Body of War

My friend and colleague Ellen Spiro and her co-producer Phil Donahue have done a remarkable documentary, Body of War, about the Iraq War. It looks at the story of Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed in the first few days of the war. The photo shows him with his brother who also served in Iraq. Through him you can really see the human cost of the war.

A Bill Moyers interview with them was just broadcast. According to the Moyers page, It focuses "on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the filmmakers talk about Iraq war veteran Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed less than a week into his tour of duty. Three years in the making, BODY OF WAR tells the poignant tale of the young man's journey from joining the service after 9/11 to fight in Afghanistan, to living with devastating wounds after being deployed to Iraq instead."

The Bill Moyers site has a preview at
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03142008/profile4.html.

On of the interesting parts of the documentary for many people is the soundtrack by Eddie Vedder. You can see a video by Vedder with images from the film at
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1583509/20080317/vedder_eddie.jhtml