Baker Boys: Inside the Surge, is a 2010 four-part documentary series following the soldiers of Baker Company, Task Force 1-15 Infantry, 3d Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during their deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom at Combat Outpost Carver during the troop surge of 2007.
Overview The series provides an intimate view of counter-insurgency and soldiers on the front lines during the surge of coalition troops in Iraq. Beginning in February 2008, journalist Jon Steele embedded with Baker Company. Over the course of 90 days, he conducted interviews with its soldiers, filmed their activities, and gathered footage from ground and air combat missions.PRNewsWire
This 4-part miniseries was directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Kern Konwiser and presented in association with Gigapix Studios, PointProd, and Sandbag Productions.
Premieres Baker Boys: Inside the Surge was first aired in January 2010. Beginning on Jan. 4, HDNet aired it in four one-hour segments every Monday. The series was released for screening on April 23, 2010, at the Newport Beach Film Festival. On January 4, 2011, Baker Boys was released on DVD, initially exclusively through the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). On Jan. 19 and 20, 2011, the National Infantry Museum's IMAX theater screened it for the Fort Benning community, home of the 1-15 Infantry.National Infantry Museum Australia ABC1
Awards Baker Boys: Inside the Surge has won awards at every festival in which it has been played, including: AwardFestivalYearNoteAudience Award Winner 11th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival 2010 Winners Award Of Excellence Accolade Competition 2010 Silver Remi Winner 43rd Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2010 International Film FestivalBronze Winner 31st Annual Telly Awards 2010 Honorable Mention Dart Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2010 Genius Audience Award 20th Annual Gotham Awards' Festival 2010 Best Documentary Feature 7th Annual Ventura Film Festival 2010 Special Jury Award, Telecast Series 55th Annual CINE film and video competition 2011
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