10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2014: In Country team (Mike Attie, Meghan O’Hara, and Lindsay Utz)

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Every summer, a group of men donning full army fatigues heads into the Oregon woods as 2/5 1st Cav (R). Over the following days, they live, act, and battle as a platoon, transporting themselves into the 1950s’ darkest hours in their ardent reenactments of the Vietnam War. An excerpt of history few wish to recall, a troop that willingly relives the era with such faithfulness can appear confusing, even absurd.

Our 10 to Watch filmmaking team—co-directors Mike Attie and Meghan O’Hara, and editor Lindsay Utz—explore this perplexity in In Country, a feature documentary that trails those involved in these reenactments to understand the motives and meaning behind them. Read More