Col. Friday to attend last day of Docfest

February 27th, 2012

By Intelligencer Staff

http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3484448

"Gary Magwood and Penny Hendricks, organizers of the first international documentary film festival DownTown DocFest (March 2-3), said they're excited to welcome Friday, as well as Mayor Neil Ellis, police chief Cory McMullen, senior members of the city fire departments in Belleville and Quinte West, local, provincial and federal politicians, and author Peter C. Newman, to the screening of 'If I Should Fall'."



Doc of Fallen Soldier Helping Others Understand War and Loss

February 7th, 2012

By Laura Earl-Middleton

http://www.ubiquitousmagazine.ca/en/documentary-fallen-soldier-helping-others-understand-war-and-loss

"He says that in trying to show the dynamics of loss, it speaks to ‘everybody differently’. That is why Culliton feels that the film is connecting with a broader audience."

YouTube brings home reality of war

November 11th, 2011

By Thane Burnett

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/04/youtube-brings-home-reality-of-war

"For the first time in human history, those back at the home-front can suddenly experience a first-person view — even beyond the emergence of uncensored news footage that dominated the Vietnam War era — of what it’s like to fight for your country."





Fallen Morinville soldier to be featured in documentary

November 10th, 2011

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

http://morinvillenews.com/2011/11/10/fallen-morinville-soldier-to-be-featured-in-documentary/

"The Town of Morinville, as part of its annual Christmas festival celebrations, and in honour of Master Corporal Greff and other Canadian soldiers, will be presenting a screening of If I Should Fall."



Perth Probus Club shows film on soldiers in Afghanistan

November 9th, 2011

By Kassina Ryder

http://www.yourottawaregion.com/news/article/1240292--honouring-a-nation-perth-probus-club-shows-film-on-soldiers-in-afghanistan

" “You can’t watch that film without being emotional,” said retired Maj.-Gen. Clive Addy. "

If I Should Fall screened at Wolf Friday

November 7th, 2011

By Kathy Rumleski

http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/movies/2011/11/07/18934006.html

"Every time people watch it the reaction is uniform, passionate and visceral,"

Soldier's story touches audiences

November 7th, 2011

By Tara Chislett

http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/front/article/1453893

"Culliton, who picked up an award for Best Documentary at the festival award show Saturday night, said when he first started thinking about making a film on the war in Afghanistan, he wasn't planning to just focus on one person."

Film honoured with screening at Embassy

September 1st, 2011.

By Kathy Rumleski

http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/movies/2011/09/01/18630576.html

"The film, about Trooper Marc Diab, 22, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009 by an improvised explosive device, will be screened at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin on Remembrance Day."

Fanshawe grad's doc wins prestigious award

April 11, 2011

By Erika Faust

http://fsu.ca/story.asp?storyID=2172&sectionID=3&issueID=29&ibangYear=1011

"I don't take it as 'my award,'" he continued. "I see the recognition the film is receiving as recognizing the importance of the content of the film itself, the importance of the Canadian soldiers and the family."

Fanshawe grads bag global prize

March 30th, 2011.

By Kathy Rumleski

http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/movies/2011/03/29/17799086.html

"Brendon Culliton, director, Dan Heald, assistant director, and Brock Springstead, photographer of the documentary, If I Should Fall, will receive their award from the Canada International Film Festival in Vancouver this weekend."

Two Nights at the Movies

Published December 1st, 2010.

By Esprit De Corps

http://www.espritdecorps.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=490:two-nights-at-the-movies&catid=40:afghanistan&Itemid=100

"On November 9th, Esprit de Corps had the honour of co-hosting the premiere screening of If I Should Fall"

Click here to see photos of the event

Film remembers fallen soldier

November 11th, 2010.

By Julie Slack

http://www.mississauga.com/news/article/902219--film-remembers-fallen-soldier

"To see a community come together to honour Mississauga's fallen soldier, Trooper Marc Diab, was a wonderful, beautiful moment for his mom, Jihan Falah-Diab.
Along with her husband, Hani, Marc's sisters Jessica and Maya, family, friends and politicians, she attended the Remembrance Day Mississauga premiere of If I Should Fall at the Living Arts Centre."

Film honours Canada's fallen

November 10th, 2010.

By Peter Worthington

http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/peter_worthington/2010/11/10/16075311.html

"On this Remembrance Day, at Hammerson Hall in Mississauga, one of the more remarkable films of Canada’s role in the Afghanistan war will be shown — If I Should Fall, produced by Paul Culliton of the Joint Media Group, of London , Ont.

Ostensibly dedicated to Trooper Marc Diab of the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD), killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) on March 8, 2009, the film honours all Canada’s fallen, and in the process gives a clearer, more defined picture of Canada’s role in Afghanistan than anything shown on the CBC or elsewhere."

Canadian film explores 'regular guys' in Afghan war

November 9th, 2010.

By Juliet O'Niell

http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/11/09/documentary-explores-%E2%80%98regular-guys%E2%80%99-in-afghan-war/

“Marc showed that you can make a difference,” Culliton said. “But, you know, you don’t have to be a soldier to make a difference in other people’s lives. The military is just an example as to how you can make a difference.”

Fanshawe grad captures a soldier’s life on film

November 8th, 2010.

By Jessica Ireland

http://www.fsu.ca/interrobang_article.asp?storyID=6234&sectionID=3&issueID=157

“The interviews (with the family) were very emotional,” said Culliton. “It wasn’t until after (they) happened … that I started putting together the idea of focusing in on the story of Marc, because it was so emotionally compelling, so real.”

Film remembers beloved son, soldier Marc Diab

November 4th, 2010.

By Sheila Dabu Nonato

http://www.catholicregister.org/component/content/article/40-movie-reviews/4781-film-remembers-beloved-son-soldier-marc-diab

“The story is a catalyst to tell a bigger story about Canadians,” said Brendan Culliton, a recent graduate of broadcasting and media theory production."

Diab doc screened at LAC

October 19th, 2010.

By Chris Clay

http://www.mississauga.com/news/article/889756--diab-doc-screened-at-lac

"The feature-length documentary, If I Should Fall, will be shown at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. in Hammerson Hall..."