Lioness

A film by Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers

There for the action missing from history

Lioness presents the untold story of the first group of women in U.S. history to be sent into direct ground combat, in violation of official policy. Told through intimate accounts, journal excerpts, archival footage, as well as interviews with military commanders, the film follows five women who served together for a year in Iraq.

Their candid narratives of fighting in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles form a portrait of the emotional and psychological effects of war from a female point of view. Lioness is the first film to bridge the gap between the perception and the reality of the role military women are playing in Iraq.

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Director

Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers

Producer

Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers

Runtime

82 & 57 Minutes

Rights Represented

International Rights

Captions Available

None Available

Language

English

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Festival & Awards

Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award—Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, 2008

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There for the action missing from history

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