Deborah Scranton is an amazing woman. She is responsible for creating the award winning documentary 'The War Tapes'. I found out about her work via TED.
Deborah gives US soldiers in Iraq a voice - in an unusual way. She didn't go to Iraq herself and conducting interviews and recording footage. No. Instead she puts cameras in the hands of a unit of the National Guard for a year. The footage is powerful by virtue of the fact it's raw. It's honest. It's said as it is. No questions asked.
It's remarkable to observe the stark difference between the footage I see on news programmes recorded by journalists (the outsider perspective) versus the scenes I watched as part of Deborah's presentation at TED. Whether you agree with the war or not, The War Tapes gives a rare insight into the psyche of a soldier at the frontline - from the perspective of the soldier.
A powerful research technique that uses technology to allow people to tell their own stories. I would if other industries and companies could learn a lot from this e.g. place the camera in the hands of a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy for a year. What could that tell us?
Truly inspiring work. Worth watching if you can spare 17:48 mins to listen to Deborah - a woman clearly moved by what she discovered.
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