Hell and back again [videorecording] / Docurama Films and Impact Partners present a Roast Beef Production in association with Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation, Sabatage Films and Thought Engine ; producers, Mike Lerner, Martin Herring ; directed & filmed by Danfung Dennis.
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FilmPublisher number: 254400 | Docurama FilmsPublication details: [New York] : Docurama Films : Distributed by New Video, [2011]Description: 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1422974529
- 9781422974520 :
- Director of photography, Danfung Dennis ; editor, Fiona Otway ; music, J. Ralph, Willie Nelson.
- Academy Award Nominee, Best Feature Documentary
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A soldier dealing with the painful consequences of war finds coming home isn't much of a consolation in this documentary. Filmmaker Danfung Dennis was embedded with a Marine platoon fighting in Afghanistan in 2009, where violence and street skirmishes could break out at any time. One of the soldiers Dennis followed was Nathan Harris, who was shot in the hip shortly before he was due to return home. Recuperating from a badly injured leg, Nathan soon found himself at home, being looked after by his wife, Ashley Harris, and struggling with boredom and feelings of powerlessness after months on edge. As his marriage begins to buckle and he becomes increasingly reliant on pain medication, Nathan is subject to severe mood swings and openly states he wishes he were back in Afghanistan, where at the very least he was in control of his circumstances and not dependent on others. Director Dennis offers a telling portrait of the horrors of the battlefield as well as the uncomfortable quiet of the home front. Hell and Back Again was an official selection at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Bonus features include audio commentary with director Danfung Dennis and editor Fiona Otway, Technical gear demo: how Hell and back again was filmed, Willie Nelson's "Hell and back" slide show, deleted scenes.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Director of photography, Danfung Dennis ; editor, Fiona Otway ; music, J. Ralph, Willie Nelson.
Marines of Echo Company 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Nathan Harris, Ashley Harris.
From his embed with US Marines Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machine-gun bullet has on the life of 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris. The film seamlessly transitions from stunning war reportage to an intimate portrait of one man's personal struggle at home in North Carolina, where Harris confronts the physical and emotional difficulties of re-adjusting to civilian life with the love and support of his wife.
DVD, widescreen, NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
Academy Award Nominee, Best Feature Documentary