Filmmaker Q&A: Garrett Scott

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The ideologically driven right believes we rigged the thing, that we undermine and manipulate the heroic tradition of our proud fighting men, that we are destabilizing the war in Iraq, the proud traditions of the US Armed forces, and the 82nd especially. They claim we are one sided, and would've liked to have seen a movie where everyone was in lockstep and had nothing but the cleanest ideas imaginable. I think this group wanted to see an idealized, action packed movie about good guys and bad guys, something resembling their training videos. We shouldn't be allowed access to 'how the cow gets butchered' as one guy says in the movie.

These two sides pop up consistently, but are surprisingly rare. I remember thinking we were going to take a lot more flack from both sides at the time.

LU: Beyond your current theatrical run, what are your plans/dates for distribution -- i.e. broadcast run? DVD release? What about grassroots distribution -- i.e. house parties, schools, etc?

The movie will be broadcast by the Sundance Channel in late February, early March. We'll release the DVD immediately after. It will be in stores, etc, and can be purchased from the website. A grass-roots distribution organization, Working Films, is looking into all aspects of getting the movie out into the world of community, church and educational organizations.

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