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GI Film Festival San Diego 2017

Local Film Showcase


  1. Aircraft Warning Service Volunteer

    Howard Lipin and Luis Cruz / Local Film Showcase, WWII, History / USA / 2016 / Documentary / 3 mins
    Betty Tenney of Carlsbad did her part to support the War effort during World War II by joining the Aircraft Warning Service, a group of civilian volunteers. She worked out of secret locations in San Diego. Filmmaker scheduled to attend.

    Preceded by: Pearl Harbor Survivors Relive the Infamous Day

    Precedes: Bud’s Odyssey, The Last Ring Home, Remembering Pearl Harbor: Mary Lou Mawhiney, USS Pearl Harbor

    Plays In:
    World War II Remembered – Part 2

    AMC Mission Valley 20
    October 21, 2017 10:50 am


  2. Filmmakers Ken and Betty Rodgers

    Awards Celebration

    Local Film Showcase, Events
    Join us for the awards celebration. Filmmakers featured in the Local Film Showcase will receive awards in multiple categories. Admission includes drinks, appetizers, and entertainment from the American Flyboys. Comedian and former Navy Officer Jamie Kaler hosts.
    Awards Celebration

    KPBS
    October 21, 2017 7:00 pm


  3. Black Christmas

    Susan Davis / Air Force Veteran, Local Film Showcase / USA / 2016 / Narrative / 6 mins
    A man goes to the store and when he returns to his car, he is accused of attacking a woman.

    Preceded by: Fletcher & Jenks, Forgotten Hero, Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead

    Precedes: Call Me Ma’am, Child’s Play, Refuge, USO San Diego 75 Year Anniversary

    Plays In:
    Local Film Showcase: Made By or Starring Veterans

    AMC Mission Valley 20
    October 21, 2017 3:30 pm


  4. Deported Veterans of America: Daniel Torres

    Nuno Pinto / Iraq, Local Film Showcase, Afghanistan / MEX / 2017 / Documentary / 6 mins
    When he was 21, Daniel Torres was recruited to the Marines. In order to enlist he had to lie: he said that he was American when he wasn't. After a seven months deployment in Afghanistan he volunteered for another tour in Iraq. But when the truth about his legal status came to light, he was discharged and became undocumented again. This is his personal story of he was able to get his U.S. citizenship on the basis of his military record.

    Precedes: Exiled

    Plays In:
    Local Film Showcase: Deported Veterans

    AMC Mission Valley 20
    October 21, 2017 3:45 pm


  5. Distinguished Wings Over Vietnam

    Devin Scott / Veterans, Local Film Showcase, Veteran Filmmaker, History, Vietnam / USA / 2017 / Documentary / 57 mins
    "Distinguished Wings over Vietnam" tells the honest, personal accounts of four combat pilots during the Vietnam War. From helicopters to jets, these men reveal how they felt risking their lives in a war that was confusing and unpopular, to say the least. They talk about their missions, the close calls, and how they were treated when they came home. Saving lives by taking lives changed them forever.

    Preceded by: The Vietnam War

    Plays In:
    Remembering the Vietnam War

    AMC Mission Valley 20
    October 22, 2017 12:30 pm


  6. Exiled

    Mike Seely / Iraq, Local Film Showcase, Afghanistan / USA / 2017 / Documentary / 30 mins
    Two military veterans, both green card immigrants willing to die for their country, find themselves deported and are now fighting to be heard. A persuasive and intimate look at the human consequences of current U.S. immigration policy.

    Preceded by: Deported Veterans of America: Daniel Torres

    Plays In:
    Local Film Showcase: Deported Veterans

    AMC Mission Valley 20
    October 21, 2017 3:45 pm


  7. Fletcher & Jenks

    Tony Olmos / Local Film Showcase, Military Filmmaker / USA / 2016 / Narrative / 7 mins
    When a long time detective is partnered up with a rookie, they begin to piece together clues to a serial murderer. However, the culprit they're chasing turns out to be someone close to the case.

    Preceded by: Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead

    Precedes: Black Christmas, Call Me Ma’am, Child’s Play, Forgotten Hero, Refuge, USO San Diego 75 Year Anniversary

    Plays In:
    Local Film Showcase: Made By or Starring Veterans

    AMC Mission Valley 20
    October 21, 2017 3:30 pm


  8. Forgotten Hero

    Mark Vizcarra / Korean War, Local Film Showcase / USA / 2017 / Narrative / 19 mins
    Outnumbered, a U.S. Navy pilot shoots down Soviet fighters supporting North Korea in this true espionage thriller of nuclear superpowers at the brink of World War III in 1952.

    Preceded by: Fletcher & Jenks, Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead

    Precedes: Black Christmas, Call Me Ma’am, Child’s Play, Refuge, USO San Diego 75 Year Anniversary

    Plays In:
    Local Film Showcase: Made By or Starring Veterans

    AMC Mission Valley 20
    October 21, 2017 3:30 pm


  9. How We Heal

    Veterans, Local Film Showcase, Healing
    This pairing of short films shares the unique ways in which veterans heal, grow, and thrive following service.

    In This Program: Places Like This, Comedy Bootcamp: The Documentary

    How We Heal

    AMC Mission Valley 20
    October 22, 2017 5:45 pm


  10. Local Film Showcase: Deported Veterans

    Deported, Veterans, Local Film Showcase, History
    This pairing of short films highlights the struggles faced by deported veterans.

    In This Program: Deported Veterans of America: Daniel Torres, Exiled

    Local Film Showcase: Deported Veterans

    AMC Mission Valley 20
    October 21, 2017 3:45 pm