documentary
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Aircraft Carrier: Guardian of the Seas
Stephen Low / Local Film Showcase, Navy / USA / 2017 / documentary / 42 mins
A 21st century engineering marvel, the aircraft carrier is the maritime flagship of our time. Find yourself aboard the carrier alongside 5000 skilled sea and air personnel conducting flight operations in the midst of the simulated war exercises at RIMPAC.
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Black Jack Pershing: Love and War
Bernard McCoy / World War I / USA / 2017 / documentary / 57 mins
Drawn from personal papers, archival photographs, and film, the award-winning documentary "Black Jack Pershing: Love and War" tells the story of General John J. Pershing’s military career and his personal life, including tragedies seldom examined. When America entered WWI in April of 1917, its military was hardly prepared for war.Preceded by: The Hello Girls: The Story of America’s First Female Soldiers
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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
Plays In:
Film Block: Fight for Equality
UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
September 30, 2018 12:00 pm
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From Baghdad to The Bay
Erin Palmquist / International Experience, Women Filmmaker, Post 9/11, LGBTQ+, Iraq War, New Mission / USA / 2018 / documentary / 68 mins
From Baghdad to The Bay follows the epic journey of Ghazwan Alsharif, an Iraqi refugee and former translator for the U.S. military. Wrongfully accused of being a double agent, tortured by the U.S. military, and ostracized from family and country, we follow Ghazwan as he struggles to rebuild his life in the United States while coming out as an openly gay activist.Preceded by: Coming Out to Grandma
From Baghdad to the Bay
Museum of Photographic Arts
September 28, 2018 6:00 pm
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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
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Heroes Dive
Brett Wheat / Adventure, Healing, Local Film Showcase, New Mission / USA / 2017 / documentary / 12 mins
Five paralyzed veterans attempt an open ocean dive that changes their perceptions of who they are and what they can do.Precedes: Kilimanjaro Warriors: A Monumental Goal for Recovery
Precedes:
Kilimanjaro Warriors: A Monumental Goal for Recovery
UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
September 29, 2018 10:00 am
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Kilimanjaro Warriors: A Monumental Goal for Recovery
Bevan Bell / Adventure, Healing, Post 9/11 / USA / 2015 / documentary / 95 mins
In February 2014, a group of amputee military veterans set forth on a monumental goal for physical and spiritual recovery: they would train and climb the world's tallest free-standing mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro (19341ft) in Tanzania, Africa.Preceded by: Heroes Dive
Kilimanjaro Warriors: A Monumental Goal for Recovery
UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
September 29, 2018 10:00 am
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The Last Signal
Kyle Olson / Navy, WWII / USA / 2017 / documentary / 29 mins
Raymond "DeVere" Johnson thought he was the last surviving World War II veteran of the Navy ship LST-218. Adamant to prove he was not alone, his daughter created a post on Facebook asking help in finding him a fellow shipmate. Weeks later, 91 year old veteran of LST-218 John Heimsoth was uncovered. In the wake of discovery, these two great men scheduled a reunion, proving it is never too late to share history even as time runs out.
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Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broadminded
Ashley Cusato / African American Experience, Marines, Women Filmmaker, Local Film Showcase, Vietnam War / USA / 2018 / documentary / 85 mins
"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.Preceded by: Brooklyn in July, Code of Honor: One Soldier’s Stand for Equality
Plays In:
Film Block: Fight for Equality
UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
September 30, 2018 12:00 pm
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My Voice, My American
Students at Stuart Mesa School / Families in Service, Student Film, Post 9/11, Local Film Showcase / USA / 2017 / documentary / 3 mins
First graders read from books that they wrote about a great American that they know - their military parents.Precedes: Sgt. Stubby – An American Hero
Precedes:
Sgt. Stubby – An American Hero
UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
September 30, 2018 1:30 pm
