Sunday Showcase

Restrepo
Directed by Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington

Sunday, February 2, 4 pm  CINEMA+

Free—first come, first served

“An unprecedented work of art.”—TheWrap.com

Photographer Tim Hetherington and journalist Sebastian Junger allow the realities of war to speak for themselves in this unnarrated documentary about a U.S. platoon in Afghanistan. The men of Second Platoon, Battle Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade teeter from naivete to weariness as months of alternating boredom and fighting take their toll. The loss of medic Juan “Doc” Restrepo leads the platoon to name an outpost in the remote Korengal Valley after him.

This powerful documentary immerses viewers into the experiences of soldiers on the front lines of the Afghan War in which the co-directors were imbedded.  The result Is an emotionally raw experience showing the effects of modern warfare. Winner of the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize-Documentary and nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar. 2010, U.S., DCP, 93 minutes. Rated R.

CINEMA+ with a special appearance by co-director Sebastian Junger

Sebastian Junger will discuss his new book In My Time of Dying:  How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife with National Public Radio host Rachel Martin as part of the Kentucky Author Forum series on Monday, February 3 at 6 pm in the Bomhard Theater of Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.  For tickets and more information, click here.

Special thanks to Kentucky Author Forum for their programming assistance.