Press

Hollywood trade review covering the documentary's Slamdance debut, spotlighting Manning’s interviews with relatives of the slain Blackwater contractors and peace advocates.

In this television broadcast segment, director Mark Manning reflects on his 2005 experience living un-embedded inside Fallujah and discusses the civilian toll documented in The Road to Fallujah.

A critical assessment (3.5/5 stars) highlighting the documentary's first-person Iraqi civilian accounts alongside commentary from Desmond Tutu, Thich Nhat Hanh, and U.S. military veterans.

Press coverage examining Manning’s un-embedded reporting in early 2005 and his perspective as the only Western filmmaker living among Fallujah residents following the 2004 siege.

An in-depth profile detailing how Manning transitioned from offshore oil-rig diving to filmmaking, hid cameras inside medicine bags to bypass checkpoints, and expanded his earlier short film Caught in the Crossfire into a feature documentary.

Coverage of the film’s West Coast premiere at the Arlington Theatre during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, featuring a live post-screening satellite video feed with Iraqi civilians.

A 5-out-of-5 festival review naming the film the standout documentary of Slamdance 2009 and praising its rare footage from inside Fallujah's damaged general hospital.

Pre-premiere radio interview with un-embedded journalist and filmmaker Mark Manning examining his 2005 reporting on the ground in Fallujah and the impact of the U.S. occupation on local families.

Contemporary press release and dispatch documenting the 2006 release of Manning's original short film, Caught in the Crossfire, shot between November 2004 and April 2005 before it was expanded into The Road to Fallujah.

Official distributor page featuring the synopsis, trailer, and filmmaker credits for Mark Manning and Rana Al-Aiouby.

Official 2009 festival program archive detailing the documentary's credits, historical context, and Manning’s background.

Review of Manning’s 2020 Sundance documentary investigating the aftermath of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the public health crisis caused by toxic chemical dispersants.

Behind-the-scenes interview detailing the nine-year production and hazardous filming conditions on Manning’s Gulf Coast environmental documentary.

Sundance Film Festival review examining how Manning drew on his 25-year career as a deep-sea oilfield diver to expose corporate and regulatory failures following Deepwater Horizon.