Korengal is sebastian jungers followup feature documentary to the 2010 oscarnominated restrepo two journalistsjunger and the late photojournalist tim hetheringtonembedded with a platoon and captured 150 hours of combat footage in the korengal valley of eastern afghanistan from may 2007 to july 2008. May 29, 2016 sebastian junger codirected two documentary films, restrepo and korengal, about a platoon of american soldiers deployed to a tiny, utterly primitive and exceedingly dangerous outpost. Junger, who took hetherington with him to afghanistan on assignment for vanity fair, where they filmed the oscarnominated documentary restrepo, says. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. His oscarnominated documentary restrepo, won the 2010 grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. Sebastian junger is the author of a number of books, including the perfect storm, and codirector of the oscarnominated documentary, restrepo. Sebastian junger on tribes, belonging and the quest for meaning. On april 27, 2011, junger was presented with the leadership in entertainment award by iraq and afghanistan veterans of america iava for his work on restrepo. Nov 06, 2017 sebastian junger is the author of the perfect storm, war, and tribe. Journalist sebastian junger shares his experience embedded with american soldiers at restrepo, an outpost in afghanistans korengal valley that saw heavy combat. Restrepo is one of the five pictures nominated for best documentary at the oscars and it also won the grand jury prize in the 2010 sundance film festival.
May 25, 2016 sometime after i returned from a deployment in afghanistan in 2010, sebastian junger and the late tim hetheringtons documentary film restrepo was released. Restrepo was nominated for an academy award for best documentary feature and won the grand jury prize for a domestic documentary at the sundance film festival in 2010. Sebastian junger and tim hetherington, restrepo filmmaker. Sebastian junger, internationally acclaimed bestselling author and awardwinning journalist, has witnessed firsthand both the heroism and tragedy of war. The experience became jungers book war, and the documentary restrepo, which was nominated for the academy award for best documentary in 2011. Sebastian junger on the thrill and hell of war the author visited afghanistans korengal valley five times in 2007 and 2008 as a reporter embedded with part of. Tim hetherington, award winning photographer and documentary filmmaker is the coproducer and codirector of restrepo with sebastian junger, which won the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival. Shortly after the release of his documentary restrepo, photographer tim hetherington was killed in libya. Sebastian junger wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Sebastian junger talks restrepo followup korengal collider.
Junger and hetherington may know something about afghanistan, a good deal about combat, and even more about modern american troops, but theres precious little evidence in restrepo that despite the title of jungers book they know the true face of war. Jul 14, 2017 the trailer for sebastian junger and tim hetheringtons sundance awardwinning documentary, restrepo. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo outside online. The setting for both these films is the korengal valley in afghanistan, which is quite near the border with pakistan and had been a significant. Sebastian junger veteran program partner outward bound. For more than a year, junger followed troops in the remote and heavily contested korengal valley of eastern afghanistan while filming his academy award nominated documentary, restrepo.
Most documentary filmmakers attempt to see the world through the lens of the subjects theyre shooting, but few put their lives on the line to do so. Sebastian junger born january 17, 1962 is an american journalist, most famous for the bestselling book the perfect storm. He also is the codirector of the oscarnominated documentary restrepo. Best known for his monster best seller the perfect storm made into a hit film, junger started reporting from war zones in 1993 when he traveled to bosnia. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of war by sebastian junger. Korengal is sebastian jungers followup feature documentary to the 2010 oscarnominated restrepo two journalistsjunger and the late photojournalist tim hetheringtonembedded with a platoon and captured 150 hours of combat footage in the korengal valley. From 2007 through 2008, junger was embedded with u. May 25, 2018 from 2007 through 2008, junger was embedded with u. Sebastian jungers new documentary about syria the new. The writer sebastian junger and the photographer tim hetherington spent a year filming american troops in the korengal valley of afghanistan in 20078 for restrepo, which was nominated for an academy award for best documentary. That perhaps is what most separates firsttime directors sebastian junger and tim hetherington from a few of their colleagues who didnt take home the.
Upon completion of the book, i had to go view restrepo which is the documentary that was shot in conjunction with the book by junger and another film maker that he spent several tours with during the writing of the book in the hopes that i could learn more about the individuals listed in the book. May 15, 2016 the author of the perfect storm and, most recently, tribe avoids books likely to anger him. Sebastian junger on his new war documentary korengal. A true story of men against the sea 1997, his awardwinning chronicle of the war in afghanistan in the documentary films restrepo 2010, korengal 2014, and his book war 2010. Sebastian junger is the author of,the perfect storm and this book war. The film plays like a documentary study of the human animal in his natural statewar being how homo sapiens display the survivalofthefittest. Credit shannon stapletonreuters the writer sebastian junger and the photographer tim hetherington spent a year filming american troops in the korengal valley of afghanistan in 20078 for restrepo, which was nominated for an academy award for best documentary.
Sebastian junger july 12, 2010 restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. In 2010, the adjoining oscarnominated documentary, restrepo, codirected with the late tim hetherington, introduced a wider audience to the strangeness and brutality of life on the front lines. Books by sebastian junger author of the perfect storm. Junger s book, tribe, made the new york times bestseller list in 2016. May 29, 2014 sebastian junger, who directed korengal, a companion piece to restrepo. May 11, 2010 sebastian junger on the thrill and hell of war the author visited afghanistans korengal valley five times in 2007 and 2008 as a reporter embedded with part of the u.
As an awardwinning journalist, a contributing editor to vanity fair and a special correspondent at abc news, he has covered major international news stories around the world, and has received both a national magazine award and a peabody award. You can also watch his documentary restrepo you can get that on too. In the first episode, junger talks about reporting his new book war, shooting his new documentary restrepo, how witnessing death affects soldiers, and what makes a good soldier. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The trailer for sebastian junger and tim hetheringtons sundance awardwinning documentary, restrepo. En espanol your book tribe talks about combat veterans who miss the intimate bonds of platoon life. Sebastian jungers new documentary about syria the new yorker. The trailer for the awardwinning documentary sebastian junger made about the futility, hopelessness and psychological toll on american soldiers in the war in afghanistan.
The experience became junger s book war, and the documentary restrepo, which was nominated for the academy award for best documentary in 2011. This conversation was featured on oprahs supersoul conversations. Sebastian junger restrepo official trailer facebook. Journalist sebastian junger discusses tribe the san diego. Sebastian junger codirected two documentary films, restrepo and korengal, about a platoon of american soldiers deployed to a tiny, utterly primitive and exceedingly dangerous outpost. Sebastian junger is the author of the perfect storm, war, and tribe. Junger and hetherington planned to make a second documentary on the topic, korengal, meant to help soldiers and civilians alike understand the fear, courage and complexity involved in combat. He is a director, known for restrepo 2010, the perfect storm 2000 and korengal 2014. Oct 10, 20 junger, who took hetherington with him to afghanistan on assignment for vanity fair, where they filmed the oscarnominated documentary restrepo, says he wrestled with the best way to structure his. War by sebastian junger meet your next favorite book. Sometime after i returned from a deployment in afghanistan in 2010, sebastian junger and the late tim hetheringtons documentary film restrepo was released.
The filmmakers restrepo a film by sebastian junger. Jungers book, tribe, made the new york times bestseller list in 2016. Sebastian junger on his companion film to restrepo the. Journalist sebastian junger discusses our lost tribal connections. At the sundance film festival in 2010 his documentary restrepo won grand jury prize for a domestic documentary. Tim hetherington, who spent a year embedded in afghanistan with writer sebastian junger, recalls his time on. Journalist sebastian jungers nonfiction book war is about one of the most dangerous areas of. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. Sebastian junger born january 17, 1962 is an american journalist, author and filmmaker. I highly recommend watching this filming for a better understanding of the power of tribes, war, and human psychology. What sebastian junger and restrepo wont tell you about.
Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an. Giving a look at the altered state of mind that comes with war, he shows how combat gives soldiers an intense experience of connection. Jun 15, 2010 sebastian junger bleeds for restrepo by rob. His latest publishing project is infidel, an intimate portrait of a single u. Sebastian junger was born on january 17, 1962 in belmont, massachusetts, usa. Colleague and filmmaker sebastian junger traces hetheringtons work across the worlds battlefields to reveal how he transcended the boundaries of imagemaking to become a luminary in his profession.
Director sebastian junger talks about his restrepo documentary followup korengal, which focuses on the realistic effects of war on soldiers. What sebastian junger and restrepo wont tell you about war. Sebastian junger spent 5 months in the korengal valley of afghanistan, 25 miles from pakistan border. The author of the perfect storm and, most recently, tribe avoids books likely to anger him. Sebastian junger accompanied hetherington in this militaryapproved documentary. A true story of men against the sea 1997, which became a bestseller. Sebastian jungers book war, about his time in the korengal valley was released in may 2010.
Demonstrating how real the dangers of war are, hetherington subsequently died in 2011covering the civil war in libya. Hetheringtons death in a mortar attack while covering the libyan civil war in 2011, mr. In 2010, junger and the late tim hetherington made the classic documentary restrepo, a portrait of an american combat unit in afghanistan. Sebastian junger discusses tribe and the ordeal of. Journalist sebastian junger discusses tribe the san. Sebastian junger on tribes, belonging and the quest for. Tim hetheringtons book infidel, about this experience in the kornegal will be published in october 2010 by chris boot ltd. Sebastian junger on korengal the documentary filmmaker revisits the world of his oscarnominated movie restrepo for a look at the soldiers p. I had no reaction at all until i got on the plane two weeks later and suddenly started sobbing. Jun 10, 2017 in 2010, junger and the late tim hetherington made the classic documentary restrepo, a portrait of an american combat unit in afghanistan. Michael rose is a writer and documentary filmmaker. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Tim hetherington, who spent a year embedded in afghanistan with writer sebastian junger, recalls his time on the ground amid fire fights, and. He wrote several books such as war which is about his time spent with a u.
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