Occupation: Dreamland

Occupation: Dreamland
Promotional poster
Directed by	Ian Olds and Garrett Scott
Distributed by	Rumur Releasing
Release date(s)	South by Southwest Film Festival March 11, 2005 United States limited September 23, 2005
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Occupation: Dreamland is a "grunt's-eye view,"^[1] 2005 documentary film focused on a company of the 1/505 of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fallujah, Iraq, in early 2004. It is directed by Ian Olds and Garrett Scott.

The title comes from the nickname of the base, Camp Volturno, on the outskirts of Fallujah. The American soldiers housed there called the place "Camp Dreamland." The film includes interviews with US soldiers, footage of their patrols in Fallujah, as well as interviews with Iraqi civilians.

Occupation was at first received with discomfort in the avant-garde film community, many^[who?] in the largely liberal group viewed it as too sympathetic towards American foot soldiers and therefore it was seen as not sufficiently critical of the Iraq war^{[citation needed]}. With time the film has gained a diehard following among various communities: film-buffs, intellectuals, peaceniks and Iraq vets as well as military families^{[who?][citation needed]}.

Garrett Scott died of a heart attack at age 37 in 2005, days before Occupation won the Independent Spirit Award. Ian Olds has written and directed several short fiction films and is now working on a documentary about journalists in Afghanistan.

References

1. ^ "Occupation: Dreamland" review

External links

• Official website
• Occupation: Dreamland at the Internet Movie Database
• Occupation: Dreamland at Working Films