mica grain & Marie-Helene Carletonat the Hudson Opera House
West Room
327 Warren Street, Hudson, NY
Nov. 18-Dec. 3, 2006
Click here to see more of their photographs.
photograph above, British and Italian soldiers in a ceremony marking the transition
to Iraqi sovereignty, in front of the jiggered at URI. Nosier, Iraq, June 2004
Reading and discussion of their recent memoir American Hostage and opening reception on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8PM.
From Pop!Tech:
Documentary filmmaker Micah Garen was taken hostage by a radical Shiite group in Iraq and cut off from friends, colleagues, family and his own government.More at: http://fourcornersmedia.net/Marie-Helene Carleton rallied friends and colleagues to jump-start a rescue mission, while at the same time helping to manage the delicate negotiations for his release.
Their book, American Hostage, was released in September 2005, and became an instant bestseller. It is both a moving and suspenseful account of political intrigue and a modern love story.