Fallujah: Art, Healing, and PTSD | Artbound | Season 8, Episode 4 | PBS SoCal
1,646 views · Published 27 July 2016 · 51:44 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: PBS SoCal · 2016 · Entertainment
U.S. Marine Sergeant Christian Ellis was a machine gunner in Iraq, whose platoon was ambushed, leaving him with a broken back and only one of a few survivors. Ellis returned home to join millions of Americans who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. He inspired the first opera about the Iraq war -- "Fallujah" -- with a score composed by Tobin Stokes, a libretto by Iraqi-American Heather Raffo, and a production by the Long Beach Opera. This documentary explores how the experience of war is transformed into a work of art. Want to learn more? Watch more Artbound at https://bit.ly/3zc97G0 Learn more at https://bit.ly/3NNzJ4T ~~~~~~ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3wiFfZ2 Love PBS SoCal? Your support keeps the programs you love alive. Donate today: https://bit.ly/you-tube-donation Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pbssocal/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCVbU5LnFv0jZRq1JY44FfNQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbssocal Sign-up for our Newsletter: https://www.pbssocal.org/newsletter #Artbound #art #culture #LosAngeles #California #Fallujah #opera #war #iraq
