The War Tapes
In March 2004, just as the insurgent movement strengthened,
several members of one National Guard unit arrived in Iraq, with
cameras. is the result - a uniquely collaborative film from a team that
includes Director Deborah Scranton, Producer Robert May and Producer/Editor
Steve James.
Straight from the front lines in Iraq, The War Tapes is the first
war movie filmed by soldiers themselves. It is Operation Iraqi Freedom as
filmed by Sergeant Steve Pink, Sergeant Zack Bazzi and Specialist Mike Moriarty
and other soldiers.
In the end, The War Tapes is a complex, heartbreaking, and
completely unique opportunity for millions to witness first-person experiences
of war-a modern-day Odyssey-and the experience of homecoming.
When I Came Home
When I Came Home is a film about homeless veterans in America: from those who served in Vietnam to those returning from the current war
in Iraq.
The film looks at the challenges faced by returning combat veterans and the
battle many must fight for the benefits promised to them. Through the story of
Herold Noel, an Iraq War veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
and living in his car in Brooklyn, When I Came
Home reveals a failing system and the veteran's struggle to survive after
returning from the war.
 Jerabek
Jerabek is
an intimate portrait of one family that confronts the tragedy of war. Ryan
Jerabek wanted to get out of Green Bay,
Wisconsin, see the world and do
something different. Moved by what happened on September 11th, the honor
student and varsity athlete joined the Marines and left for boot camp weeks
after his high school graduation. Nine months later, he was killed in Iraq. The film
chronicles, over two years, the changes in the lives of his family as they
struggle with the cost of losing one son and the price of holding on to
another. Beyond politics, headlines and statistics, Jerabek offers a candid, personal look at the toll one death
takes.
 Operation: Homecoming
A unique documentary about troops; experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by
soldiers, Marines, and air men. Some writings were published in the New Yorker
in summer 2006. A larger assortment was published as a book by Random House
last September. The film drew upon the submissions by soldiers for the book.
It's a remarkable portrait of troops at war - the complexities, doubts, and
fears - written with honesty.
It's rooted in a program by the NEA that created a series of
writing workshops at military bases. After those workshops, the writers
submitted pieces for consideration in the book, edited by Andy Carroll. From
those writings were selected 11 for inclusion in the film.
 Lioness (Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 2007)
Lioness presents the untold story of the first group of women in U.S.
history to be sent into direct ground combat, in violation of official policy. Told through intimate accounts, journal excerpts, archival footage, as well as interviews with military commanders, the film follows five women who served together for a year in Iraq.
With captivating detail, this probing documentary reveals the
unexpected consequences that began by using women to defuse tensions with local civilians,
but resulted in their fighting in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the war. Together these women's
candid narratives and scenes from their lives back home form a portrait of
the emotional and psychological effects of war from a female point of
view. Lioness is the first film to bridge the gap between
perception and reality of the essential role women are playing in Iraq, capturing
an historical turning point for American society.
Warrior Champions (In Development)
This film will follow wounded veterans as they compete in the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China.
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