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.
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.