In March 2004, just as the insurgent movement strengthened, several members of one National Guard unit arrived in Iraq, carrying digital video cameras. Working with filmmaker Deborah Scranton and an award-winning crew, they produced the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves on the front lines in Iraq. The film follows three soldiers: Steve is a young carpenter with a dark, irreverent sense of humor who joined the Guard for college money; Zack is an inquisitive, ironic traveler and university student; Mike is a husband and father of two, driven to fight by honor and redemption. The War Tapes has received high praise on its release for its unfiltered, honest depiction of the events of the war and the soldiers who bear its burden. (Film description adapted from SenArt Films)