Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing

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 Iraq, and of their training to try for a berth on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team and their journey to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.^[1]

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

References

1. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/festivus/2009/11/austin-film-festival-2009-part-two.html
2. ^ http://usparalympics.org/news/2009/11/10/warrior-champions-behind-the-scenes-with-craig-renaud/28941
3. ^ http://www.paralympic.org/Media_Centre/News/Sport_News/2011_11_02_b.html
4. ^ http://aff.bside.com/2009/films/warriorchampions_craigrenaud_aff2009;jsessionid=28B10C9524CF17C31215A7884225424E
5. ^ http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2011/10/stockton_to_host_screening_of.html

External links

• Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing at the Internet Movie Database