The Road to Fallujah explained

The Road to Fallujah
Director:	Mark Manning
Producer:	Rana Al-Aiouby
Music:	Greg Ellis
Cinematography:	Rana al Aiouby Mark Manning Isam Rasheed
Editing:	Jimmy Giritlian Natalie Kalustian Neil Mandelberg Mark Manning
Runtime:	85 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English Arabic

The Road to Fallujah is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Mark Manning and written by Manning and Natalie Kalustian.

Synopsis

The documentary follows the story of Mark Manning, the only westerner to live among the residents of Fallujah, Iraq, following the November 2004 battle that destroyed the city.

Interviews

• Rana al Aiouby - Humanitarian aid worker and Journalist
• Tariq Ali - Historian, novelist and political analyst
• Reza Aslan - Religion scholar
• Juan E. Campo, Ph.D. - Professor of Islamic Studies and the History of Religions, UCSB
• Dr. Hameed Tajeldin - Former Medical Doctor, Fallujah
• Paul D. Eaton - Major General US Army, Ret. Commanding General: Effort to Rebuild Iraqi Security Forces
• Arun Gandhi - Peace leader
• Thich Nhat Hanh - Peace leader
• Katy Helvenston-Wettengal - Mother of Scott Helvenston and member of lawsuit against Blackwater Security^[1]
• Dahr Jamail - Unembedded journalist in Iraq, author of "Beyond the Green Zone"
• Adam Kokesh - Sergeant, Civil Affairs NCO, Fallujah
• Dennis Kucinich -- U.S. Congressman
• Mark Manning
  • Nadia McCaffery
• Nir Rosen- Unembedded journalist in Iraq
• Desmond Tutu - Peace leader
• Captain Allen Vaught - Head of Civil Military Operations, Fallujah 2003, Army Special Operations Command
• Lt. Col. Michael Zacchea - USMC Reserve, Fallujah, Senior Advisor to 5th Battalion Iraqi Army
• Donna Zovko - Mother of Jerry Zovko (murdered Blackwater Security contractor) and member of lawsuit against Blackwater Security^[2]
• Tom Zovko - Brother of Jerry Zovko
• Maxine Waters - U.S. Congresswoman

Film festivals

• Atlanta Film Festival: Official selection - April 2009
• Newport Beach Film Festival: Official selection - April 2009
• Slamdance Film Festival - January 2009: Official selection
• Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Official selection - January 2009 (West Coast premiere)
• Miami International Film Festival: Official selection - March 2009 (East Coast premiere)
• Docuwest Film Festival: Official selection
• United Nations Association Film Festival: Official selection
• Temecula Valley International Film Festival: Official selection
• Bend Film Festival: Official selection

Accolades

• Honolulu International Film Festival: Winner (Excellence in film making)

External links

• • • Remember Fallujah 12 months following Fallujah
• The Children of Fallujah by Robert Fisk article exploring the after effects of phosphorus shells used during the November 2004 bombing of Fallujah

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mothers Want Answers: The Fallujah Tragedy 4/05. abcNEWS. ABC News Internet Ventures. Yahoo! - ABC News Network. 5 May 2012. 7 April 2005.
2. Web site: THE MOTHERS' WAR: The Legal Fight Against Blackwater Security. Cleveland.com. Cleveland Live LLC. 5 May 2012. Andrea Simakis. 2008.