Operation In Their Boots
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Operation In Their Boots (OITB) is a film fellowship launched by the In Their Boots
division of Brave New Foundation. The OITB program, led by executive producer Richard Ray Perez
, provided five Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with the opportunity to write, produce, and direct their own documentaries about veterans. The film fellowships were fully funded and each participant was provided with a budget to make their film, as well as a stipend for their work. In addition, they were supported by the professional production team at In Their Boots.
Tristan Dyer
(U.S. Army, Iraq War veteran), Kyle Hartnett (U.S. Army Paratrooper, Afghanistan War veteran), Chris Mandia
(U.S. Marine Corps, Iraq War veteran), Victor Manzano (U.S. Marine Corps, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars veteran), and Clint Van Winkle (U.S. Marine Corps, Iraq War veteran) were the combat veterans chosen to produce and direct films.
All five of the films premiered on November 9, 2010 at the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles, California and the documentaries are currently online.
Operation In Their Boots was funded by a grant from the Iraq Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund (IADIF) of the California Community Foundation
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animation. It deals with substance abuse among veterans. Four U.S. veterans, three men and a woman, provide the narrative to his film.
, which has the largest population of Muslims in America. No Religious Preference also includes an interview with James Yee
, a former U.S. Army chaplain accused of espionage by the U.S. Army.
In Their Boots
In Their Boots is a web based documentary series about the impact the War in Iraq and the War in Afghanistan are having on people at home in the United States. Every episode features a documentary about how the servicemen and women of the American armed forces, their families, and American...
division of Brave New Foundation. The OITB program, led by executive producer Richard Ray Perez
Richard Ray Perez
Richard Ray Perez is an American documentary film producer and director. His productions include Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election, which is an acclaimed award-winning political documentary...
, provided five Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with the opportunity to write, produce, and direct their own documentaries about veterans. The film fellowships were fully funded and each participant was provided with a budget to make their film, as well as a stipend for their work. In addition, they were supported by the professional production team at In Their Boots.
Tristan Dyer
Tristan Dyer
Tristan Dyer is an American film director, stop-motion animator, and Iraq war veteran from Waldoboro, Maine. He served in the U.S. Army for five years and spent one year at Camp Taji, Iraq with an Air Cavalry unit...
(U.S. Army, Iraq War veteran), Kyle Hartnett (U.S. Army Paratrooper, Afghanistan War veteran), Chris Mandia
Chris Mandia
Chris Mandia is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director, and Iraq War veteran from San Pedro, California. He was an U.S. Marine infantryman and served two combat tours in Iraq, including the battle for Fallujah.Mandia has won numerous awards for his work and received a Jack Nicholson...
(U.S. Marine Corps, Iraq War veteran), Victor Manzano (U.S. Marine Corps, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars veteran), and Clint Van Winkle (U.S. Marine Corps, Iraq War veteran) were the combat veterans chosen to produce and direct films.
All five of the films premiered on November 9, 2010 at the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles, California and the documentaries are currently online.
Operation In Their Boots was funded by a grant from the Iraq Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund (IADIF) of the California Community Foundation
California Community Foundation
The California Community Foundation is a leading philanthropic organization in the United States, managing approximately $1 billion in assets and granting nearly $100 million to nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County and causes around the world....
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Enduring Erebus
Tristan Dyer's documentary was shot using stop motionStop motion
Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence...
animation. It deals with substance abuse among veterans. Four U.S. veterans, three men and a woman, provide the narrative to his film.
No Religious Preference
Kyle Hartnett's documentary is about his personal quest to gain a better understanding of the challenges Muslim-American service members and veterans face. A majority of his documentary was filmed in Dearborn, MichiganDearborn, Michigan
-Economy:Ford Motor Company has its world headquarters in Dearborn. In addition its Dearborn campus contains many research, testing, finance and some production facilities. Ford Land controls the numerous properties owned by Ford including sales and leasing to unrelated businesses such as the...
, which has the largest population of Muslims in America. No Religious Preference also includes an interview with James Yee
James Yee
James J. Yee is an American former United States Army chaplain with the rank of captain...
, a former U.S. Army chaplain accused of espionage by the U.S. Army.