The Iraq War documentaries presenting the point of view of U.S. soldiers, The War Tapes (above) and The Ground Truth, will be screened as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Spring 2008 "Contemporary Documentaries" series on Wednesday, May 28, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
Patricia Foulkrod, director-producer of The Ground Truth, will take questions from the audience following the screening. Admission is free.
Directed by Deborah Scranton and produced by Robert May and Steve James, The War Tapes uses footage from cameras mounted on American soldiers' gun turrets, Kevlar helmets, and vests. In The Ground Truth (right), American soldiers returning from Iraq discover that the battle continues at home.
"Contemporary Documentaries" continues through June 11, showcasing several of the 2006 Academy Award-nominated films as well as other documentaries considered by the Academy that year.
All films in the series screen at the Linwood Dunn Theater at the Academy's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. All seating is unreserved.
The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at 1313 Vine Street in Hollywood. Free parking is available through the entrance on Homewood Avenue (one block north of Fountain Avenue).
For additional information, visit www.oscars.org or call (310) 247-3600.
Photos: Courtesy of Focus Features (The Ground Truth), Courtesy of SenArt Films / Scranton/Lacy Fil (The War Tapes)
The War Tapes was one of the most overlooked docs of the last couple of years. I don't know that any other film (not for lack of effort) has captured the soldiers' experiences so well.