Jack has appeared in two films based on the book "Operation
Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan and the Home Front (ed. Andrew Carroll,
Random House 2006), and his work has been featured in additional film projects.
- "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience" (dir. Richard Robbins) is a highly honored documentary on early-millennium Middle East conflict, featuring the writings of several soldiers and military families from the book "Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan and the Home Front." It opened at the New York Film Forum in February, 2007 and was promptly nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary . The film was screened internationally, opened the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam where it was nominated for the Pare Lorentz and Best Documentary awards, and was screened at numerous U.S. events including the Miami Film Festival where it won the People's Choice Award.
- A shortened version of "Operation Homecoming" was broadcast by WETA New York as part of a series entitled America at a Crossroads that screened April 15-20 on PBS affiliates nationwide. It was nominated for three Emmy awards, of which it won two.
- "Muse of Fire" is a documentary of the NEA's Operation Homecoming arts initiative. It enjoyed numerous screenings during 2007, including at the book's release at the Library of Congress. MoF features Kevin Costner in a speaking role alongside veterans (including Jack) who contributed to the book and film.
- "Road Work," one segment of "Operation Homecoming" written by Jack Lewis, was prominently featured in the 2008 global film experiment Pangea Day, sponsored by TED.