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Week of 10.13.06
An American woman's startling tale of life in IraqWeb Extras:
About the Show |
New Report on Iraqi Casualties |
Photo Essay: "My Country, My Country" |
Transcript
Filmmaker Laura Poitras spent eight dangerous months documenting the life of an Iraqi medical doctor and his family as they struggled to maintain hope amidst the bombings, bloodshed, and military occupation. When she returned to America, Poitras was labeled with the highest possible threat rating from the Department of Homeland Security. Her resulting film, "My Country, My Country" is an intimate portrait of daily life in the war zone. This week, NOW's David Brancaccio talks to Poitras about her eye-opening experiences working on what The Village Voice calls "the most valuable piece of film to emerge about the war in all of its three years." "I think, as Americans, we should understand the war and the consequences from the human perspective and its toll, and not just by reading the front pages," Poitras told NOW. Poitras' film will debut on the PBS documentary series "POV" on October 25th. About Laura Poitras   Photo credit: Heather Block Poitras received a Peabody Award for her last documentary, Flag Wars (2003), which she co-directed, produced, and shot. A documentary about gentrification in Columbus, Ohio, Flag Wars also won Best Documentary at the 2003 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival as well as the Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and the Filmmaker Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
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