Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing
Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing | |
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Directed by | |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | , Eddie Stein |
Music by | |
Release date | June 15, 2009 |
Running time | 1h 20m |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing is a 2009 American documentary film directed by the . The films tells the individual stories of four American soldiers who lost limbs or suffered paralysis in the Iraq War, and of their training to try for a position on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team and their journey to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[1]
Athletes[]
The films features:
- Kortney Clemons (track and field)[2]
- Carlos Leon (shot put)[3]
- Melissa Stockwell (swimming)[4]
- Scott Winkler (shot put)[5]
Awards[]
- Best Political Feature, SINY Film Festival 2010
- Documentary Prize, Naples International Film Festival 2010
Festival selections[]
- Austin Film Festival 2009
- Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2009
- Tiburon International Film Festival 2010
- Cleveland International Film Festival 2010
- Newport Beach Film Festival 2010
- ReelAbilities Disabilities Film Festival 2010
References[]
- ^ Basham, Tim. "Austin Film Festival 2009 Part Two :: Music :: Features :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ^ "TeamUSA | Home". Usparalympics.org. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ^ "Paralympic News - Official Source of Updates & Highlights". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-11-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ John Barna/Gloucester County Times (2011-10-01). "Stockton to host screening of 'Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing'". NJ.com. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- American documentary films
- American films
- Documentary films about the Iraq War
- Documentary films about sportspeople with disability
- Documentary films about veterans
- Documentary films about the Olympics
- 2008 Summer Paralympics
- 2009 films
- 2009 documentary films
- Sports documentary film stubs
- Iraq War stubs
- War documentary film stubs