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GI Film Festival San Diego

Escape from Firebase Kate

Directed by Paul Kakert

Vietnam, History / USA / 2015 / documentary / 61 mins / English with English subtitles / West Coast Premiere

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Plays In:
Remembering Vietnam

The Village Theatres Coronado
September 15, 2016 7:00 pm

Description

During the implementation of Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization to hand the war effort over to the South Vietnamese and end the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, 26 U.S. troops are caught in the transition. Unsupported by the South Vietnamese, the men are abandoned on a tiny outpost where they are surrounded by thousands of North Vietnamese troops. After surviving a brutal three day siege, they lead a daring middle-of-the-night escape through the jungle and evade enemy troops. “Escape From Firebase Kate” is their story, told by the men who survived in their own words.


Director's Bio

Paul Kakert is the founder of Storytellers International, a non-profit organization that produces documentaries on stories from around the world. His goal is to inspire the public to share what is important to them and foster an element of personal storytelling through these documentaries. Kakert has produced two documentaries of his own, “Escape from Firebase Kate” being his most recent film.



Precedes

  1. Still image from "Tom's War." Photo courtesy of Story Corps.

    Tom’s War

    Julie Zammarchi / Vietnam, Healing, Army / USA / 2016 / narrative / 2 mins
    Tom Geerdes, a Vietnam veteran, remembers his long journey toward healing after returning home from the war.

    Preceded by: Escape from Firebase Kate

    Precedes: Return to Dak To



Plays in

  1. U.S. soldiers engaged in conflict in Firebase Kate. Photo courtesy of Storytellers International, Inc.

    Remembering Vietnam

    Vietnam
    Explore the experiences and perspectives of soldiers and civilians of the Vietnam War with three films.

    In This Program: Escape from Firebase Kate, Tom’s War, Return to Dak To



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Plays In:
Remembering Vietnam

The Village Theatres Coronado
September 15, 2016 7:00 pm

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