Meet the Artists: Amir Bar-Lev on “The Tillman Story” Sundance Film Festival 2010
Video Transcript
my name is a mirror barlowand i directed the tillman story which
will be in the u_s_ documentary doctorspat tillmanmade international headlines blankiedecided in two thousand two to give up
his football careerto immersed in the army rangers he
served two tours of duty one in iraq andone in afghanistan's killed in
afghanistanand initially the army reported that he
died of this heroic way athands of the talibanand later slowly came outyou'd in fact and killed by his own
soldiers family factsand there's a kind of a misperception
out therethe government came cleanafter initially trying to live out of
step that that misperception that's outthere has beencleverly disseminated by the governmentis oneyou know when you think aboutfriendly-fire you thinkuh... on the fourth of july think about
somechaotic ambush where patyou know i haven't accidentally the
killedfind parent bulletduring a confusion of combat and in fact
that's not at all what happenedhis mom is a remarkable onexinbasically single-handedly lead to fight
occursfamily against this massive institutionmyspace governmentthe the militaryblundered in a way because they under
estimatorand a almost arrogantly uh...shift herthe huge crate ofdocuments over three thousand pages of
documents related to past actsbasically thinking that she wouldn't
actually go through them along the wayhats momon when she's going through these
documents and try and find out the truthabout how how stillreached out to different soldierssided with the tomlin'sand were able to kind of help her piece
together the puzzlethe tillman succumbing sundance witness
andand nextreally exciting for us and gratifying
for uswho've spent three yearskind of meannessmarch to their familyand uh...support the filmfeel like the film that's justice to
this timeit's extremely gratifying you know
sentence such a greatthe such great setting for himin your cunt busy at work but it's also
really really great quality time of itsown manson and i'm really uh... looking
forward to itbeing up there with my crew and
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform holds a hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing focuses on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. The Committee examines why inaccurate accounts of these two incidents were disseminated, the sources and motivations for the accounts, and whether the appropriate Administration officials have been held accountable. Rep. Dennis Kucinich questions Specialist Patrick Tillman's brother Kevin Tillman about the mysterious destruction of his brother's property.
Tillman Military Scholars Richard Garcia and Melissa Stroh. Highlights from the 6th annual Pat's Run held Saturday, April 17, 2010 at ASU's Sun Devil Stadium.
Feature and coverage courtesy of Fox Sports Arizona.
John Anderson, ESPN SportsCenter Anchor, Co-Host of ABC's Wipeout and Pat Tillman Foundation supporter - invites you to support the Tillman Military Scholars program.
Prior to joining ESPN in June 1999, John covered Pat Tillman's college and football careers when he worked as a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor in Phoenix, AZ. In addition to his roles as SportsCenter anchor, Wipeout host, husband and dad -- John has added Team Tillman New York member to the list to help raise funds and create awareness for the Pat Tillman Foundation. All he has to do is run 26.2 miles -- can't be that hard right? Today he invites you to learn more about the efforts of Team Tillman New York. Donate at: http://www.active.com/donate/teamtillmannewyork10
Through remarks and conversation with Tillman Military Scholars from the Harvard community, Marie shared her own story, and offered insight on how to translate moments of personal tragedy, adversity, and reflection into catalysts for positive social change.
My ReThink Interview with Amir Bar-Lev, the director of the documentary THE TILLMAN STORY, which tells the story of pro football player Pat Tillman, who quit the NFL to join the Army Rangers and the cover-up that ensued when Tillman was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.
In this interview, Amir talks about why he wanted to tell Pat Tillman's story, why there was not more public outrage when it was revealed that the military's stories about Tillman and Jessica Lynch were lies, why America seems to crave a "sanitized" version of war, and what Amir's favorite movie is.
For more about THE TILLMAN STORY, visit http://www.tillmanstory.com/
For more ReThink Interviews and Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/
This is an amazing bridge. The 1,900-foot engineering wonder perched 890 feet above the Colorado River bridges 2 states, Nevada and Arizona. It took five years and 21,000 workers to build the dam, and it cost $240 million. The Mike O'Callaghan and Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is the longest bridge built with concrete arches in the western hemisphere, according to the Transportation Department. The arches measure 1,060 feet.
Songs and Music content by: Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Muse.
Pat's Run in San Jose, April 25th 2009. A benefit for Pat Tillman, former NFL Arizona Cardinals. Who died in Afghanistan.The foundation goal & mission is to carry forward Pat's Legacy by inspiring people to make positive changes in themselves and in the world around them. Over 6000 joggers & runners participated in the events.National Anthem by Thia Megia volunteer
