Vietnam
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Escape from Firebase Kate
Paul Kakert / Vietnam, History / USA / 2015 / documentary / 61 mins
During the end of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, 26 American troops are caught in the transition. Unsupported by the South Vietnamese, the men are surrounded by thousands of North Vietnamese troops. After surviving a three-day siege, they escape through the jungle and directly past enemy troops. “Escape From Firebase Kate” is their story, told by the men who survived.Precedes: Tom’s War
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Frogman
Tyler Trumbo / Vietnam, Navy / USA / 2016 / documentary / 16 mins
The work of U.S. Government secret intelligence agents takes a toll on not only themselves, but their families. “Frogman” is a memoir told by the son of one Vietnam War agent who kept his hardships a secret for the safety of his country.Plays In:
Salute to the Navy
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley at Hazard Center
September 17, 2016 1:00 pm
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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
Remembering Vietnam
The Village Theatres Coronado
September 15, 2016 7:00 pm
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Return to Dak To
Christopher Upham / Vietnam, Healing / USA / 2015 / documentary / 50 mins
In 1969, a 61-day siege during the Vietnam war killed half of the 600 American soldiers in the 299th Engineer Battalion. During the 40th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, five surviving men return to Dak To, Vietnam, where the disaster that haunts them still takes place.Preceded by: Tom’s War
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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
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Tourist
Jared Jakins / Vietnam, Healing / USA / 2016 / documentary / 17 mins
“Tourist” follows an aging veteran’s return to Vietnam after 45 years. After a unique experience in the war as a U.S. military advisor, the film’s subject provides a largely unknown perspective on an increasingly forgotten war. This film explores themes of guilt, healing and the painful ironies of war. The short film was shot over a ten-day period in Vietnam.Precedes: Living for the Ones Who Can’t
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The Vietnam War
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick / Vietnam, History / USA / 2017 / documentary, History, Vietnam / 1020 mins
In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. THE VIETNAM WAR features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.Preview Screening: Selections from The Vietnam War
Balboa Theatre
May 16, 2017 7:00 pm This event is sold out.
