Introduction Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories is a 2004 Iraq War documentary film directed and written by Mike Shiley. Mike Shiley makes a press pass at Kinkos, rents a bulletproof vest and cashes in airline miles to fly to Iraq to make a film about the reality on the ground. Outline In March 2003, Mike… Read More
Introduction Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq is a 2007 documentary television film featuring interviews with Iraq War amputees. Outline The veterans tell producer James Gandolfini of how they received their injuries, and the emotional effect that it has had on them. Production & Filming Details Director(s): Jon Alpert. Ellen Goosenberg Kent. Producer(s): Jon Alpert… Read More
Introduction Baghdad ER is a documentary released by HBO on 21 May 2006. It shows the Iraq War from the perspective of a military hospital in Baghdad. Outline It has some relatively disturbing scenes in it (e.g. amputations), therefore the US Army is officially warning that military personnel watching it could experience symptoms of post-traumatic… Read More
Introduction Official Secrets is a 2019 British drama film based on the case of whistleblower Katharine Gun, who leaked a memo exposing an illegal spying operation by American and British intelligence services to gauge sentiment of and potentially blackmail United Nations diplomats tasked to vote on a resolution regarding the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Outline… Read More
Introduction American Soldiers is a 2005 war film directed by Sidney J. Furie. Also known as American Soldiers (original title), Combat Zone (Norway, Finland, and Sweden) Outline Iraq, 2004: during a routine sortie a US patrol is ambushed and the young soldiers are forced to put their training and skills into action fast. A determined… Read More
Introduction A Journal for Jordan is an upcoming American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and starring Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams. The film is written by Virgil Williams, and is based on the memoir A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honour by Dana Canedy. Outline Based on a true story,… Read More
Introduction BBC documentary exploring the Yazidi women helping to clear their home of mines. Part of the Our World documentary series. Outline Six years ago, Amsha escaped from captivity in northern Iraq. Like many Yazidi women, she had been held by IS militants. Today she is risking her life to clear her homeland of unexploded… Read More
Introduction Danny Boy is a biographical drama film directed by Sam Miller. It details parts of the life of war veteran Brian Wood. Outline The film tells the story of Brian Wood, a medal-winning war veteran who was accused of war crimes in Iraq, by the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, and follows his fight for… Read More
Introduction A Gay Marine’s crisis of conscience while serving in Iraq. Outline “Semper Fi: One Marine’s Journey” is derived from Lance Corporal Jeff Key’s one-man show about his tour in Iraq and decision to come out as a gay man upon his return home — at the cost of his military career. Production & Filming… Read More
Introduction Generation Kill is an American seven-part television miniseries produced for HBO that aired from 13 July to 24 August 2008. Outline Having reached Baghdad, Bravo Company is shocked at the size of the city; while First Recon begin doing their daily patrols in Baghdad, they find out the obstacles that they and the Iraqis… Read More
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