Jon Alpert

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Trailer for the documentary In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution. They took over a city square and in 18 days brought down a regime that had ruled for 30 years. Emmy -winning documentary filmmakers Jon Alpert and Matthew O Neill were on the scene in Cairo, capturing the sights, sounds and passion of a modern-day revolution. In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution brings viewers into the streets of Cairo to experience first-hand what began as a small, peaceful demonstration and quickly grew into a revolutionary movement that would force the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

At the Pentagon premiere of HBO's Wartorn 1861-2010 playing to an auditorium of top military brass, a candid, no-holds-barred discussion took place following the screening. Featured in this clip is Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Gregory E. Harbin (Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom).

Trailer for the documentary Wartorn: 1861-2010. Civil War doctors called it hysteria, melancholia and insanity. During the First World War it was known as shell-shock. By World War II, it became combat fatigue. Today, it is clinically known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a crippling anxiety that results from exposure to life-threatening situations such as combat. With suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, the HBO special Wartorn 1861-2010 brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war. Drawing on personal stories of American soldiers whose lives and psyches were torn asunder by the horrors of battle and PTSD, the documentary chronicles the lingering effects of combat stress and post-traumatic stress on military personnel and their families throughout American history, from the Civil War through today s conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Executive produced by James Gandolfini, Wartorn 1861-2010 is directed by Jon Alpert and Ellen Goosenberg Kent and produced by Alpert, Goosenberg Kent and Matthew O Neill, the award-winning producers behind the HBO documentary Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq. Alpert and O Neill also produced and directed the HBO documentaries Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery and the Emmy-winning Baghdad ER. The documentary is co-produced by Lori Shinseki. The documentary shares stories through soldiers revealing letters and journals; photographs and combat footage; first-person interviews with veterans of WWII (who are speaking about their PTSD for the first time), the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and interviews with family members of soldiers with PTSD. Also included are insightful conversations between Gandolfini and top U.S. military personnel (General Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, and General Peter Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army), enlisted men in Iraq, and medical experts working at the Walter Reed Army M

Clip from Wartorn gives an idea on some of the victims of PTSD.

Returning home from Iraq, a young American soldier experiences PTSD one night, causing him to attack an Arab cab driver; something that lands him a prison sentence.

A ranking military man explains that general perception has a hard time coming to terms with PTSD and how serious it is.

James Gandolfini discusses some of the symptoms of PTSD with military staff.

Featurette for Wartorn: 1861-2010 shows footage from the Washington DC screening of the film along with actual clips from the documentary.

Trailer for the documentary El Espiritu de la Salsa. Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Jon Alpert, Francisco Bello, Matthew O Neill and Tim Sternberg follow ten amateur dancers who prepare for their first salsa performance with just six weeks of rehearsal under the tutelage of celebrated salsa dance instructor Tomas Guerrero of the Santo Rico Dance Company. Ranging from the Hudson River s revitalized waterfront to the streets of Spanish Harlem to the glamour of Times Square, the documentary spotlights people from all over New York City including an E.R. doctor from Battery Park, a heartbroken Wall Street trader, a Midtown Manhattan policeman and a macho Queens construction contractor who have just one thing in common: a desire to invigorate their lives through the magic of dance.

At the Pentagon premiere of HBO's Wartorn 1861-2010 playing to an auditorium of top military brass, a candid, no-holds-barred discussion took place following the screening. Featured in this clip is Paul 'Buddy' Bucha (Medal of Honor Recipient, Veteran of the Vietnam War).