A Second Knock at the Door

Release date

2011 (2011)

A Second Knock at the Door
Directed by	Christopher Grimes
Release date	2011 (2011)

A Second Knock at the Door is a documentary on friendly fire in Iraq and Afghanistan.^[1]^[2] The film follows military families after they are told their family member died in a "fratricide" incident.^[3] All the families profiled in the film only learned their family member was killed by a comrade, not an enemy, months after they first learned of their death.^[4]

Director Christopher Grimes has described being inspired by the alleged coverup of former sport star Pat Tillman being killed by his comrades.^[3]

The film was screened at the Flyway Film Festival in 2011, and the East Lansing Film Festival in 2012.^[5]^[6]

↑ A Second Knock at the Door Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Film Threat
↑ Linda Cook (2014-02-01). "33 documentaries to help pass a cabin fever weekend". Quad City Times. Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-12. Loved ones of those in the military who lost their lives to "friendly fire" are interviewed about what really happened to cause the deaths.
1 2 "A Second Knock at the Door". A Soldier's Perspective. 2012-03-28. Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-12. For Christopher E. Grimes, then a graduate student planning his Master's thesis in Public Policy at Northwestern University, the case provoked the question: how many other cases like Pat Tillman's are there? The results of Grimes' thesis research is the award-winning documentary feature A SECOND KNOCK AT THE DOOR, which shares the heart-breaking stories of four families who have lost loved ones due to friendly fire.
↑ Brian Dedmon (2012-03-29). "Friendly Fire, Unfriendly Lies". Hollywood Jesus. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2014-02-12. The title, A Second Knock At The Door, is a tell-tale application of the emotions involved in these family's experiences. After being told that their soldier was killed by mortar fire from an enemy or a car accident they discover, most often months later, that their kin was killed by friendly fire. In some cases the army went to great lengths to cover up the exact details of how the soldier [sic] was killed. It is alarming to consider that the U.S. Army would lie about a soldier's death to save face, but they're only human.
↑ "Showcase Spotlight: "A Second Knock at the Door," with Q & A, Screening Saturday, 2/18". Pretentious Film Society. 2012-02-11. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-12. When I saw A SECOND KNOCK AT THE DOOR, at last year's Flyway Film Festival, I was completely knocked off my feet. This is a powerful documentary which focuses on the issue of American troop fatalities caused by "friendly fire," which is the inadvertent firing on one's own soldiers while engaging with an enemy.
↑ "East Lansing Film Festival Special". East Lansing City Pulse. 2012-05-31. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2014-02-12. To the government, friendly fire incidents are embarrassing blunders that needn't be dwelled upon; to the families, the fog and secrecy surrounding their loved ones' deaths make the pain of loss even worse.

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