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Where Soldiers Come From

Feeling trapped in their rural hometown, five friends join the National Guard and begin their four-year journey from teenagers to soldiers in Afghanistan to veterans.

Series

POV

Premiere Date

November 10, 2011

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Awards & Recognition

Winner

2011 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) - Best Editing - Documentary Feature

Winner

2012 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story – Long Form Award

A four-year journey that takes teenagers from rural northern Michigan to the battlefields of Afghanistan and back, Where Soldiers Come From follows five high school friends who join the National Guard to pay for college. The film is an intimate look at the young men who fight America's wars.