I Am an American Soldier: One Year in Iraq with the 101st Airborne (2007)

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by thistlec in thistlec Blog

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"I would make the point that this was not shot on "low grade video" It was shot on HD video making it eminently suitable for cinema release. Many people who saw this recently at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York commented on the superb quality on the large screen. " [More]

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"A glimpse into Ken Jacobs' RAZZLE DAZZLE The Lost World By Eric Kohn With less than a month to go before Michael Moore unveils Sicko at Cannes, the entries at Tribeca that carry a contemporary angle look relatively tame. But looks can be deceiving, and while I Am an American Soldier: One Year in Iraq with the 101st Airborne sports an awful title, it provides far more insight than the majority of recent nonfiction offerings dealing with the current generation of troops. Following a team of young American fighters from training to overseas incursions and back again, director John Lawrence strikes a unique tone that’s both interrogative and sentimental. Shooting on low grade video and primarily employing a classic verite technique, Lawrence reveals the specific military mentality that breeds a patriotic killing frenzy. “You are looking for the prey,” one instructor tells his men (and they are all men). There are plenty of memorably awkward moments that suggest the Army lives in a ... " [More]

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