RECOMMENDED VIDEOS
Arlington West - The Movie
http://www.arlingtonwestfilm.com
The film, Arlington West, allows all to witness the poignant conversations, dramatic revelations, silences, personal experience, and share the tears of those who are paying the highest prices for war. A full array of opinions and sentiments are presented: Active Duty Soldiers and Marines, Military Families, Veterans, and Children are featured in this revealing 74 minute documentary.
Vietnam: America's Holocaust
87 Minute documentary on the Vietnam War. Shows how the U.S. government
killed more than 3 million Vietnamese in their War of Independence.
Starts with the history of the conflict from WWII, the defeat of the
French, how the American people were lied into the conflict in the Gulf
of Tonkin. Then shows how the killing was done. Includes testimony from
soldiers and Vietnamese. Narrated by Martin Sheen. Written, Produced
and Directed by Clay Claiborne.
Sir! No Sir!
http://www.sirnosir.com
The Vietnam War has been the subject of hundreds of films, both fiction and non-fiction, but this story-the story of the rebellion of thousands of American soldiers against the war-has never been told in film.This is certainly not for lack of evidence. By the Pentagon's own figures, 503,926 "incidents of desertion" occurred between 1966 and 1971; officers were being "fragged"(killed with fragmentation grenades by their own troops) at an alarming rate; and by 1971 entire units were refusing to go into battle in unprecedented numbers. In the course of a few short years, over 100 underground newspapers were published by soldiers around the world; local and national antiwar GI organizations were joined by thousands; thousands more demonstrated against the war at every major base in the world in 1970 and 1971, including in Vietnam itself; stockades and federal prisons were filling up with soldiers jailed for their opposition to the war and the military.
Yet few today know of these history-changing events.
Sir! No Sir! will change all that. The film does four things: 1) Brings to life the history of the GI movement through the stories of those who were part of it; 2) Reveals the explosion of defiance that the movement gave birth to with never-before-seen archival material; 3) Explores the profound impact that movement had on the military and the war itself; and 4) The feature, 90 minute version, also tells the story of how and why the GI Movement has been erased from the public memory.
Winter Soldier
http://www.wintersoldierfilm.com/
In February 1971, one month after the revelations of the My Lai massacre, an astonishing public inquiry into war crimes committed by American forces in Vietnam was held at a Howard Johnson motel in Detroit. The Vietnam Veterans Against the War organized this event called the Winter Soldier Investigation. More than 125 veterans spoke of atrocities they had witnessed and committed.
Though the event was attended by press and television news crews, almost nothing was reported to the American public. Yet, this unprecedented forum marked a turning point in the anti-war movement. It was a pivotal moment in the lives of young vets from around the country who participated, including the young John Kerry. The Winter Soldier Investigation changed him and his comrades forever. Their courage in testifying, their desire to prevent further atrocities and to regain their own humanity, provide a dramatic intensity that makes seeing Winter Soldier an unforgettable experience.
The Ground Truthhttp://www.thegroundtruth.net/
Hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching," Patricia Foulkrod's searing documentary feature includes exclusive footage that will stir audiences. The filmmaker's subjects are patriotic young Americans - ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq - as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities. The terrible conflict in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home – with personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government. As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all - the truth.
Welcome to New Orleans
Welcome to New Orleans is a 58 minute documentary about the city of New Orleans during the first year after Katrina. This film depicts ... all the violence and racism in the impoverished American South. This is a story about the bottom-side of United States--a society that has been left to fend for itself. But more importantly, this film is about hope, in the face of overwhelming adversity. Welcome to New Orleans depicts the ravaged city through the eyes of Malik Rahim, a 58-year-old former member of the Black Panthers, who stayed during and after Hurricane Katrina in order to help residents. He has become a local hero as he has built up his grassroots organization, Common Ground Collective, over the past two years.Common Ground has served over 170,000 residents with the help of over 12,000 volunteers, who have traveled from all 50 states and 40 different countries. But there is still plenty of work to be done.
You can view this online at http://www.commongroundrelief.org/node/513
You can purchase this DVD through the Veterans For Peace Online Store
Soldiers of ConscienceSee the stories of Kevin Benderman, Camilo Mejia, Aiden Delgado, and Joshua Casteel...
Their country asked them to kill. Their hearts asked them to stop. From West Point grads to drill sergeants, from Abu Ghraib interrogators to low ranking reservist-mechanics; soldiers in the US Army today reveal their deepest moral concerns about what they are asked to do in war.
Their message: every soldier wrestles with his conscience over killing. Although most decide to kill some refuse. Soldiers of Conscience reveals that far more soldiers refuse to kill than we might expect.
Made with official permission from the US Army, filmed in state-of-the-art high definintion video, Soldiers of Conscience includes never before seen footage of basic training and the war in Iraq, with an original soundtrack from an Academy Award winner and composer.
Soldiers of Conscience is a realistic yet optimistic look at war, peace, and the power of the human conscience. http://www.socfilm.com/
Soldiers Speak Out - by The Empowerment Project
Soldiers Speak Out is a powerful, first-hand testament to the reality of the military experience, told entirely in the words of American veterans who have been to war and now oppose it.
* This half-hour documentary sheds light on the growing and courageous anti-war and anti-occupation movement within the military and military families. It serves as a counter-recruitment and organizing tool for veterans, activists, schools, and organizations, providing a sober view of the war in Iraq and an important counterpoint to the "stay-the-course" rhetoric of the Bush administration.
You can purchase this DVD through the Veterans For Peace Online Store
He Stood Up
The Mistrial of Lt. Ehren Watada
He Stood Up is the story of the court martial of Lt. Ehren Watada, and the amazing turn-around that happened in the course of the prosecution's case. The Army claims they are planning to retry Lt. Watada, so he isn't home free, by a long shot, but as this video shows, there can be no doubt that Watada was the clear victor of round one. And for those who want to know more, we include 5 additional Watada pieces by PepperSpray on the disc.
*Proceeds from this DVD will go to the Watada Defense Fund
WAGING PEACE - by The Empowerment Project
Waging Peace focuses on how we can maintain and utilize the energy of the peace movement through very difficult times. A diverse range of organizers speak out on the impact of our efforts. This dialogue is situated within the historical context of protest and also emphasizes the importance of new tools at our command. Waging Peace will serve as a mobilizing inspiration for all those who continue to push past corporate and government
Waging Peace features a diverse range of speakers including Miles Solay,
Reverend Graylan Hagler, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Harry Belafonte, Susan
Sarandon, Angela Davis, Holly Near, Pete Seeger, Richie Havens, Leslie
Cagan, Julian Bond, Medea Benjamin, Larry Holmes, Michael McPhearson, Jamie Vasquez and more.
UNCOVERED - The Whole Truth About the Iraq War - (DVD or VHS)
Produced by Moveon. "....CIA, Pentagon and foreign service experts speak out detailing lies, misstatements and exaggerations that served as reasons to fight a pre-emptive war that wasn't necessary."
To place an order by check, please make checks out to CAROLINAPRODUCTIONS, INC in the amount of $14.95 per DVD or VHS and mail to:
UNCOVERED
P.O. BOX 988
CULVER CITY, CA 90232
BOMBIES - Bullfrog Films
Bombies examines the problem of unexploded cluster bombs through the personal experiences of a group of Laotians and foreigners and argues for their elimination as a weapon of war. Unfortunately they are still a standard part of the US arsenal and were dropped in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
`To order - Toll free: 1-800-543-3764 - video@bullfrogfilms.com www.bullfrogfilms.com
BREAKING THE SILENCE: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
New Documentary Dissects the Truth from the Propaganda in the US-led War on Terror.
Bullfrog Films announces the release of a provocative new documentary, BREAKING THE SILENCE. Award-winning British-based journalist and filmmaker John Pilger investigates the United States-led "war on terror" in Iraq and Afghanistan, and raises crucial questions about the real motives behind the violence. Revelations by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's new report "WMD in Iraq" have only confirmed what much of world opinion has suspected for more than a year. In his new documentary John Pilger pulls together all the threads of evidence to present a complete picture of the real motives and outright deceit that lies behind the "war on terror."
HIDDEN WARS OF DESERT STORM
A documentary by Audrey Brohy & Gerard Ungerman - narrated by John Hurt. A two-year investigation of the history of events and policies leading up to Desert Storm.
FREE WILL Productions - 818-487-2879 freewillprod@freewillprod.com
GULF WAR ILLNESS-FACT OR FICTION? (55 mins.) and GULF WAR SYNDROME-"The Little Victims!"(40 mins.) This video is the most powerful produced by the AGWVA. Fully documented, it contains the never before released footage from inside Khamisiyah that proves that chemical and biological weapons were present, troops were at risk and Gens. Schwarzkopf and Powell lied to the Senate when they testified! "The Little Victims" video was produced by an Italian news organization and shows the horrific effects of the Gulf War Illness on the children of the U.S. Persian Gulf vets.
Both of these videos are now on one VHS tape! ($25.00+$4.00 S&H) American Gulf War Veterans Association - www.gulfwarvets.com 1-800-231-7631
WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY
A VIDEO COMPILATION BY Frank Dorrel.
A two hour compilation featuring the following:
1. Martin Luther King Jr.
2. John Stockwell, Ex - CIA Station Chief
3. Cover - up: Behind the Iran - Contra Affair
4. School of Assassins
5. Genocide by Sanctions
6. Philip Agee, Former CIA Case Officer
7. Amy Goodman, host of Democracy NOW!
8. The Panama Deception
9. Ramsey Clark, former US Attorney General
10. Brian Willson, Vietnam Veteran For Peace
http://www.addictedtowar.com