A unique documentary about troops experiences in iraq and afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, marines, and air men. The best of the almost too many iraq war docs is this one. Robbins on allmovie using a project initiated by the national. Operation homecoming presents firsthand accounts of american soldiers through their own words. He received a guggenheim fellowship, a usa hillcrest fellowship in literature, an nea literature fellowship in poetry, the amy lowell traveling fellowship, a usjapan friendship commission fellowship, the. Lucas has always been fascinated by documentaries and performed voice work with film legend ken burns on the documentary the war 2007, and also provided voiceover work for operation homecoming. The writings of war when editor andrew carroll first read ryan alexanders the cat, the startling imagery of the former marines poem took his breath away. The conflicts in this region produced last years nominee restrepo and operation homecoming. Between 2004 and 2009, operation homecoming has conducted more than 60 writing workshops for troops and veterans at military installations, writers. That piece was produced by the nea as a documentary about their writing workshops. Writing the wartime experience is a 2007 american documentary film directed by richard e. Allen, beau bridges, colby buzzell, richard currey.
Writing the wartime experience february 9, 2007 a unique documentary about troops experiences in iraq and afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, marines, and air men. A major provision of the paris peace accords of 1973 regarded exchanging prisoners of war. S troops and their families written by the national endowment for the arts is an amazing book. Operation homecoming is a spinoff from an anthology of essays, email messages. He was educated at the royal academy of art in the hague and shertogenbosch, and at the. Nous offrons des informations sur operation homecoming. Men in black is a true story as told by soldier and writer colby buzzell about his experience in iraq. Some writings were published in the new yorker in summer 2006. Writing the wartime experience synopsis actors perform dramatic readings from a collection of writings by soldiers in iraq. This initiative is from the national endowment for the arts to gather the writing of soldiers and their families who have been experienced the afghanistan and iraqi wars. Eleven men and women who have served in the conflict chronicle the war and its.
Words of war collected in operation homecoming lifestyle. Writing the wartime experience was created in 2004 by the nea to help u. Carroll says that for those who have been to war, writing can be a cathartic experience. Writing about experience necessarily sanitizes it, theorizes sangjoon han. Operation homecoming writing the wartime experience. Operation homecoming was the plan to bring american prisoners home from hanoi and other locations. In another sense, his war experience would have been quite different from that of a. Through interviews and dramatic readings, the film transforms a collection of writings into a deep examination of the experiences of the men and women who are serving in americas armed forces. Hazel jane raines read by diane coopergould ww2 track 5.
Writing the wartime experience ist ein amerikanischer. Both of these are different from the other film operation homecoming from 2007, directed by lawrence bridges. Samuel cabble read by ed bishop us civil war track 6. The purpose of the book is to get across to people who arent in the armed forces and dont have family in the armed forces how it is. Jan 22, 2008 operation homecoming writing the wartime experience. America at a crossroads examines the war on terrorism, the conflicts in iraq and afghanistan, the. There is also a 53minute version of this film which will be airing on pbs as part of the series america at a crossroads in april, 2007. The documentary was nominated by the international documentary association for best feature. Operation homecoming is preceded at 9 tonight by warriors. Mentalite, for example, was a frequent refrain in french writing about the. It uses a variety of filmmaking styles, from dramatic recreations to narrated documentary footage to animation, to capture the bootsontheground experience of fighting in iraq and afghanistan.
Operation homecoming is a unique documentary that explores the firsthand accounts of american soldiers through their own words. The experiences of iraq war veterans are seen through their writings, accompanied by news footage and photographs. America at a crossroads examines the war on terrorism, the conflicts in iraq and afghanistan, the experience of american troops, the struggle for balance within the muslim world and global. Their poems, essays and stories will soon be published in a literary anthology. The operation homecoming audio cd features the literature of war, read in the voices of ten of americas most esteemed writers, most of whom served in war themselves. Writing the wartime experience, aired on pbs on april 16, 2007 as part of the pbs series america at a crossroads.
Writing the wartime experience 2007, trumbo 2007 and resolved 2007. Writing the wartime experience, writers workshops sponsored by national endowment for the arts. Allen, beau bridges, colby buzzell, richard currey, robert duvall, aaron. Hugh alexander leslie read by edward gero ww1 track 4. Shelby foote, from novel shiloh us civil war track 8. A documentary based on the book, operation homecoming. Filmmaker richard robbins combines discussions about firsthand narratives of war throughout history with dramatic readings of autobiographical pieces written by american soldiers during the iraq and afghanistan wars. In april 2004, twentyeightyearold ryan alexander deployed to iraq with the u. Writing the wartime experience stars beau bridges, robert duvall, aaron eckhart, christopher gorham the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and. Vous ne pouvez pas telecharger ou regarder des films online sur ce site. The unique perspective of each chapter demonstrates the wide variety of soldiers who participated in operation homecoming as well as their polished work. Operation homecoming is a program created by the national endowment for the arts to encourage returning soldiers to write about their wartime experiences.
Sullivan ballou read by edward gero us civil war track 7. Joe haldeman was born in oklahoma city in 1943, and raised in anchorage, alaska, and washington, d. Nov 12, 2006 words of war collected in operation homecoming. Writing the wartime experience is part of the operation homecoming initiative. Get a literary perspective on the realities of war in iraq and afghanistan in this pbs documentary. Writing the wartime experience, part 2 lovington, nm 1106oh2. This project is a six minute portion of the feature length documentary operation homecoming. Writing the wartime experience movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. A unique documentary about troops experiences in iraq and. Narrated by nea chairman dana gioia, the cd presents fiction, poetry, letters, and memoirs from the civil war, world war i and ii, the korean war, and the vietnam war. Writing the wartime experience does an excellent job of demonstrating this visually by offering a different style for each of its segmented reenactments.
Writing the wartime experience critics consensus america at a crossroads collects the thoughts and experiences of soldiers on the front lines to. The visual images illustrating these recollections are pertinent wartime montages one story is accompanied by animation, but they. At the core of the writing in operation homecoming is a deep desire by all those who have served in war to come to terms with. The film is built upon a project created by the national endowment for the arts to gather the writing of soldiers and their families who have participated in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. A larger assortment was published as a book by random house last september.
Writing the wartime experience, which was nominated for an academy award. Robbins, which portrays the lives and experiences of american combat soldiers who have been to the iraq and afghanistan wars. Writing the wartime experience trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Simplyscripts 2007 oscar contenders for best original. Iraq, afghanistan,and the home front, in the words of u. Soldiers having recently returned from iraq who have participated in this program read from their works. Turner was featured in the documentary film operation homecoming. Includes index national endowment for the arts, ahead of mainentry on title page preface by dana gioia introduction by andrew carroll and now it begins heading into combat hearts and minds interactions with afghans and iraqis stuck in this sandbox gripes, humor, boredom, and the daily grind worlds apart life on the home front this is not a game the physical. Stories and reflections written by american troops operation homecoming is a unique documentary that explores the firsthand accounts of american servicemen and. Jun 04, 2014 stories and reflections written by american troops operation homecoming is a unique documentary that explores the firsthand accounts of american servicemen and women through their own words.