An HBO movie based on LtCol Strobl 's essay '' Taking Chance '' screened at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and competed for the Grand Jury prize in the category of drama . The script was also written by LtCol Strobl and filming completed in the fall of 2007 , and premiered on February 21 , 2009 . Actor Kevin Bacon plays the lead role of LtCol Strobl . '' Taking Chance '' is directed by Ross Katz ( producer of '' Lost in Translation '' ) . The story of Chance Phelps , as told by LtCol Strobl , is also featured in the book '' Faces of Freedom '' , published in 2007
2009 Sundance Film Festival
2009 Sundance Film Festival
Chance Phelps