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GI Film Festival San Diego

The Year Of The Tiger – JFK 1962

Directed by Joe Looby

History / USA / 2015 / documentary / 33 mins / English with English subtitles / West Coast Premiere

Plays In:
Facing Crisis

UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley at Hazard Center
September 17, 2016 4:00 pm

Description

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, President John F. Kennedy has to decide whether to put millions of Americans at risk and assist millions of people trapped 110 miles behind the Iron Curtain.


Director's Bio

Before serving four years as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Joe Looby went to school for theater, economics, and law at Fordham University. Afterward he practiced as an Environmental Enforcement attorney for New York, co-inventing systems the field uses today. He currently creates films under 10th Mountain Films, named after his father, and lives in South Carolina with his family.



Precedes

  1. American Umpire

    James Shelley / Local Film Showcase Selection / USA / 2016 / documentary / 57 mins
    American citizens comprise a large amount of military personnel around the world, and it has been this way since the Cold War ended. “American Umpire” seeks to open up a national discussion about the foreign policy of the United States in an important election year.

    Preceded by: The Year Of The Tiger – JFK 1962



Plays in

  1. Still image from film "Year of the Tiger." Photo courtesy of 10th Mountain Films.

    Facing Crisis

    Policy
    Different stories, one topic: foreign policy.

    In This Program: The Year Of The Tiger – JFK 1962, American Umpire



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Plays In:
Facing Crisis

UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley at Hazard Center
September 17, 2016 4:00 pm

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