How did you obtain the captured Taliban footage that you used in this film? Well, once the guys started getting a trust for us that we were doing the right thing and we were actually honoring the fallen and telling their story from their perspective, they started opening up and providing us with stuff that we needed. One of the things that came to us was a package of captured footage, which happened when our guys in the 101st were fighting the Taliban. The Taliban used their cell phones to videotape what they were doing because they get paid by turning it in. It proves they’re fighting Americans. They also use it to show the people they’re trying to recruit in Pakistan what it’s like to kill an American. When we got to a point in our editing where we needed this footage and, once it had cleared security, it was like a divine intervention. I don’t think footage from the other side of the battle has ever been used in any other film. Read more: undertheradar.military/2014/05/on-the-ground-in-afghanistan-with-the-hornets-nest/#ixzz32CElonyK Under the Radar
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 20:44:14 +0000
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