The Road to Fallujah

The Road to Fallujah
The Road to Fallujah
	Theatrical still
Directed by	Mark Manning
Written by	Natalie Kalustian; Mark Manning
Produced by	Rana Al-Aiouby
Cinematography	Rana al Aiouby; Mark Manning; Isam Rasheed
Edited by	Jimmy Giritlian; Natalie Kalustian; Neil Mandelberg; Mark Manning
Music by	Greg Ellis
Release date	April 2009 (Atlanta Film Festival);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Arabic

The Road to Fallujah is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Mark Manning and written by Manning and Natalie Kalustian.

Synopsis

The documentary follows the story of Mark Manning, the only westerner to live among the residents of Fallujah, Iraq, following the November 2004 battle that destroyed the city.

Interviews

Rana al Aiouby - Humanitarian aid worker and Journalist
Tariq Ali - Historian, novelist and political analyst
Reza Aslan - Religion scholar
Juan E. Campo, Ph.D. - Professor of Islamic Studies and the History of Religions, UCSB
Dr. Hameed Tajeldin - Former Medical Doctor, Fallujah
Paul D. Eaton - Major General US Army, Ret. Commanding General: Effort to Rebuild Iraqi Security Forces
Arun Gandhi - Peace leader
Thich Nhat Hanh - Peace leader
Katy Helvenston-Wettengal - Mother of Scott Helvenston and member of lawsuit against Blackwater Security
Dahr Jamail - Unembedded journalist in Iraq, author of "Beyond the Green Zone"
Adam Kokesh - Sergeant, Civil Affairs NCO, Fallujah
Dennis Kucinich -- U.S. Congressman
Mark Manning
Nadia McCaffery
Nir Rosen- Unembedded journalist in Iraq
Desmond Tutu - Peace leader
Captain Allen Vaught - Head of Civil Military Operations, Fallujah 2003, Army Special Operations Command
Lt. Col. Michael Zacchea - USMC Reserve, Fallujah, Senior Advisor to 5th Battalion Iraqi Army
Donna Zovko - Mother of Jerry Zovko (murdered Blackwater Security contractor) and member of lawsuit against Blackwater Security
Tom Zovko - Brother of Jerry Zovko
Maxine Waters - U.S. Congresswoman

Film festivals

Atlanta Film Festival: Official selection - April 2009
Newport Beach Film Festival: Official selection - April 2009
Slamdance Film Festival - January 2009: Official selection
Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Official selection - January 2009 (West Coast premiere)
Miami International Film Festival: Official selection - March 2009 (East Coast premiere)
Docuwest Film Festival: Official selection
United Nations Association Film Festival: Official selection
Temecula Valley International Film Festival: Official selection
Bend Film Festival: Official selection

Accolades

Honolulu International Film Festival: Winner (Excellence in film making)

References

↑ "Mothers Want Answers: The Fallujah Tragedy 4/05". abcNEWS. ABC News Internet Ventures. Yahoo! - ABC News Network. April 7, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
↑ Andrea Simakis (2008). "THE MOTHERS' WAR: The Legal Fight Against Blackwater Security". Cleveland.com. Cleveland Live LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2012.

External links

The Road to Fallujah at IMDb
Official website
Remember Fallujah 12 months following Fallujah
The Children of Fallujah by Robert Fisk article exploring the after effects of phosphorus shells used during the November 2004 bombing of Fallujah

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[1] "Mothers Want Answers: The Fallujah Tragedy 4/05". abcNEWS. ABC News Internet Ventures. Yahoo! - ABC News Network. April 7, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2012.

[2] Andrea Simakis (2008). "THE MOTHERS' WAR: The Legal Fight Against Blackwater Security". Cleveland.com. Cleveland Live LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2012.