Iraqs descent into chaos, that draws on the 200 hours of interviews ferguson conducted for the film as well as. He contributed to the footage of iraq in charles fergusons documentary no end in sight and was also interviewed for the film. A scene from the documentary no end in sight, which takes a look at how the war in iraq got to its current stage. Polish cinema in the late socialist period russian and east european studies. No end in sight documentary to become a book cbc news. From 2005 to 2008, rosen was a fellow at the new america foundation. At the 2007 sundance film festival, no end in sight won the special jury prize for documentaries. There are really two debates going on about the iraq war, but only one of. The first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraqs descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, no end in sight is a shocking story. The film marks the directorial debut of academy awardwinning documentary film producer charles h. Jul 26, 2007 ferguson was explaining how he came to write, direct, produce and finance no end in sight, a sharply critical documentary about the planning and execution of the american occupation of iraq. No end in sight is a muchneeded documentary on iraq film.
A comprehensive look at the bush administrations conduct of the iraq war and its occupation of the country. No end in sight by charles ferguson charles ferguson. Jan 28, 2008 the first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraq s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, no end in sight is a shocking story of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. A scene of the war in iraq from no end in sight, a documentary directed by charles ferguson that includes analysis by diplomats and generals. Rosen has written extensively against the surge in iraq, notably in a march 2008 article for rolling stone. No end in sight is being distributed by magnolia pictures. Iraq s descent into chaos, that draws on the 200 hours of interviews ferguson conducted for the film as well as added. Both charles fergusons oscarnominated documentary no end in sight and his new book of the same name chronicle the bush administrations myriad policy errors early in the iraq. The war of weapons of mass destruction 982 words 4 pages. Iraq s descent into chaos, that draws on the 200 hours of interviews ferguson conducted for the film as well as added interviews he has done since the film was released. What do you call a comedy of errors that is not at all funny.
Feb 18, 20 hubris full film iraq war documentary rachel maddow 021820. Charles fergusons no end in sight is the best documentary to have emerged about the war in iraq, one especially appropriate for political moderates who do not immediately jeer at the very name of bush. The american occupation of iraq, on the bush administrations decision to go to war in iraq as well as operations in iraq and. A staggering portrait of arrogance and incompetence, the documentary no end in sight avoids the question of why the u. No end in sight is a muchneeded documentary on iraq.
No end in sight is a documentary film that focuses on the twoyear period following the american invasion of iraq in march 2003. No end in sight nearly four years after president bush declared an end to combat in iraq, the country is still fraught with daily casualties, costly commitments, and an ongoing debate on. The village voice hailed it as masterfully edited and cumulatively walloping, and. After watching films like this and academy award nominee no end in sight i cant help but be discouraged by the lack of. Filmmaker charles ferguson, a former advisor with the brookings institution, examines these questions in no end in sight, a documentary on the war in iraq which includes interviews with a number of figures involved in the conflicts decisionmaking process, some speaking oncamera about the war for the first time. Nov 25, 20 a comprehensive look at the bush administrations conduct of the iraq war and its occupation of the country. No end in sight examines the manner in which the principal errors of us policythe use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of baghdad, the purging of professionals from the iraqi government and the disbanding of the iraqi militarylargely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf iraq today. Next month, the publisher publicaffairs is issuing a book, no end in sight. Charles fergusons documentary provides a good summary of the decisions that led to the mess in postwar iraq, and offers politically interested audiences. On january 22, 2008, no end in sight was named by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences as one of 5 films nominated for a prize in the best documentary feature category. No end in sight won a documentary special jury prize at the 2007 sundance film festival and was executive produced by alex gibney, whose enron. The film asserts that serious mistakes made by the administration of president george w.
Memories of iraq 2007 three soldiers 2007 year at danger 2007 pbs frontline. It is not a film that simply massages your preexisting attitudes about the war in iraq. The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraqs descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, no end in sight is a jawdropping, insiders tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. Meticulously crafted, no end in sight proves what everyone has already known for a long time. Jan 04, 2008 next month, the publisher publicaffairs is issuing a book, no end in sight. While the film collects a lot of primary source evidence, it also has a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading no end in sight. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bush during that time were the cause of ensuing problems in iraq, such as the rise of the insurgency, a lack of security and. Mar 11, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Bad voodoos war 2008 bulletproof salesman 2008 changing us 2008 the corporals diary. Iraq s descent into chaos, that draws on the 200 hours of interviews ferguson conducted for. Unanswered questions in iraq center for american progress.
No end surges ahead with followup book, oscar hopes. No end in sight examines the manner in which the principal errors of u. Welcome to the fandango movieclips trailer vault channel. A scene from the 2007 iraq war documentary no end in sight. The american occupation of iraq is that rarest of first films. Books external linksofficial website no end in sight at magnolia pictures no end in sight on imdb no end in sight at rotten tomatoes no end in sight at metacritic no end in sight at box office mojo no end in sight at allmovie no end in sight at. Mar 28, 2008 no end in sight iraqs descent into chaos. The documentary no end in sight, about the wrong turns made by the u.
Charles ferguson talked about his documentary film no end in sight. The book is basically a 500 page compilation of the. Jan 22, 2007 a comprehensive look at the bush administrations conduct of the iraq war and its occupation of the country. No end in sight is a 2007 documentary film about the american occupation of iraq. Charles ferguson s 2007 documentary, no end in sight, was unusual because it focused on this second question. Based on the documentary it soon became painfully clear that other than the invasion itself, there really was no plan as wed be home for dinner. The smartest guys in the room was nominated for an academy award. The 2007 sundance film festival documentary jury presented a special jury prize to no end in sight in recognition of the film as timely work that clearly illuminates the misguided policy decisions that have led to the catastrophic quagmire of the u. Iraq documentary generates book and oscar hopes reuters. The looting in iraq started immediately and left the country in ruins both physically and financially. Both hughes and fekeiki are featured in a new sundance prizewinning documentary, no end in sight, which exposes what it calls a chain of critical errors, denial, and incompetence that has. The first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraq s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, no end in sight is a shocking story of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. No end in sight is the most coolheaded of the iraq war.
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