Vietnam, Long Time Coming

Vietnam, Long Time Coming

Directed by	Jerry Blumenthal Peter Gilbert Gordon Quinn
Produced by	Jerry Blumenthal Peter Gilbert Gordon Quinn
Narrated by	Joe Mantegna
Music by	Ben Sidran
Edited by	David E. Simpson Jan Sutcliffe Sharon Karp Bob Schneiger
Distributed by	Kartemquin Films
Release dates	1998 (1998)
Running time	120 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Vietnam, Long Time Coming is a documentary released in 1998 by Kartemquin Films. The film follows a 16-day, 1100 mile bicycle expedition through once war-torn Northern and Southern Vietnam that was organized by World T.E.A.M. Sports. The event drew an array of veterans from the U.S. and Vietnam, as well as celebrity riders like Greg LeMond and Senator John Kerry. Those without use of their legs used special hand-powered bikes, while blind riders pedaled from the back of tandem bikes. Past enemies ride as one team in peace across a landscape they once killed to stay alive on.

Winner of Outstanding Directorial Achievement at the 1998 Directors Guild Awards, as well as Outstanding Program Achievement at the 1998 Emmy Awards, Vietnam, Long Time Coming won multiple national awards.^[1] The films soundtrack featured such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, and Shawn Colvin. A portion of the proceeds went to groups promoting medical and educational programs in Vietnam.^[2]

References

↑ Documentary Institute. Retrieved 26 Jan. 2011.
↑ CD Universe Retrieved 26 Jan. 2011

External links

Kartemquin Films

Founders	Gordon Quinn Jerry Temaner Stan Karter

Producers and Associates	Gordon Quinn (Artistic Director) Steve James David E. Simpson Maria Finitzo Justine Nagan (Executive Director) Joanna Rudnick Usama Alshaibi Bill Siegel Xan Aranda Peter Gilbert Aaron Wickenden Brent Huffman Margaret Byrne Dan Rybicky Dinesh Sabu Judy Hoffman Jerry Blumenthal Kirsten Kelly Anne de Mare Maggie Bowman Leslie Simmer Peter Kuttner Tony Williams Gita Saedi Kiely Liz Kaar Ian Kibbe Fennel Doremus Nora Gully JJ Hanley Tristan Hanson Emily Hart Dana Kupper Peter Kuttner Zak Piper Matt Lauterbach Adam Singer

Documentaries	Home for Life (1967) Inquiring Nuns (1968) Taylor Chain (1980 & 1984) Hoop Dreams (1994) Vietnam, Long Time Coming (1998) Golub (1998) 5 Girls (2001) Stevie (2002) Refrigerator Mothers (2003) The New Americans (2004) Terra Incognita: The Perils and Promise of Stem Cell Research (2007) At the Death House Door (2008) In the Family (2008) Milking the Rhino (2009) Typeface (2009) Prisoner of Her Past (2010) No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson (2010) A Good Man (2011) The Interrupters (2011) As Goes Janesville (2012) The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) American Arab (2013) The Homestretch (2014) Life Itself (2014) Almost There (2014) The School Project (2014) On Beauty (2014) Saving Mes Aynak (2014) In the Game (post-production, 2015) Hard Earned (post-production, 2015)