JERABEK is an intimate portrait of one family that confronts the tragedy of war. Ryan Jerabek wanted to get out of Green Bay, Wisconsin, see the world and do something different. Moved by what happened on September 11th, the honor student and varsity athlete joined the Marines and left for boot camp weeks after his high school graduation.
Nine months later, he was killed in Iraq. The film chronicles, over two years, the changes in the lives of his family as they struggle with the cost of losing one son and the price of holding on to another.
Beyond the politics, headlines and statistics, JERABEK offers a candid look at the toll one death takes on a family, a Marine company and a community. Through uncensored accounts by Marines, images captured by an embedded newspaper photographer and photos previously withheld by the government, the film presents a picture of war that much of the public has not seen.
Nine months later, he was killed in Iraq. The film chronicles, over two years, the changes in the lives of his family as they struggle with the cost of losing one son and the price of holding on to another.
Beyond the politics, headlines and statistics, JERABEK offers a candid look at the toll one death takes on a family, a Marine company and a community. Through uncensored accounts by Marines, images captured by an embedded newspaper photographer and photos previously withheld by the government, the film presents a picture of war that much of the public has not seen.