Clear Cut, Simple
[2007]
Synopsis
Based on a true story about an American soldier in Iraq who is torn between his duty to the military and his friendship with his Iraqi interpreter.
About The Director(s)
Displaced from his home in the Middle East due to the first Gulf War, director VINEET DEWAN is committed to telling visceral and authentic stories about characters caught in the midst of changing worlds. Dewan graduated from Westminster School in London and Yale University. After attending the first Tribeca Film Festival, Vineet was inspired to pursue his passion for filmmaking at the USC School of Cinematic Arts where he made his award-winning short "Clear Cut, Simple." Dewan was selected by Filmmaker Magazine as one of "25 New Faces of Independent Film" to watch. He is currently writing a feature film for Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures and intends to direct his Nicholl-winning debut feature script "Sand Dogs."
Director Statement
As someone who was displaced from his home due to the first Gulf War and then came close to losing his family on September 11th in Downtown Manhattan, I find myself caught between two worlds. This film came out of a collaboration with myself and writer Jason Delmarty whose personal experiences as an Army captain in Iraq are the foundation for the film. We came from different backgrounds but we shared a common vision to create an authentic and intimate film about people and not ideology - about a young man caught between two conflicting worlds and the difficult choices that he must make in a time of war.
