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GI Film Festival San Diego 2018

Women in Service


  1. The Hello Girls: The Story of America’s First Female Soldiers

    James Theres / Women in Service, World War I / USA / 2018 / documentary / 56 mins
    Told through 100-year old letters, photos, archival footage, and interviews with family and historians, the "Hello Girls" reveals the relatively unknown story of 223 American women who served overseas during WWI as telephone operators.

    Precedes: Black Jack Pershing: Love and War

    Plays In:
    Film Block: Honoring WWI

    Museum of Photographic Arts
    September 27, 2018 4:30 pm


  2. Film Block: Honoring WWI

    Women in Service, World War I
    This film pairing honors the legacy of WWI heroes. This film block includes "The Hello Girls: The Story of America's First Female Soldiers" and "Black Jack Pershing: Love and War."

    In This Program: The Hello Girls: The Story of America’s First Female Soldiers, Black Jack Pershing: Love and War

    Film Block: Honoring WWI

    Museum of Photographic Arts
    September 27, 2018 4:30 pm


  3. Let It Go

    Stephanie Heim / Healing, Marines, Women Filmmaker, Local Film Showcase, Women in Service / USA / 2018 / narrative / 4 mins
    A Marine deals with loss.
    Plays In:
    Selected Shorts and Local Films

    Museum of Photographic Arts
    September 28, 2018 8:15 pm


  4. Lion in a Box

    Melanie Brown / Healing, Military Sexual Trauma, Animation, Student Film, Women Filmmaker, Post 9/11, Women in Service / USA / 2017 / narrative / 4 mins
    "Lion in a Box" is an experimental film that elucidates the margins of sacrifice and combat.This first person documentary recounts one woman's military training, and the battles she endured to achieve her goals.
    Plays In:
    Selected Shorts and Local Films

    Museum of Photographic Arts
    September 28, 2018 8:15 pm


  5. Surviving Home

    Matthew Moul and Jillian Moul / Healing, Military Sexual Trauma, Post 9/11, LGBTQ+, New Mission, Women in Service, Vietnam War, Bridging Generations / USA / 2017 / documentary / 85 mins
    "Surviving Home" is an intimate documentary that follows four U.S. military veterans from different generations over an eight year period as they rebuild their lives after war.
    Surviving Home

    UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
    September 29, 2018 3:30 pm