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Filmmaker Deborah Scranton and Sgt. Zack Bazzi discuss the documentary, The War Tapes. Humorist Andy Borowitz explains his new book, The Republican Playbook.
Sgt. Zack Bazzi
Sgt. Zack Bazzi
Sgt. Zack Bazzi was one of three New Hampshire National Guardsmen on which the award-winning documentary, The War Tapes, focuses. Using a digital video camera, he recorded his year-long deployment in Iraq, providing the film's first-hand perspective. A college student and Lebanese-born American, Bazzi escaped from the Lebanon Civil War with his family at age 8. He joined the military to travel and see the world and was previously deployed overseas, in Bosnia and Kosovo with the 101st Airborne.
Deborah Scranton
Deborah Scranton
The War Tapes - the first war movie filmed by soldiers - is filmmaker Deborah Scranton's first outing as a feature director. She declined the New Hampshire National Guard's offer to be an embedded filmmaker in Iraq and, instead, trained soldiers as cinematographers. A former U.S. ski team member, Scranton started her career as a reporter and freelance journalist at several TV affiliates in Salt Lake City, UT. She co-founded Scranton/Lacy films to produce films about everyday Americans telling stories.
Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz
An award-winning humorist, Andy Borowitz' musings appear in his daily Internet column and several national publications. He's also heard on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. Borowitz was Harvard Lampoon president and, after graduation, moved to L.A. where he became a screenwriter. He co-created TV's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, co-produced the film, Pleasantville, and is the first-ever National Press Club humor award winner. He's written several books, including the satirical The Republican Playbook.