Documentary Film Maker Laura Poitras was nominated for an Academy Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and an Emmy Award for My Country, My Country in 2006, a documentary about the United States occupation in Iraq. Poitras spent 8 months in Irag documenting, intimately, the lives of locals, paying close attention to the specific complexities of their relation to the United States military. We are dropped in to Abu Ghraid Prison and witness immediately the tension between military personnel and local communities fighting about the atrocities they are now faced with regarding the looming election.
The transition to democracy, however, was not as envisioned by the United States, and Poitras provides a clearer portrayal of the difficulties (physical and emotional) through the very intimate stories of local families, military, and politicians. The friction between US military as well as Iraqi militants paints a disturbingly frightening picture when situated in the midst of threatened locals, who are confronted with the issue of whether or not their lives are worth the vote. My Country, My Country takes us through the journey of all facets of the Occupation - from the black market gun trade financed by the United Nations, to the intimate portrayal of the struggles one family faces, to the portrait of one important man faced with the most extraordinary decision of his and his country's life.
Documentary Film Maker Laura Poitras was nominated for an Academy Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and an Emmy Award for My Country, My Country in 2006, a documentary about the United States occupation in Iraq. Poitras spent 8 months in Irag documenting, intimately, the lives of locals, paying close attention to the specific complexities of their relation to the United States military. We are dropped in to Abu Ghraid Prison and witness immediately the tension between military personnel and local communities fighting about the atrocities they are now faced with regarding the looming election. 
The transition to democracy, however, was not as envisioned by the United States, and Poitras provides a clearer portrayal of the difficulties (physical and emotional) through the very intimate stories of local families, military, and politicians. The friction between US military as well as Iraqi militants paints a disturbingly frightening picture when situated in the midst of threatened locals, who are confronted with the issue of whether or not their lives are worth the vote. My Country, My Country takes us through the journey of all facets of the Occupation - from the black market gun trade financed by the United Nations, to the intimate portrayal of the struggles one family faces, to the portrait of one important man faced with the most extraordinary decision of his and his country's life. 
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