Sebastian junger s most popular book is the perfect storm. That is the prequel to sebastian junger s war, which chronicles his time as an embedded reporter with u. Junger and hetherington planned to make a second documentary on the topic, korengal, meant to help soldiers and civilians alike understand the fear, courage and complexity involved in combat. Sebastian jungers tribe examines loyalty, belonging and. Sebastian junger codirected two documentary films, restrepo and. Sebastian junger speakers bureau and booking agent info. Junger wrote war and created the film restrepo after working with journalist tim hetherington in afghanistan on a. Jun 15, 2010 sebastian junger bleeds for restrepo by rob nelson. Giving a look at the altered state of mind that comes with war, he shows how combat gives soldiers an intense experience of connection.
His oscarnominated documentary restrepo, won the 2010 grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. All of the photography for both films was shot on location in 20072008 by the photojournalist tim hetherington. With his hairraising and enthralling true adventure story, the blockbuster the perfect storm, renowned investigative journalist sebastian junger chronicled a story of heroism and tragedy wrought by a tropical storm while singlehandedly reviving a new genre. The trailer for the awardwinning documentary sebastian junger made about the futility, hopelessness and psychological toll on american soldiers in the war in afghanistan. A true story of men against the sea by junger, sebastian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sebastian restrepo his name was sebastian was the platoon medic. His latest, a death in belmont, investigates his familys eerie connection to the boston strangler murders. Sebastian junger grew up in suburban massachusetts and graduated from wesleyan university with a degree in cultural anthropology in 1984 and has been a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in such magazines as outside, mens journal, american heritage, and the new york times magazine. Sebastian junger restrepo official trailer facebook.
His latest documentary hell on earth can been seen. Sebastian junger generally travels from new york, ny, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or. War, another book by the best seller sebastian junger. Sebastian junger accompanied hetherington in this militaryapproved documentary. At the sundance film festival in 2010 his documentary restrepo won grand jury prize for a domestic documentary. Junger and hetherington may know something about afghanistan, a good deal about combat, and even more about modern american troops, but theres precious little evidence in restrepo that despite the title of junger s book they know the true face of war. Jun 02, 2016 sebastian junger, one of this years headliners at printers row lit fest, looks at tribal communities and how we can learn from them in his new book, tribe. Sebastian junger is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. He also is the codirector of the oscarnominated documentary restrepo. A short book with a solid argument about the downside of civilizations progress.
The latest from vanity fair contributing editor junger war, 2010, etc. Demonstrating how real the dangers of war are, hetherington subsequently died in 2011covering the civil war in libya. A death in belmont april 26, 2006 sebastian junger set out to write a book about a murder that occurred in the quiet neighborhood where he grew up. Having watched restrepo and korengal, it felt great to get some more info and background to individuals mindsets. That is the prequel to sebastian jungers war, which chronicles his time as an embedded reporter with u. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Sebastian junger was born on january 17, 1962 in belmont, massachusetts, usa. A true story of men against the sea 1997 became an international bestseller. To everyone who liked the restrepo documentary i highly recommend junger s book war. Ein jahr im krieg junger, sebastian, schwaner, teja isbn. Sebastian junger bleeds for restrepo by rob nelson. Sebastian junger is the author of,the perfect storm and this book war.
En espanol your book tribe talks about combat veterans who miss the intimate bonds of platoon life. Tim hetherington and sebastian jungerthe filmmakers of. Early on in sebastian junger s film about his late friend, colleague and regular collaborator tim hetherington, there is an eerie shot, prosaic yet haunting. Sebastian junger on tribes, belonging and the quest for. Junger is the author of tribe and war, and a codirector of the awardwinning combat documentary restrepo. He is known for his first nonfiction book, the perfect storm, which tells the story of six men who died during a storm on a gloucester fishing boat in the north atlantic in 1991. Junger and hetherington may know something about afghanistan, a good deal about combat, and even more about modern american troops, but theres precious little evidence in restrepo that despite the title of jungers book they know the true face of war. Guest on the joe rogan experience, ted radio hour, and the tim ferriss show. May 11, 2010 sebastian junger on the thrill and hell of war the author visited afghanistans korengal valley five times in 2007 and 2008 as a reporter embedded with part of the u. He was born in columbia, the country of columbia, an immigrant to this country. New yorkbased journalist sebastian junger is the author of the perfect storm, fire and a death in belmont. Why you should listen sebastian junger thundered onto the media landscape with his nonfiction book, the perfect storm.
Books by sebastian junger author of the perfect storm. Sebastian junger july 12, 2010 restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Jungers book, tribe, made the new york times bestseller list in 2016. Shortly after the release of his documentary restrepo, photographer tim hetherington was killed in libya. Sebastian junger discusses tribe and the ordeal of. Sebastian junger is an american journalist, author and filmmaker, he is noted for his book the perfect storm. The filmmakers restrepo a film by sebastian junger. He was best known for the documentary film restrepo 2010, which he codirected with sebastian junger.
The setting for both these films is the korengal valley in afghanistan, which is quite near the border with pakistan and had been a significant. Interview sebastian junger discusses being a nyt bestselling author for two years and running and how he came to write a perfect storm republished with the permission of page one lit sebastian junger, grew up in suburban massachusetts, not far from the town of gloucester, the fishing port depicted in the perfect storm that was home to the andrea gail and its crew. Sebastian junger codirected two documentary films, restrepo and korengal, about a platoon of american soldiers deployed to a tiny, utterly primitive and exceedingly dangerous outpost. Junger turned his harrowing experience as an embed in afghanistan into a book and sundance grand jury prizewinning documentary, restrepo, released this. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Filmmakers sebastian junger and tim hetherington pay a visit to afghanistans korengal valley to spend a year with the second platoon, a besieged squadron who dubbed their stronghold outpost restrepo in honor of their fallen comrade pfc juan restrepo. Sebastian junger on the thrill and hell of war the author visited afghanistans korengal valley five times in 2007 and 2008 as a reporter embedded with part of. Journalist sebastian junger shares his experience embedded with american soldiers at restrepo, an outpost in afghanistans korengal valley that saw heavy combat.
Colleague and filmmaker sebastian junger traces hetheringtons work across the worlds battlefields to reveal how he transcended the boundaries of imagemaking to become a luminary in his profession. In contrast, in his book war twelve, 2010, which describes the events depicted in restrepo, junger attempts to make sense of what he witnessed, and he advances a dramaticand wrongexplanation. Any one who has read the perfect storm will know that sebastian junger s great skill as a writer is to prioritise the human elements of the story, thereby juxtaposing ordinary individuals reacting to extraordinary circumstances as he does in war, the companion piece to the superb documentary restrepo that follows a platoon of young american. Restrepo by tim hetherington, sebastian junger tim. He is a director, known for restrepo 2010, the perfect storm 2000 and korengal 2014.
Sebastian junger is the author of a number of books, including the perfect storm, and codirector of the oscarnominated documentary, restrepo. Sebastian junger is the author of the perfect storm, war, and tribe. Only six miles long, the korangal valley is a tiny place, yet 42 american soldiers have died in it. It was a 20man position, everyone sleeping basically shoulder to shoulder in the dirt at first and then in these little hooches. Januar 1962 in belmont, massachusetts ist ein us amerikanischer. What sebastian junger and restrepo wont tell you about. Jun 20, 2010 sebastian junger was embedded for much of a year with one platoon of these paratroopers, in one of the most vulnerable outposts, named restrepo, where the men live unwashed like a camp of. Its a real pleasure speaking with you and really doing anything i can to support what youre doing.
He produced books, films and other work that ranged from multiscreen installations, to flyposter exhibitions, to handheld device downloads, best known for the documentary film restrepo 2010, which he codirected with sebastian junger. Sebastian junger born january 17, 1962 is an american journalist, author and filmmaker. What sebastian junger and restrepo wont tell you about war. For decades, author sebastian junger has been covering wars all over the world, but he never imagined that his book, war, and movie. The area is extremely isolated, rugged and mountainous terrain. Jul 14, 2017 sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Sebastian junger spent 5 months in the korengal valley of afghanistan, 25 miles from pakistan border. Any one who has read the perfect storm will know that sebastian jungers great skill as a writer is to prioritise the human elements of the story, thereby juxtaposing ordinary individuals reacting to extraordinary circumstances as he does in war, the companion piece to the superb documentary restrepo that follows a platoon of young american airborne soldiers on a fourteen month deployment. It was follows and expands on the events from the doc and is just awesome read. Nov 06, 2017 sebastian junger is the author of the perfect storm, war, and tribe.
This conversation was featured on oprahs supersoul conversations. War sebastian junger arts and humanities flashcards. The author of the perfect storm and the director of the documentaries restrepo and korengal, sebastian junger tells nonfiction stories with grit and emotion. Tim hetherington and sebastian junger the filmmakers of war documentary restrepo at op restrepo. I highly recommend watching this filming for a better understanding of the power of tribes, war, and human psychology. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an. Jul 03, 2016 sebastian junger talked about his life and career and responded to viewer comments and questions. Sebastian junger has 34 books on goodreads with 275871 ratings. Explain what restrepo means, why the film is called restrepo and the importance of restrepo to these men.
Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. His oscarnominated documentary restrepo, won the 2010 grand jury prize at the. Any one who has read the perfect storm will know that sebastian jungers great skill as a writer is to prioritise the human elements of the story, thereby juxtaposing ordinary individuals reacting to extraordinary circumstances as he does in war, the companion piece to the superb documentary restrepo that follows a platoon of young american airborne soldiers on a fourteen month deployment in the lethal korengal valley in afganistan. His most recent bestseller, war chronicles one platoons deployment in afghanistans deadly korengal valley. Sebastian junger on new book tribe, what tribal societies. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of war by sebastian junger. He produced books, films and other work that ranged from multiscreen installations, to flyposter exhibitions, to handheld device downloads and was a regular contributor to vanity fair. May 25, 2016 sometime after i returned from a deployment in afghanistan in 2010, sebastian junger and the late tim hetheringtons documentary film restrepo was released. Not a novel with gripping drama, more in the vein journalistic reportage. Sebastian talks about that in his book, about how reporters try to deny the excitement of war, when the fact is. The experience became jungers book war, and the documentary restrepo, which was nominated for the academy award for best documentary in 2011. May 29, 2016 sebastian junger codirected two documentary films, restrepo and korengal, about a platoon of american soldiers deployed to a tiny, utterly primitive and exceedingly dangerous outpost.
As an awardwinning journalist, a contributing editor to vanity fair and a special correspondent at abc news, he has covered major international news stories around the world, and has received both a national magazine award and a peabody award. This book is about why tribal sentiment is such a rare and precious thing in modern society, and how the lack of it has affected us all. Journalist sebastian jungers nonfiction book war is about one of the most dangerous areas of. He wrote several books such as war which is about his time spent with a u. Sebastian junger talked about his life and career and responded to viewer comments and questions. Tim hetherington, award winning photographer and documentary filmmaker is the coproducer and codirector of restrepo with sebastian junger, which won the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival. Vanity fair in 2008 and the film restrepo 2010, but also in jungers bestselling book war 2010, which rewrites. Sebastian junger bleeds for restrepo the village voice. A true story of men against the sea 1997, which became a bestseller. Sebastian junger audio books, best sellers, author bio. Journalist sebastian junger has a new book, titled tribe. Sebastian junger books list of books by author sebastian. He is a contributing editor to vanity fair and has been awarded a national magazine award and an. Best known for his monster best seller the perfect storm made into a hit film, junger started reporting from war zones in 1993 when he traveled to bosnia.
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