2009 Best Military Family Film Lioness
Lioness presents the untold story of the first group of women soldiers in US history to be sent into direct ground combat, seemingly in violation of official DoD policy. Told through intimate accounts, journal excerpts, archive footage, as well as interviews with military commanders, the film follows five women who served together for a year in Iraq . With captivating detail, this probing documentary reveals the unexpected course of events that began with using US women soldiers to defuse tensions with local civilians, but resulted in the women’s fighting in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the war. Together the women’s candid narratives and scenes from their lives back home 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 perception and reality of the role women in the military are playing in Iraq , capturing an historical turning point for American society.
Meg McLagan & Daria Sommers
Co-Director & Co-Producer
81 min
