Description

“Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broadminded” is an honest and unflinching documentary that portrays the extraordinary life story of Major James Capers, Jr. an American hero, who persevered through adversity and after 50 classified missions rose to become one of the most decorated Force Recon Marines in history.

Director, Executive Producer, and Writer Ashley Cusato is scheduled to attend. Executive Producer Erich Recker is scheduled to attend. 

GI Film Festival San Diego Nomination

Best First-Time Filmmaker

GI Film Festival San Diego – Local Film Showcase Award

Local Choice Award

Director's Bio

Ashley Cusato makes her directorial debut with this biopic documentary. As a producer, she was the driving force in raising the film’s financing and securing participation from many of the key figures on screen. Cusato honed the written narrative and used multiple visual elements to bring to life the heart pounding, gut wrenching moments Capers experienced on the frontlines. A veteran of the industry, Cusato recently completed filming “Escape Plan 2: Hades” with Sylvester Stallone and “The Life and Death of John Gotti” with John Travolta. An accomplished actress and stuntwoman, Cusato has worked with A-List actors and directors including Nick Cassavetes, James Mangold, Kevin Connolly, Jennifer Aniston, Anne Hathaway, and Penelope Cruz.

Plays in

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   Film Block: Fight for Equality

   Marines, Student Film, Local Film Showcase, Vietnam War, WWII

   This trio of films showcase the African American military service experiences. Films featured in this block include: "Code of Honor: One Soldier's Stand for Equality," "Brooklyn in July," and "Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broadminded."

   In This Program: Code of Honor: One Soldier’s Stand for Equality, Brooklyn in July, Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broadminded

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Preceded By

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   Brooklyn in July

   Bob Celli and Laura Delano / African American Experience, WWII / USA / 2017 / narrative / 21 mins

   "Brooklyn in July" is the story of Frank Walker, an African-American WWII veteran working as a chauffeur. It is the summer of 1945. Frank, like so many other African-Americans of the time, is drawn to New York by the promise of a better life only to be confronted by the same realities, fear, and hatred he hoped he had left behind.

   Preceded by: Code of Honor: One Soldier’s Stand for Equality

   Precedes: Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broadminded

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   Code of Honor: One Soldier’s Stand for Equality

   Aiden Keltner / African American Experience, Marines, Student Film, Local Film Showcase, WWII / USA / 2018 / documentary / 12 mins

   A U.S. Marine Corps veteran tells the story of his experience participating in the integration of African Americans into the Marine Corps.

   Precedes: Brooklyn in July, Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broadminded

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