The surprising nathan fitch story behind the camera in the Pacific - Poderlatam Chronicle

Several years ago,NathanFitch, a Peace Corps volunteer, was strolling along one of the beaches of Kosrae, a tiny island state encircled by the turquoise waters of thePacific, when he met a man ...

ThePacific(2010) is one of the most realistic depictions of the fighting that occurred in thePacificTheater during the Second World War. It shows just what the American forces - in particular, US Marines - faced while fighting against the Japanese and their arduous overseas service. The characters featured in ThePacificare based on real-life Marines, all of whom served their country ...

Island Soldier byNathanFitchPosted on February 08, 2014 PIC-funded producerNathanFitchleads us through his incredible journey documenting the lives of Micronesian soldiers, traveling from the Federated States of Micronesia, to the United States, and ultimately to Afghanistan.

Through an intricate weave of the personal journeys undertaken byPacificIslander soldiers, the film illustrates a largerstoryof a remote region whose interests are caught in the ever-changing tides of international politics. ISLAND SOLDIER asks challenging questions while offering viewers a unique perspective on a globalized world.

TheLong Road to Embedding in War as an Indie FilmmakerNathanFitchlays out the steps he undertook to embed with soldiers and shoot a film in Afghanistan.

Naturally, fans have wondered if the realistic elements have a truestorybehindthem. ThePacificis Rooted in War Veterans' Written Accounts Awakening the grim and downbeat maelstrom of war and fighting, the show features a ferocity unlike any other.

On Veterans Day, directorNathanFitchscreened his documentary Island Soldier, about the stories of Micronesian soldiers who serve in the U.S. military and the challenges they face upon returning home.

This film opens with a man and his 20-year-old son out in a small boat fishing off Kosrae. It closes with the man fishing, this time alone. What has happened to the son? That?s thestorybehindthis unusual visual tale filmed byNathanFitch, who served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kosrae not long ago.

Island Soldier: Directed byNathanFitch.Theuntoldstoryof Micronesian citizens fighting America's wars. Through the personal odyssey of the Nenas, one family experiences the consequences of military service, as they represent a pristinePacificisland on the brink of economic collapse.