Tuesday, September 26, 2006

The Detroit Institute of Arts

The Detroit Institute of Arts: "THE WAR TAPES

September 22 - September 24, 2006

(USA/2005) Directed by Deborah Scranton



The War Tapes is the result of an extraordinary experiment in filmmaking. In 2004, director Deborah Scranton gave compact digital video cameras to three members of the U.S. Army National Guard shortly before their deployment to Iraq. The experiences these young men recorded in combat over the subsequent year have been brilliantly edited into a riveting, heartbreaking and profoundly illuminating feature-length film that unblinkingly examines—in a way never before possible—some of the deepest human realities of this complex, terrifying and disorienting war. Described by Stephen Holden of The New York Times as “a compelling film that gives a stronger taste of the Iraq war experience than any film I can remember,” The War Tapes was the winner of Best Documentary at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. (96 min.) Fri. & Sat. at 7:00, Sun. at 4:00



“The first indispensable Iraq documentary.” —Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly"

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