Alive Day Memories

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Alive Day Memories
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Also known asAlive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Directed by Jon Alpert
Ellen Goosenberg Kent
Starring James Gandolfini
Dexter Pitts
Theme music composerWendy Blackstone
Peter Fish
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerJon Alpert
CinematographyJon Alpert
Matthew O'Neill
EditorPaula Heredia
Running time57 minutes
Production companyAttaboy Films
Release
Original release
  • September 9, 2007 (2007-09-09)

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq is a 2007 documentary television film featuring interviews with Iraq War amputees.

Contents

Summary

The veterans tell producer James Gandolfini of how they received their injuries, and the emotional effect that it has had on them. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Bellafante, Ginia (September 8, 2007). "When the War Comes Home" via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Alive Day Memories: New Doc Takes Inside Look at Lives of U.S. Soldiers Wounded in Iraq".
  3. 1st Television Academy Honors|Television Academy