SOLDIER’S EYE VIEW OF IRAQ WAR: The "The War Tapes" opens Friday, Sept. 1, at the Starz Film Center in Denver. The 97-minute film won "best documentary" at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. While "The War Tapes" is directed by Deborah Scranton, it features photography (with mini-DVD cameras) and commentary by Zack Bazzi, Mike Moriarty, Stephen Pink, Duncan Domey, Brandon Wilkins, and other soldiers of Charlie Company, 3rd of the 172nd Infantry (Mountain) Regiment. According to an article in The Denver Post, "[Stephen] Pink is the film's most literary soldier. He's now splitting his time between carpentry and writing a memoir due to his publisher in March." At the Q&A session after the film’s Tribeca premiere, audience members asked what they could do to help soldiers. Brandon Wilkins, a soldier of few words, said: "Get to know one."
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