Finally, after having the DVD since early March, I set time aside to see The War Tapes. I received this DVD as a part of the gift bag for attending TED this year, which my be the reason I haven’t watched it until now. The War Tapes follows three National Guardsmen during their tour of duty in Iraq. Filmmaker Deborah Scranton gave all three video cameras so that they could create a diary of their experiences. Deborah presented a scene during TED and discussed a little bit about what it was like to make the film and it’s impact on the Guardsmen themselves. What results on film is at times poignant, raw and completely honest. I think I held off watching it until now because I knew how “real” it would be – graphic, emotional…everything.

Check out more information on this film at it’s site or on Spout and then watch it.