Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing

Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing
Directed by	Craig Renaud, Brent Renaud
Cinematography	Craig Renaud, Brent Renaud
Edited by	Craig Renaud, Brent Renaud, Eddie Stein
Music by	Amman Abbasi
Release date	June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15)
Running time	1h 20m
Country	USA
Language	English

Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing is a 2009 American documentary film directed by the Renaud Brothers. The films tells the individual stories of four American soldiers who lost limbs or suffered paralysis in the Iraq War, and of their training to try for a position on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team and their journey to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[1]

Athletes

The films features:

• Kortney Clemons (track and field)[2]
• Carlos Leon (shot put)[3]
• Melissa Stockwell (swimming)[4]
• Scott Winkler (shot put)[5]

Awards

• Best Political Feature, SINY Film Festival 2010
• Documentary Prize, Naples International Film Festival 2010

Festival selections

• Austin Film Festival 2009
• Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2009
• Tiburon International Film Festival 2010
• Cleveland International Film Festival 2010
• Newport Beach Film Festival 2010
• ReelAbilities Disabilities Film Festival 2010

References

1. Basham, Tim. "Austin Film Festival 2009 Part Two :: Music :: Features :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
2. "TeamUSA | Home". Usparalympics.org. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
3. "Paralympic News - Official Source of Updates & Highlights". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
5. John Barna/Gloucester County Times (2011-10-01). "Stockton to host screening of 'Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing'". NJ.com. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

External links

• Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing at IMDb