Charles ferguson is director and producer of no end in sight. Charles fergusons 2007 documentary, no end in sight, was unusual. The film premiered january 22, 2007 at the 2007 sundance film festival. No end in sight builds its case one voice at a time and avoids the grandstanding that. 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. Culled from over 200 hours of footage collected for the film, the book provides a candid and alarming retelling of the events following the fall of baghdad in 2003 by high. No end in sight why did they disband the iraqi army. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall.
Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of baghdad in 2003 by high. Iraqs descent into chaos charles ferguson by capitol reader available from rakuten kobo. Next month, the publisher publicaffairs is issuing a book, no end in sight. No end in sight examines the manner in which the principal errors of u. The inside story from the ultimate insiders chronological look at the fiasco in iraq, especially decisions made in the spring of 2003 and the backgrounds of those making decisions immediately following the overthrow of saddam.
Iraqs descent into chaos, that draws on the 200 hours of interviews ferguson conducted for the film as well as. Iraqs descent into chaos, the inside story from the ultimate insiders is a 102minute documentary detailing the errors deliberate sabotage. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of baghdad in 2003 by high ranking. Jun 22, 2007 the first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraqs descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anar. The film marks the directorial debut of academy awardwinning documentary film producer charles h. As is typical in washington, the administration has solved the crisis in iraq by redefining success. No end in sight film noendinsight the first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraqs descent into guerilla warfare, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, no end in sight is a jawdropping, insiders tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall the first film of its kind to chronicle.
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No end in sight movie trailer, news, cast, interviews sbs. 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. Nov 02, 2007 no end in sightcharles fergusons cleareyed history of the iraq war, no end in sight, serves as a needed antidote to agitprop. This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by charles ferguson in his book no end in. Iraq documentary generates book and oscar hopes reuters. Never mind the runup to the war, the justifications, the aims. Iraq bodyguards and security warzer jaff, dan, falcon security film editors chad beck, cindy lee original music peter nashel producers jennie amias, audrey marrs, jessie vogelson. Well spend this hour with charles ferguson, author of the book no end in sight. July 27, 2007 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. Magnolias dvd of no end in sight is a handsomely packaged and encoded disc. An insiders look at the decisions that led to the 2003 u. Fergusons film of the same name was a nominee for best documentary feature in last months academy awards. A clear, temperate, and devastating account of highlevel arrogance and incompetence.
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. Ferguson said his movie keeps spawning more questions and has become a catalyst for analyzing the fateful. The documentary no end in sight, about the wrong turns made by the u. This is a companion to the movie inside job, providing citations for many of the claims in that movie. Sep 04, 20 no end in sight iraqs descent into chaos youtube. A great summary for those who have not been following this crime from the beginning. The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraqs descent into guerrilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, no end in sight is a jawdropping, insiders tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. No end in sight is directed by charles ferguson and it is a chronological look at the fiasco in iraq, especially decisions made in the spring of 2003 and the backgrounds of those making decisions immediately following.
No end in sight is not so much an indictment or a polemic or a proposal as a postmortem. Jan 22, 2007 no end in sight is not so much an indictment or a polemic or a proposal as a postmortem. No end in sight is a muchneeded documentary on iraq. Although we started out hosting community film screenings in the beginning and did so for. The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraqs descent into guerrilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, no end in sight is a jaw.
No end in sight documentary to become a book cbc news. The american occupation of iraq, which is his first film. With all of the recent discussion about whether or not to invade syria i thought that it was would be very helpful for people to watch a film such as this. It features candid interviews with highranking officials. 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 of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. No end in sight movie trailer, news, cast, interviews. Iraqs descent into chaos has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace same low prices, bigger selection, more fun shop the allnew. Viewers who have already seen no end in sight will want to loan it to their friends.
No end in sight is a 2007 documentary film about the american occupation of iraq. The film opened in limited release in the united states on july 27, 2007, playing. Iraqs descent into chaos, that draws on the 200 hours of interviews ferguson conducted for the film as well as added. Culled from over 200 hours of footage collected for the film, the book provides a candid and alarming retelling of the events. Culled from over 200 hours of footage collected for the film, the book provides a candid and alarming retelling of the events following the fall of. Jan 04, 2008 no end surges ahead with followup book, oscar hopes.
Iraqs descent into chaos apr 14, 2011 choong chiat rated it it was amazing this book provides an incisive and detailed exposition of the unfortunate series of eventsmistakes that led up to the us invasion of iraq in 2003 and what happened after that. No longer is the goal a liberal, multiethnic nation ready to lead the rest of the middle east towards democracy, enlightenment, and the american way. The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraqs descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anar. No end in sight is a muchneeded documentary on iraq film the. With campbell scott, gerald burke, ali fadhil, omar fekeiki. Iraqs descent into chaos kindle edition by ferguson, charles. Magnolias disc contains a number of arresting extras culled from unused interview material.
The film opened in limited release in the united states on july 27, 2007, playing in two theaters. The first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind iraqs descent into guerrilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, no end in sight is a shocking story of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. 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. There are really two debates going on about the iraq war, but only one of.
In interviews with deputy secretary of state, richard armitage, ambassador barbara bodine, colonel lawrence wilkerson and general jay garner, this video examines the manner in which the principal. But the testimony presented by administration insiders and officials in iraq, both military and. Charles ferguson is a fantastic documentarian, and this is probably his best one. Fergusons masterpiece is an examination of the conflict between the interests of the top elected official and what is best for the u. No end surges ahead with followup book, oscar hopes. Jan 04, 2008 iraq documentary generates book and oscar hopes. The film marks the directorial debut of academy award winning documentary film producer charles h. Unlike the documentaries of michael moore and robert greenwald, which come out of the shrink wrap with at least the perception of bias, no end in sight delivers the story of the war with sharp journalistic detail, and the truth about how baghdad reached. Charles h ferguson the basis for the awardwinning documentary.
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