(Filmmaker in person)

A hard look at the morality involved in human warfare and the challenges faced by those who choose to conscientiously object to killing. Soldiers of Conscience not only provides in-depth (and often shocking) interviews with noted conscientious objectors such as Camilo Mejia, but also with military personnel who argue for wartime killing’s justification. It also outlines the significant differences in training methods, the so-called “reflexivity training” incorporated after World War II, and its apparent effects. Containing stark and horrifying wartime footage from Iraq, this film reminds us that despite its outcome, war has multiple losers.

(2007, 86 min.) – D.B.