Sebastian junger writer of the perfect storm and photojournalist tim hetherington, who was killed in 2011 documenting civil conflict in libya. He thus becomes a kind of 21stcentury battle singer, narrating the deeds and misdeeds of his heroes while explaining what makes them. My fiancee and i sat with marcela pardo mother and gloria pardo grandmother of fallen us army soldier juan sebastian restrepo. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Korengal the 2010 documentary restrepo is one of the best war films ever made, so perhaps its understandable that director sebastian junger would return to his footage to shape a semi. He was born in colombia to his father nicolas, a surgeon, and his mother martha, an engineer. Sebastian junger remembers tim hetherington the death of an incomparable photojournalist, killed on april 20 while covering the conflict in libya, is recounted by his collaborator, confrere, and.
May 29, 2014 sebastian junger, who directed korengal, a companion piece to restrepo. In the documentary trailer embedded above with nsfw language, journalist and author sebastian junger joined british photographer tim hetherington in one of the deadliest war zones on earth. Juan sebastian doc restrepo october 7, 1986 july 22, 2007 was a colombian. Juan sebastian doc restrepo october 7, 1986 july 22, 2007 was a colombian american soldier and medic. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by american journalist sebastian junger and british photojournalist tim hetherington. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the u. Join facebook to connect with juan sebastian restrepo and others you may know. Sebastian junger is an internationally acclaimed author and a contributing editor to vanity fair. These violent episodes are so close to the camera that you marvel at the bravery of the two journalists behind restrepo. This vulnerable, newly established observation post is named for a brave, muchloved colleague, private first class juan doc restrepo, a medical orderly killed shortly after the unit was. Jul 22, 2007 juan sebastian restrepo of pembroke pines died on july 22, 2007, on a craggy hillside 7,000 miles from home in eastern afghanistans korengal valley. Juan restrepo historical records and family trees myheritage. Since that awful day i have started a nonprofit organization called risc reporters instructed in saving colleagues.
Pfc juan sebastian doc restrepo, a liked and boisterous private after whom both the film and the outpost are named. Their unseen courage adds another dynamic to this arresting film. One platoon, one year, one valley national geographic entertainment, a featurelength documentary that won a sundance film festival grand jury prize, opens at the amc aventura 24 theater on july 23 three years and a day after pfc. Juan sebastian sereno restrepo miembro consejo directivo. Juan sebastian doc restrepo, second platoon, battle company, 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry regiment airborne, 173rd airborne brigade combat team, was killed. Credit shannon stapletonreuters the writer sebastian junger and the photographer tim hetherington spent a year filming american troops in the korengal valley of afghanistan in 20078 for restrepo, which was nominated for an academy award for best documentary. He died on july 22, 2007 in korangal valley, kunar, afghanistan. Hetheringtons death in a mortar attack while covering the libyan civil war in 2011, mr. You can really feel that weight of the sacrifice our people are making to defend america watching. Juan sebastian restrepo of pembroke pines died on july 22, 2007, on a craggy hillside 7,000 miles from home in eastern afghanistans korengal valley. Junger spent extensive time with the soldiers at the restrepo outpost during the afghan war.
Restrepo by tim hetherington, sebastian junger tim. Juan sebastian marulanda restrepo studies indexation, electronic journal, and latin american history. It is dedicated to training freelance journalists in frontline combat medicine. Hemos encontrado 1 juan sebastian paniagua restrepo identificacion nombre. Special forces team that killed osama bin laden brought some badly needed, uplifting news. Join us in remembering the life of an incomparable photojournalist, codirector of restrepo, and great friend, killed on april 20 while covering the conflict in libya. Juan sebastian restrepo october 7, 1986 july 22, 2007 was a colombian american soldier and medic. Restrepo was killed in korengal valley, afghanistan, of neck wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using smallarms fire. Juan jose restrepo uribe was born in 1802, at birth place, to pedro ignacio juan restrepo and maria josefa gonzalez velez born uribe trujillo. An alqaeda and taliban stronghold, korengal valley sees some of the fiercest fighting in the. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. Tim hetherington, who spent a year embedded in afghanistan with writer sebastian junger, recalls his time on. Juan doc restrepo was born on october 7, 1986 in neiva, huila, colombia as juan sebastian restrepo.
Army private first class juan sebastian doc restrepo was killed. The importance of this difficult mission is never fully articulated by the soldiersand in the absence of a clear military goal their desire to carry out their orders becomes attached to the desire to honour a fallen comrade. Reviewing war for the washington post back in may, philip caputo, whose 1977 a rumor of war captured the grunts reality in vietnam, wrote. Jul 02, 2010 the gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies. For 20 years and nine months, juan sebastian restrepo was marcela pardos son. Most soldiers are decorated with tattoos, and one of the. Sebastian junger is a journalist and filmmaker who has covered stories from the front lines of war.
Juan felipe restrepo is an award winning latino actor and model based in l. The writer sebastian junger and the photographer tim hetherington spent a year filming american troops in the korengal valley of afghanistan in 20078 for restrepo, which was nominated for an academy award for best documentary. The average john restrepo is around 48 years of age with around 90% falling in to the age group of 4160. View the profiles of professionals named juan restrepo on linkedin. It gave americans welcome, if temporary, relief from steady news of american lives lost in the middle east. Tim hetherington, who spent a year embedded in afghanistan with writer sebastian junger, recalls his time on the ground amid fire fights, and. Juan sebastian sereno restrepo s 3 research works with 1 citations and 628 reads, including. Junger revisits afghanistan in korengal the boston globe. On friday july 23rd the documentary released by national geographics restrepo in theaters across the country revealed the truth on the war in afghanistan.
Together, they created restrepo the winner of the 2010 sundance film festival documentary grand jury prize. Soldiers from second platoon hang out at the restrepo outpost. Find out where john restrepo currently lives along with previous addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, relatives and more. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Howdy, my name is juan, and im a colombian industrial designer trained in texas. Restrepo,20, of pembroke pines, fla was assigned to 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry regiment airborne, 173rd airborne brigade combat. Pfc juan sebastian doc restrepo 19862007 find a grave. Sebastian junger remembers tim hetherington vanity fair. 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. The film explores the year that junger and hetherington spent in afghanistan on assignment for vanity fair, embedded with the second platoon, b company. View the profiles of professionals named juan sebastian restrepo on linkedin.
He was remembered in the academy awardnominated documentary, restrepo. Apr 17, 2015 sebastian junger is a journalist and filmmaker who has covered stories from the front lines of war. The gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies. Restrepo,20, of pembroke pines, fla was assigned to 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry regiment airborne, 173rd airborne brigade combat team, vicenza, italy. Juan gabriel abrazame muy fuerte en vivo desde bellas artes, mexico 20. The film is named after private first class pfc juan sebastian restrepo, one of the first in the unit killed after arriving in afghanistan.
Evan thomas is one of the most respected historians and journalists writing today. Colombia where, from 1851 onwards, a few theory books and a new system of. Brecher for 20 years and nine months, juan sebastian restrepo was marcela pardos son. Sebastian restrepo subscribed to a channel 1 month ago juanpis gonzalez channel. He is the middle child in a family of three brothers. May 12, 2011 the film documents the service and sacrifice of the u. Together, they created restrepothe winner of the 2010 sundance film. S armys second platoon, battle company, 173rd airborne brigade in afghanistans korengal valley. The top city of residence is miami, followed by orlando. Sebastian junger on his companion film to restrepo the. Restrepo, killed in afghanistan, honored in pembroke pines. Most soldiers are decorated with tattoos, and one of the soldiers has seven set up a tattoo parlour in his barrack.
Author oneonone in this amazon exclusive, we brought together authors sebastian junger and evan thomas and asked them to interview each other. Upon completion of the book, i had to go view restrepo which is the documentary that was shot in conjunction with the book by junger and another film maker that he spent several tours with during the writing of the book in the hopes that i could learn more about the individuals listed in the book. With restrepo and a new book entitled war, junger raises his afghan reporting for vanity fair from journalism to art. Oct 09, 2010 this vulnerable, newly established observation post is named for a brave, muchloved colleague, private first class juan doc restrepo, a medical orderly killed shortly after the unit was. They sound like cracks and drumbeats harmless or, at least, less harmful.