The Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival takes place from November 8-12 at the American Museum of Natural History. There will be a screening of The War Tapes, followed by a discussion with the director, Deborah Scranton, and an IAVA veteran.

Date: Saturday, November 11th
Time: 8:30pm 
Location: American Museum of Natural History 
Contact/Ticket Buying Information: Mead Festival Website  
 

The War Tapes
Deborah Scranton. 2006. 97 min. (U.S.)
In March 2004, several members of one National Guard unit arrived in Iraq carrying digital video cameras. The stories of this diverse group provide an intimate portrait of the Iraq war that we have not yet seen. Part journal, part joke book, and part witness, The War Tapes offers a view of war as it is experienced from the inside. We see what the soldiers are thinking every step of the way, from their views on the media's coverage of Operation Iraqi Freedom to how they miss their loved ones back home. Candid, raw, and strikingly honest, The War Tapes exposes the culture of combat and the humanity of war in the 21st century.