The Road to Fallujah

2009 American film
  • April 2009 (2009-04) (Atlanta Film Festival)
Running time
85 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
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[1]
  • 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[2]
  • Tom Zovko - Brother of Jerry Zovko
  • Maxine Waters - U.S. Congresswoman

Film festivals

Accolades

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

References

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

External links

  • The Road to Fallujah at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • 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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