Baker Boys: Inside the Surge
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| genre = War
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| writer = {{unbulleted list|Derek Boonstra|Davon Ramos|Jon Steele}}
| screenplay =
| director = Kern Konwiser
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Baker Company
Task Force 1-15 IN
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| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = Jordan Innis
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_episodes = 4
| executive_producer = {{unbulleted list|David Pritchard|Cal Boyington|Vincent Gonet|David Rihs}}
| producer = {{unbulleted list|Kip Konwiser|Afnan Steele|Jon Steele}}
| editor = {{unbulleted list|Davon Ramos|Derek Boonstra}}
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| runtime = 231 minutes
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| network = HDNet
| first_aired = {{Start date|2010|01|04}}{{cite web|url=http://footprintsinthesandsofiraq.blogspot.com/2010/01/baker-boys-inside-surge.html|title=Footprints In The Sand: Baker Boys: Inside The Surge|work=footprintsinthesandsofiraq.blogspot.com|date=6 January 2010 }}
| last_aired = {{End date|2010|01|25}}
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Baker Boys: Inside the Surge, is a 2010 four-part documentary series following the soldiers of Baker Company, Task Force 1-15 Infantry, 3d Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during their deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom at Combat Outpost Carver during the troop surge of 2007.
Overview
The series provides an intimate view of counter-insurgency and soldiers on the front lines during the surge of coalition troops in Iraq. Beginning in February 2008, journalist Jon Steele embedded with Baker Company. Over the course of 90 days, he conducted interviews with its soldiers, filmed their activities, and gathered footage from ground and air combat missions.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1490557|title=Baker Boys: Inside the Surge (2010)|author=Julie Bouchard|date=18 March 2015|work=IMDb}}[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gigapix-studios-feature-documentary-baker-boys-inside-the-surge-earns-its-worldwide-festival-premiere-at-the-2010-newport-beach-film-festival-90266662.htmlPRNewswire PRNewsWire]
This 4-part miniseries was directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Kern Konwiser and presented in association with Gigapix Studios, PointProd, and Sandbag Productions.
Premieres
Baker Boys: Inside the Surge was first aired in January 2010. Beginning on Jan. 4, HDNet aired it in four one-hour segments every Monday. The series was released for screening on April 23, 2010, at the Newport Beach Film Festival. On January 4, 2011, Baker Boys was released on DVD, initially exclusively through the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). On Jan. 19 and 20, 2011, the National Infantry Museum's IMAX theater screened it for the Fort Benning community, home of the 1-15 Infantry.{{Cite web |url=http://newportbeach.bside.com/2010/films/bakerboysinsidethesurge_newportbeach2010#screenings |title=Newport Beach Film Festival |access-date=2011-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004085237/http://newportbeach.bside.com/2010/films/bakerboysinsidethesurge_newportbeach2010#screenings |archive-date=2011-10-04 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.nationalinfantrymuseum.com/?page_id=3635 National Infantry Museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408181456/http://www.nationalinfantrymuseum.com/?page_id=3635 |date=2011-04-08 }}{{cite web|url=http://patriotparkimax.blogspot.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716041715/http://patriotparkimax.blogspot.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-16|title=Patriot Park IMAX at the National Infantry Museum|work=patriotparkimax.blogspot.com}}[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/band-of-steele/story-e6frf92f-1226069135952 Australia ABC1]
Awards
Baker Boys: Inside the Surge has won awards at every festival in which it has been
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.bakerboysmovie.com|name=Baker Boys: Inside the Surge official website}}
- {{IMDb title|1490557|Baker Boys: Inside the Surge}}
- {{YouTube|user=bakerboysmovie|Baker Boys: Inside the Surge}}
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Category:2010s American documentary television series
Category:2010 television films
Category:Documentary films about the Iraq War
Category:Documentary television series about war
Category:2010 independent films
Category:American independent films
Category:Iraq War in television
Category:2010s English-language films