By Manila Ryce
Published Wednesday, March 26th, 2008, 2:27 am
Filed under: World: Asia, Videos: Documentary, Videos: Political, War, Videos, World Issues, US Politics
Body of War, directed by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue, is a documentary which tells the story of Tomas Young, a paralyzed Iraq War veteran and anti-war activist coming to terms with his disability. On Tomas’ fifth day in Iraq his unit came under fire in Baghdad. He was paralyzed, released from medical care three months later, and returned home where he became an active member in Iraq Veterans Against the War. The National Board of Review named Body of War Best Documentary of 2007. Previous winners include An Inconvenient Truth, March of the Penguins, Born Into Brothels, The Fog of War, and Bowling for Columbine.
3 Responses to “Democracy Now! - Body of War”
Leave a Reply
Recent Comments
- Wizen on Family Guy Takes Shots at Cheney and B…
- Tom on The Simpsons on the Environment
- ffkjg on Family Guy – Will Smith’s Nice Cle…
- Galueflassami on Brown & Black Democratic Forum: Kucini…
- Bernie on Two Israeli Workers Were Warned of 9/1…
Recent Posts
Action Alerts
Blogroll
- Allison Kilkenny
- Bill Noxid: Paying Attention
- Blue man in a Red district
- BoRev.Net
- BuelahMan's Redstate Revolt
- Dandelion Salad
- DC's Digression
- deadissue
- Dissident Voice
- Flumesday
- FobbDeep
- Freida Bee
- KABOBfest
- MeInAction
- Mock, Paper, Scissors
- Naeem's Blog
- News of the Restless
- Operation Itch
- Phydeaux Speaks
- Politics and Anarchism
- Polycentric Order
- Raising Yousuf, Unplugged
- Revolt Today
- Socialism or Your Money Back
- The Barefoot Bum
- The Intelligence Daily
- The Underground Radicals
- The World According to Ash
- The World Socialist
- Treehugger
- Truthdig
- Underground Media: Reloaded
Websites
- After Downing Street
- Alive in Baghdad
- Anarchism Today
- Anarchist Archives
- Axis of Justice
- Black Agenda Report
- Chomsky Torrents
- Chomsky.Info
- COA News
- CorpWatch
- CounterPunch
- Democracy Now!
- Electronic Intifada
- FAIR
- Fair Vote
- Free Gaza
- Free Rice
- Free Speech Radio News
- Free Speech TV Community
- From Occupied Palestine
- Glassbooth
- Global Voices for Justice
- Greenpeace International
- If Americans Knew
- Kiva - Loans that change lives
- KPFK Pacifica Radio
- Marxists Internet Archive
- OpEdNews
- Parecon
- PeaceCandidates.com
- Prison Radio
- Prison Sucks
- Ridgeway/Ng
- Socialist Party USA
- The United States Labor Party
- They Rule
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- venezuelanalysis
- Willie Nelson PRI
- ZNet
Artists
-
Search
-
Subscribe
Posts Comments Via Email 
Sponsors
- Office Space in Mission Valley
Two professional buildings located in San Diego's Mission Valley!
- Office Space in Rancho Bernardo
Elegant office space and event hosting at the Rancho Bernard Courtyard
- Executive Recruitment Services
Cornerstone offers your retail of I.T. company the edge it needs through professional recruitment
- Office Space in Mission Valley
-
Advertise
I saw Phil Donohue and Ellen Spiro on Bill Moyers and they also aired many segments from this movie.
My feelings ran from sad to angry to despair to rage and back to sad. I wept at the end when they aired the names of dead service people in a cloud format. It took me a few minutes to look up from my tears and see they were still just at the last names that began with A…
How will we ever recover?
03/27/08 at 6:39 am
SEE VIDEO and Help the antiwar efforts of Tomas Young and others, pass it on to others.
Promoting this film helps the antiwar movement. I interviewed Phil Donahue in this Representative Press Video, please help amplify his efforts and my efforts, get this video to others. It is important that good crowds show up at the theaters. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 the movie is showing in NY and Donahue and the co-director will be there. Spread the word.
See VIDEO: See Body of War, Hear Body of War * Part 2
I want Phil Donahue’s appearance in my video to have been productive so I am really trying to get this video maximum exposure.
04/9/08 at 5:22 am
Why not show thousands of family tragedys brought on by the bombing of the twin towers and other 9/11 stories in conjunction with sadness of this tragedy!
04/19/08 at 6:45 am