Winter Soldier
Thematic Why War? Curated by Cara Mertes
A rare documentary classic, Winter Soldier captures the terrifying testimonies of more than 200 ex-GIs at the 1971 Detroit Winter Soldier Investigation concerning American atrocities in Vietnam. The film, made about and with the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, was a prizewinner at the Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals, screened at the Whitney Museum of Art, New York City and was televised once by WNET. The soldiers, including Senator John Kerry, are riveting as they describe wartime events and their own mixed emotions on their roles in the war. The film evokes all of the sorrow and pain that Vietnam has come to represent.
Directors
Winter Soldier Collective: Fred Aranow, Nancy Baker, Joe Bangert, Rhetta Barron, Robert Fiore, David Gillis, David Grubin, Jeff Holstein, Barbara Jarvis, Al Kaupas, Barbara Kopple, Mark Lenix, Michael Lesser, Nancy Miller, Lee Osborne, Lucy Massie Phenix, Roger Phenix, Benay Rubenstein, Michael Weil.
Producers
Winter Soldier Collective: Fred Aranow, Nancy Baker, Joe Bangert, Rhetta Barron, Robert Fiore, David Gillis, David Grubin, Jeff Holstein, Barbara Jarvis, Al Kaupas, Barbara Kopple, Mark Lenix, Michael Lesser, Nancy Miller, Lee Osborne, Lucy Massie Phenix, Roger Phenix, Benay Rubenstein, Michael Weil. The film was made in association with Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Release Year
1972
Festival Year
2005
Country
United States
Run Time
110 minutes