Body of War

Friday night’s Bill Moyers Journal was an emotional roller coaster for me. The entire show was devoted to a documentary made by Phil Donohue and Ellen Spiro called Body of War. The subject of the documentary is Tomas Young, a soldier that was shot and paralyzed from the nipples down less than a week after he landed in Iraq. It is a moving haunting tale of how he came back to life when he became an anti-war activist. The irony of the documentary is that Tomas’ brother and step-father are still supporters of the war, while Tomas and his mother are not. But they still love and support each other. It took three years for this documentary to be completed. Ms. Spiro literally became part of the family, filming during all hours of the day and night to show what Tomas and his family deal with to bring him back from the hell created by George Bush’s war in Iraq.

The documentary is slowly being released nationwide now. I am still emotionally affected by Tomas’ story so this post won’t go into much detail. I urge you to watch Bill Moyers Journal this weekend, you can find the broadcast time in your area here. The music was done by Eddie Vedder.

Its a moving, emotional Bill Moyers Journal..watch part one of it below. A link to the movie’s website is here. The documentary is being released nationally now.