After The Blast: The Will to Survive

Nominee: 2024 News and Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Soft Feature Story, Long form

Synopsis: This harrowing documentary chronicles Bob Woodruff's emotional journey back to Iraq, where a horrific roadside bombing nearly took his life and left him with a traumatic brain injury and an extensive and painstaking recovery in 2006. Through interviews with Bob, his family and colleagues we learn the inspiring story of how Bob battled back from this tragic event to return to reporting and establish a foundation that has raised millions to help soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injuries. Accompanied by his son Mack Bob then returns to the site of the bombing in Iraq, some 17 years after the event, and meets with the soldiers who were also victims of the attack in an attempt to gain closure.

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