Thread by @bnashat

A #thread on #RetrogradeFilm, the @natgeodocs #Oscar2023 contender documentary by @MattHeineman, produced by my friend @baktashahadi and available on @DisneyPlus and @hulu /1

It's been called "a triumph of access & unbelievable bravery" (@TheWrap), yet it is about much more than the 🇺🇸 withdrawal from 🇦🇫 through the eyes of an Afghan general, @SayedSamiSadat.

It's a story about #leadership, #strategy, #friendship, #war, & our need for #support. /2

1⃣ #Leadership: I watched a case study of a leader (@SayedSamiSadat) facing overwhelming adversity but communicating optimism in the face of danger and constant onslaught from the enemy (and his superiors). How do you Iead in the face of growing certainty of military defeat? /3

2⃣ #Strategy: Few documentaries I've seen have been so searing in their portrayal of the impact of decisions taken thousands of miles away in Washington, DC, and then of course, hundreds of miles away in Kabul.

https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1601775511667081216?s=20&t=tVrGnNtz_2zB_mKOIvv2SA

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3⃣ #Friendship: It's a story about the bond formed between people from two very different cultures who develop trust under challenging circumstances. /5

4⃣ #War: It's a story about the victims of war. The horrific scenes at Kabul airport remind us of the ones most affected by military conflict, of children & families & those who I met last September while volunteering @Dulles_Airport w/ @SavetheChildren

https://twitter.com/bnashat/status/1436155027635281921?s=20&t=ebIf1GrcoWiZAlyR2-gmTg

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5⃣ #Support: And lastly, it's a story that should remind us of our responsibility to support those Afghans who are working for #humanrights and #GoodGovernance inside #Afghanistan, like one of our @atlascorps community members who are in danger

https://twitter.com/bnashat/status/1597654440999538689?s=20&t=tVrGnNtz_2zB_mKOIvv2SA

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