the scenes of the growing Shia insurgency with scenes of fighting and death on the streets of Sadr City and Najaf. The Blood of My Brother brings war-torn Iraq to life with intimate detail.

In this haunting clip, Ra’ad’s mother mourns her son’s loss.

For more see: Storyteller Films

When I Came Home

When I Came Home is a documentary which follows the story of Pcf. Herold Noel. The Brooklyn resident drove a fuel truck in the tip of U.S. invasion, one of the war’s most perilous jobs. Noel returns home suffering from a severe case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). His condition worsens as he struggles to find a place to live, eventually becoming homeless. With the help of fellow Iraq veterans, he finally finds an apartment for his family and his own voice as an outspoken member of the veteran justice movement. Using Noel’s story as a fulcrum, this doc examines the wider issue of homeless U.S. military veterans – from Vietnam to Iraq – who have to fight tooth-and-nail to receive the benefits promised to them by their government.

In this exclusive clip, a frustrated Noel discusses the homeless shelter system with another homeless veteran and the head of a veteran support group.

For more see: www.WhenICameHome.com

For screening times for all the films see: www.tribecafilmfestival.org

Credits

The War Tapes: Deborah Scranton, Director

Blood of My Brother: Andrew Berends, Director

When I Came Home: Dan Lohaus, Director

Posted by anthony
Anthony Lappé is GNN's Executive Editor. He's written for The New York Times, Details, New York, Paper, The Fader and Vice, among many others. He has worked as a producer for MTV and Fuse. He is the co-author of GNN's True Lies and the producer of their Iraq doc, BattleGround.

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