Fifth Wednesday Screening of The War Tapes
May 26, 2007
We’ve got five Wednesdays, this month, but we don’t want to go three weeks without seeing each other, so we decided to double up instead. This week, we’ll be going to a screening of The War Tapes at the Cathedral of St John the Divine. Afterwards, we’ll either head to the Hungarian Pastry Shop for coffee and carbs or we’ll come back to my place for wine and munchies, depending on the mood.
If you haven’t heard about it, The War Tapes is an amateur documentary made by three soldiers who took a camcorder with them to Iraq. It won Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival and has been getting a lot of attention. Go watch the trailer here: http://thewartapes.com/trailer/
Since a few of us have family who are serving in Iraq, this seemed like a good activity. I hope you can make it!
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
presents
THE WAR TAPES
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
6:30-9:00 pm
The Cathedral House
(enter drive btwn. 111th and 112th Streets on Amsterdam Avenue)
In March 2004, just as the insurgent movement strengthened, several members of one National Guard unit arrived in Iraq, with cameras. THE WAR TAPES is the result. Straight from the front lines in Iraq , THE WAR TAPES is the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves.March of 2007 marked the 4th anniversary of war in Iraq . 1.5 million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan . At least one-in-three Iraq veterans and one-in-nine Afghanistan veterans will face a mental health issue, including depression, anxiety, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Are we, as a nation, prepared to help our veterans and their families as they return home?
Join us for an evening of education, discussion, and advocacy. Panelists will include The Very Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, and Veteran Rob Timmins, Field and Outreach Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America .