HBO Last Letters Home
HBO Documentary
DIGITALCORE HOSTS SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE OF HBO DOCUMENTARY
digitalcore was proud to host the San Francisco Premiere of "Last Letters Home" on Saturday, November 6. The post production was completed at digitalcore for this HBO Special.
PRESS RELEASE
LAST LETTERS HOME:
Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq
The soldiers' last words.
Their families' last memories.
Our nation's lasting gratitude.
HBO and The New York Times, in association with LIFE Books, present a poignant tribute to the fallen American soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the war in Last Letters Home: Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq, read by the families of ten men and women killed in action.
"Last Letters Home" is produced and directed by Oscar®- and Emmy® Award-winner Bill Couturié (HBO's Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam). This one-hour documentary is an intimate, deeply moving tribute to American troops recently killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Family members of eight men and two women read aloud their loved ones' poignant and extremely eloquent final letters, some of which were not received until after news of the troops' deaths had been received. These readings are accompanied by emotional remembrances and insights from grieving wives, mothers, fathers, children and friends, and punctuated by photos supplied by the families as well as The New York Times, which produced the documentary with HBO in association with LIFE Books.
" When I was engaged in the Vietnam War, I would write home often. Family was the highest priority, of course, but you also write to your friends. In peacetime, you tell them everything. When the war's on, you might hold back. Even when I was writing to my dad, it was never about miltary matters; it was personal stuff. That's what those letters are for - to connect."
- Sen. John McCain, from his introduction to LIFE's book.
digitalcore CONTRIBUTION
digitalcore is proud to have been involved in the development of this intimate and revealing story. Post services were provided at digitalcore's facility at 200 Green Street in San Francisco. The San Francisco Premiere screening was also hosted at the facility. For more information about digitalcore, please visit our website or call us at 415.962.8338.
"digitalcore was my comfortable second home during the editing of ‘Last Letters Home.’ The film took advantage of much of what they have to offer, using offline and online gear along with their Smoke. Their layout allowed us to exist in our own world of an edit room, an office and an AfterEffects suite, while still being a part of the entire facility and enjoying the support and hardware that comes with that. I plan on using them again on future projects and would certainly recommend the place to others." - Bill Weber, Editor, Last Letters Home
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