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ITVS Community Cinema presents "Hell and Back Again" (Busboys and Poets)

ITVS Community Cinema [DC]

Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 5:00 PM (EDT)

Washington, United States

ITVS Community Cinema presents "Hell and Back Again"...

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HELL AND BACK AGAIN

a film by Danfung Dennis

Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary

What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home — injured physically and psychologically — and build a life anew? In Hell and Back Again two overlapping narratives are intercut — the life of a Marine at war on the front, and the life of the same Marine in recovery at home — creating both a dreamlike quality and a strikingly realistic depiction of how Marines experience this war.

The story follows the U.S. Marines Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, as they launch a major assault on a Taliban stronghold in Southern Afghanistan. Within hours of being dropped deep behind enemy lines, Sergeant Nathan Harris's unit is attacked from all sides. Cut off and surrounded, the Marines fight a ghostlike enemy and experience immense hostility from displaced villagers. Frustration grows on both sides, as any common ground, or success, seems elusive.


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IMPORTANT FILM NOTE:  Danfung Dennis’ Hell and Back Again combines “you are there” Afghanistan war footage with a tough and unflinching look at one soldier’s struggle through post-combat physical rehabilitation. The film is recommended for mature audiences.  Some audience members may feel the need to take a break either during or immediately following the screening.

FREE SCREENING and Q&A with representatives from GIVE AN HOUR, an organization dedicated to meeting the mental health needs of the troops and families affected by the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.  GIVE AND HOUR is available to provide confidential counseling - more information will be available at the screening.

Visit giveanhour.org for more information

 

FREE ADMISSION. For tickets, sign up via Eventbrite or call 202-939-0794.

Visit www.communitycinema-dc.org

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Busboys and Poets
2021 14th Street, NW
Washington, 20009

Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 5:00 PM (EDT)


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ITVS Community Cinema [DC]

Community Cinema is a groundbreaking public education and civic engagement initiative featuring free monthly screenings of films from the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens and other PBS presentations. Community Cinema is on location in more than 100 cities nationally, bringing together leading organizations, community members and public television stations to learn, discuss, and get involved in key social issues of our time.

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