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A Documentary project in Akron, OH by David Scantling ·
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Update #15: Director's Statement: Why I'm Making This Film...
Posted on February 22, 2010
Team:
We made the $45k goal on Saturday with over 48 hours to go--awesome! Thank you for your phenomenal support of the PATROL BASE JAKER movie project on Kickstarter.
I would like to send a special thanks to those backers that posted their answer to my question "why did you back this film project?" in the Comments section of the movie's Kickstarter project page. Please note, if you would like to make a comment, you need to do so prior to the end of the project at 1700 EST today (i.e., once the project closes you will not be able to post a comment).
I made this film because I continue to be stunned by the lack of information--and misinformation--about what's really going on with the war in Afghanistan (previously, I addressed some of the same issues with media coverage of the war in Iraq with my first film, BROTHERS AT WAR - http://www.brothersatwarmovie.com ). Specifically, I honestly don't know why there seems to be such an extreme filter by the Mainstream Media--and much of Hollywood--regarding the service, sacrifice and achievements of the US military in Afghanistan and Iraq.
For example, here's a media case study that's relevant to the PATROL BASE JAKER movie:
1. Please read Nir Rosen's article in the January/February 2010 issue of Mother Jones magazine about counter-insurgency in Nawa, Afghanistan (where the PATROL BASE JAKER movie takes place) - http://bit.ly/Mother_Jones
2. Then read my response (special thanks to Mark Stanley and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting for publishing this on their blog) - http://bit.ly/Pulitzer_Center
I hate war and violence. And more ofter than not, the people who suffer most in any war are the civilians--especially the children--that get caught in the middle of the fighting. However, the events of 9/11 opened my eyes to dark side of radical Islam. For the sake of our democratic society, and the rest of the world, we need to find ways to address and counter the extremists that have taken passages from the Koran and used them to justify murder, terrorism and crimes against humanity. Otherwise, we run this risk--as Dexter Filkins of The New York Times puts it--of fighting "the forever war."
Regards,
Dave
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David Scantling
Director & Producer
PATROL BASE JAKER Movie
dave.scantling@gmail.com
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I'm a filmmaker, currently directing and producing a feature length documentary film called PATROL BASE JAKER (www.patrolbasejaker.com) about the US Marines and the practice of counter-insurgency in Afghanistan.
I was the Executive Producer (along with Gary Sinise) of the award-winning feature-length documentary film BROTHERS AT WAR (www.brothersatwarmovie.com) about an American military family and the Iraq war. The film won best documentary at the 2008 GI Film Festival, received theatrical distribution in 2009 from Samuel Goldwyn Films and nationwide DVD distribution by Summit Entertainment in 2010 (including a box set exclusive release in Walmart with THE HURT LOCKER).
I have been in entrepreneurial mode for the past twenty years at a variety of small, medium and large sized businesses. I've led start-up technology teams at Uprizer, Econex, Grey Haven and Storage Continuity. As a senior executive at IBM, Hewlett-Packard and the US Department of Defense, I worked on major business transformation, Internet and telecommunications initiatives. In 2008, I earned the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for my work in Iraq on economic development and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) during 2006-7. Back in the day (1991), I graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in Philosophy and International Peace Studies (Go Irish!).
I live in Akron, Ohio, with my wife Molly (a physician and Medical Director of the Akron General Hospice Care Center) and our 6 children.
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I support Dave in his effort to give people an "on the ground view" of US military operations aimed at helping the Afghan people -- hard point to describe through military actions. Dave is providing, at personal risk, insight into how the US and NATO military forces are working to help Afghans reclaim their lives and properties. It's messy, conflict always is, and we need to view as much of the picture as possible to understand the people and the challenges and our strategic solutions. We, at home in the US, cannot make decisions to support these efforts without an in depth picture of the situation at the front lines. Thanks, Dave. Terry Pim