On the other side of the world, a roadside bomb rips. A fucking legend i seen in the afghan war documentary, the fighting season. A documentary series that chronicles the 2014 fighting season in afghanistan from the perspective of american troops. In one instance he follows a us dustoff crew using helicopters for medical evacuation, dustoff crews pride themselves on their reaction times. Last year, actorturnedfilmmaker ricky schroder, released a documentary called the fighting season, which chronicles the u.
If you liked my fighting season, you will also enjoy the fighting season. My fighting season, sequel to the fighting season, the next installment of ricky schroders war documentary series, is slated to premiere july 5. Louie palus documentary photography examines the social and political landscape of our time. The 3rd platoon soldiers hunt the taliban, who are rocketing fob shank. Theyre stationed on armadillo military base in helman province. My fighting season 2016 my best friend and i were part of a documentary series about soldiers experiences in afghanistan. Like water is a riveting documentary, which follows thenufc middleweight champion anderson silva into his 7th title defense against chael sonnen in 2010. Inspired by the bravery of our united states military, actordirector ricky schroder and a small film crew. Rarely do you get such a good look at combat unless its some grainy video on live leak.
I appreciated the vignettes transitioning from the warfighters on the. Ricky schroder to produce sequel to military documentary. A documentary series following american soldiers in afghanistan. Academy awardwinning filmmaker morgan neville 20 feet from stardom profiles three such athletes in the rousing documentary a fighting chance. This is available only as a season pass which includes 6 episodes. Brothers in arms on directv two rescue stories depicting the brotherhood of men under fire.
Hunting the nightmare bacteria frontline investigates the rise of deadly drugresistant bacteria. Over a twentyyear career palu has created a compelling body of. The us army fights to defend the national elections. If you are one of the few people who havent seen this fight, i wont ruin it, and lucky you. An elite combat rescue team of the us air force, rescue wounded american or allied forces in lethal danger. My fighting season, which premieres july 5, combines this footage with interviews from the soldiers under those helmets to tell a series of firstperson stories from the combat zone. Fighting season complements a diverse mix of original and iconic stories being produced for foxtel, including the currently airing wentworth, a place to call home and picnic at hanging rock on showcase, the second season of bbc firsts top of the lake and movie australia day, which will have a cinema release ahead of showing on foxtel movies.
Fighting season is the story of a group of soldiers freshly returned from the war in afghanistan, their families, and the unfolding mystery around their commanders death. Midmay marks an annual rite observed in afghanistan for the past 35 years. Its a cross between a documentary and reality show. This documentary brings together johns reporting from across afghanistan. The fighting season online full episodes all seasons. My fighting season a new tv series on audience network. One story follows a medevac crew landing in a minefield to retrieve causalities. This new war documentary about afghanistan looks intense. These warriors fight for more than just personal gain and the satisfaction of accomplishment. The six episode series was picked up by directtv for a premiere on 19 may 2015.
New war documentary series the fighting season trailer. Harris lew temple has been stationed in the recruiting office long enough for it to feel like home. Fighting for life is a powerful, sobering and emotional feature documentary portrait of american military medicine. In california, authorities study environmental changes that fuel increasingly fierce wildfires, and a group of inmates train to become. My fighting season 2016 my best friend and i were part. The 2014 fighting season will determine the fate of afghanistan. Watch full episodes of the fighting season and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. A fighting season is a san francisco film society krf grant winner. The fighting season add to watchlist with multiple storylines following several american units under lieutenant general joe andersons command in the 18th airborne corps in afghanistan, this documentary series provides a closer look at what it takes to. The documentary work of louie palu more information. The fighting season is a documentary series about the war in afghanistan thats currently hiding out on directvs exclusive audience channel. The only issue with this is that it takes away from the story of the men. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal no actors. Above all, my fighting season is about the soldiers.
The fighting season, a documentary series only on directv with exclusive pics, cast info, bonus content, and more. Ricky schroder unveils his syrian war documentary series. Fighting season 2017 the screen guide screen australia. Watch the fighting season episodes online season 1 2015. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. With a compelling mystery regarding a possible coverup where the lines cross between. The fighting season is following elements of the 10 th mountain and the 82 nd airborne in afghanistan as they have a two fold mission there, roll up the carpet and leave things to the local nationals, and continue to fight the enemy insurgents until their last day in country.
My fighting season national geographic for everyone in. Danish soldiers are sent to afghanistan in 2009 for 6 month, to help stabilize the country against taliban. The 2 hour season premier is on may 19th on the audience channel. Choke a rickson gracie documentary is really fucking good.
Provides a first person perspective into americas longest war. The story is a sixpart event drama that surrounds the invisible men and women who fight for their country australia, what they bring home from the war, discovering what of themselves theyve left behind, the secrets that must remain hidden. Pararescuemen, or pjs, return to the front lines of afghanistan and east europe. Is there a hidden message in the talibans 2014 fighting. We have received a lot of requests on how to view the fighting season, which was the original documentary series that aired in 2015. Phuket dreaming is a doc series following phuket top team fighters in thailand. After making the bootsontheground war documentary war series my fighting season and the fighting season for audience network, ricky schroder teamed up again with cameramanproducer river. The gritty 6episode series provides american war fighters a venue to showcase their authentic deployment footage and tell their true war stories through never before seen frontline combat footage that offers viewers the heart pumping experience of what its like to be in the trenches. Directv just ran this commercial during the dp show for their new documentary series on the war in afghanistan called the fighting season. The fighting season, a sixpart docuseries produced by ricky schroder that debuts may 19 on directvs audience channel channel 239, 9 p. The fighting season, a sixepisode documentary series created and produced by ricky schroder, will premiere tuesday, may 19 at 9 p. The show followed jimmy smith and doug anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts, spending five days training with notable masters of the styles they are studying, before exhibiting what they have. Its about the bonds of mateship forged in war, of experiences so intense those back home cant understand and a deadly secret these men will do anything to keep. Washington the afghan taliban announced tuesday the start of a new fighting season against the u.
My fighting season offers soldierseye view of combat. But every four years, hopefuls from around the world set out to overcome these odds in search of a gold medal. New episode next tuesday at 9 pm, only on audience. As californias 2016 fire season rages, brave backcountry firefighters race to put out the flames, protect homes and save lives in this docuseries. Ricky schroder productions rsp is in preproduction on a new television series, the fighting season. With clayne crawford, lew temple, jb majors, jim hechim. Channel 4 doc about the first family of british wrestling. The series follows in the footsteps of rsps previous sixpart documentary series titled the fighting season, which aired in may 2015 and was executive produced by ricky schroder, jim. Tomorrow the sixpart docuseries the fighting season comes to directvs audience network. The fighting season is a docuseries about the war in afghanistan produced by ricky schroder productions. The fighting season follows all aspects of afghan war. The wrestlers, fighting with my family channel 4 on vimeo. Previous winners of the grant include sundance film festival and cannes film festival winners beasts of the southern wild and fruitvale station. The filmmakers had extraordinary access to combat support hospitals in iraq, medevac flights with wounded soldiers, and military hospitals in germany and the walter reed hospital in washington dc.
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