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| Directed by | Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill |
| Produced by | Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill, Joseph Feury, Sara Bernstein, Lee Grant, Roberta Morris Purdee, Sheila Nevins |
| Distributed by | HBO Home Video |
| Release date(s) | August 29, 2006 |
| Running time | 64 minutes |
| Language | English |
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Baghdad ER is a multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary released by HBO on May 21, 2006. Jon Alpert (b ca 1948 is an American Journalist and documentary filmmaker, known for his use of a Cinéma vérité approach in Matthew O'Neill is a documentary filmmaker best known for his work on the HBO film Baghdad ER, for which he and co-creator Jon Alpert won three Jon Alpert (b ca 1948 is an American Journalist and documentary filmmaker, known for his use of a Cinéma vérité approach in Matthew O'Neill is a documentary filmmaker best known for his work on the HBO film Baghdad ER, for which he and co-creator Jon Alpert won three Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It shows the Iraq war from the perspective of a military hospital in Baghdad and by that, illustrates what war really means. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous It has some relatively disturbing scenes in it (e. g. amputations), therefore the army is officially warning that military personnel watching it could experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or Surgery. Post traumatic stress disorder It is a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to [1] [2]
After being given a Peabody Award, the show was featured in the April 13, 2007 broadcast of NPR's Fresh Air. The George Foster Peabody Awards, better known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards for excellence in Radio and Television broadcasting Fresh Air is a Radio talk show hosted by Terry Gross, broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States [3]
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Awards and nominations
Awards
- Emmy Awards:
- Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
- Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Single-Camera
- Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
- Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming - Single or Multi-Camera [4]
Nominations
- American Cinema Editors Awards:
- Best Edited Documentary Film [5]
- Emmy Awards:
- Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming - Single-Camera
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming - Single or Multi-Camera
References
External links
- HBO schedule
- It can be watched and downloaded here (Information Clearing House)
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