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Where Soldiers Come From

Feeling trapped in their rural hometown, five friends join the National Guard and begin their four-year journey from teenagers to soldiers in Afghanistan to veterans.

Series

POV

Premiere Date

November 10, 2011

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Awards & Recognition

Winner

2011 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) - Best Editing - Documentary Feature

Winner

2012 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story – Long Form Award

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Heather Courtney

Producer/Director

Heather Courtney is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, and a Guggenheim, Sundance, and Fulbright fellow. Her film Where Soldiers Come From (POV) was funded by ITVS, and won an Emmy and an Independent Spirit Award. Other films include The Unafraid (America ReFramed), and the IDA and SXSW Award-winning Los Trabajadores (Indie Lens).