documentary
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Never Forget
Lane Nishikawa / Local Film Showcase, Nisei Experience, WWII / USA / 2017 / documentary / 37 mins
Never Forget focuses on the few remaining World War II Japanese American veterans of the 100th/442nd Regiment, U.S. Army, and their families.Precedes: Unforgotten
Plays In:
Film Block: Perspectives from WWII and the Korean War
Museum of Photographic Arts
September 26, 2018 5:00 pm
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The Registry
William Kubota and Steve Ozone / Nisei Experience, WWII / USA / 2018 / documentary / 57 mins
The Registry profiles a few of those who served in the M.I.S. during WWII A very long excel spreadsheet resides on an old computer near the window of an upstairs bedroom in suburban Minneapolis. The spreadsheet is a list, a registry of names of thousands of World War II veterans that served in the U.S. Military Intelligence Service, the M.I.S. Seiki Oshiro, a retired computer programmer, is the keeper of the registry. He also served in the M.I.S. “Who will remember us after we’re all gone?” he wonders. Will his children, or grandchildren know what they did during the war? Maybe the registry will help. Most of the veterans of World War II have passed on. Many have told their stories, recorded for history. But for those in the M.I.S., made up of Japanese-Americans who fought in the Pacific against the Japanese enemy, so many of those stories have been lost, as the unit was sworn to secrecy for decades after the war. Add to that, there was no complete record made by the U.S. Army about who actually served in the unit. The documentary film The Registry profiles a few of those who served in the M.I.S. who reveal stories to their sons and daughters they’ve never shared until now, as they’re well in to their 90s. The film looks at decisions made in a time of war regarding loyalty to country while facing racism and the mass internment in the U.S. of people of Japanese descent.Preceded by: American
Plays In:
Opening Night Screening & Reception
Museum of Photographic Arts
September 25, 2018 7:00 pm
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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
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Thud Pilots
Mark Vizcarra / Local Film Showcase, Vietnam War / USA / 2018 / documentary / 84 mins
No war in American history is more misunderstood than what took place over the bloody skies of North Vietnam in the 1960s. Thud Pilots is the untold story of the men who flew the F-105 THUD over the deadly skies of North Vietnam.Preceded by: The Flashback
Thud Pilots with The Flashback
Museum of Photographic Arts
September 26, 2018 7:15 pm
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Trauma
Harry Sanna / Healing, Post 9/11 / USA / 2017 / documentary / 87 mins
After saving lives on the battlefields of Afghanistan, members of a medevac unit return home to their families, each wounded in different ways.Preceded by: Do No Harm
Trauma
UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
September 30, 2018 3:00 pm
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Unforgotten
Darrin Dick / Bridging Generations, Korean War / USA / 2016 / documentary / 46 mins
Filmmaker Darrin Dick, goes on a discovery to uncover the story of his veteran grandfather, Harold Bauer. During an interview with his grandson and trip to the Korean War Memorial in DC, Harold opens up about his faith, family and memories from the “almost” Forgotten Korean War that he’s never told anybody before.Preceded by: Never Forget
Plays In:
Film Block: Perspectives from WWII and the Korean War
Museum of Photographic Arts
September 26, 2018 5:00 pm
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We Are Not Done Yet
Sareen Hairabedian / Arts, Healing, Women Filmmaker, Post 9/11 / USA / 2018 / documentary / 40 mins
Ten U.S. veterans of varied backgrounds come together at a poetry workshop to combat their traumatic military pasts through the art of written word.Precedes: The Weight of Honor
Plays In:
Film Block: Life After Service
UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
September 29, 2018 1:00 pm
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The Weight of Honor
Stephanie Seldin Howard / Families in Service, Healing, Women Filmmaker, Post 9/11 / USA / 2017 / documentary / 56 mins
Six women meet the challenges of caring for their veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, revealing their personal, emotional, and physical struggles while demonstrating strength and resiliency when their worlds are turned upside down.Preceded by: We Are Not Done Yet
Plays In:
Film Block: Life After Service
UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
September 29, 2018 1:00 pm
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When the Smoke Clears: A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope
Rebecca Shore / International Experience, Healing, Women Filmmaker, Post 9/11 / Israel / 2017 / documentary / 70 mins
Young Israeli soldiers forge a new identity and rebuild their lives after sustaining serious injury during service. Through reaching out to those in need, they discover renewed meaning and healing in giving to others.When the Smoke Clears
UltraStar Cinemas at Hazard Center
September 30, 2018 6:00 pm
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Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?
Zachary Stauffer / Families in Service, Post 9/11, Iraq War, Navy / USA / 2018 / documentary / 80 mins
The widow of a Navy helicopter pilot killed in a 2014 training exercise spurs an investigation that uncovers a long history of institutional failings that led to her husband's death. This poignant picture of a family's tragedy is also a revelatory inquiry into the murky inner workings of the American defense establishment.Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn? A Special GIFFSD Screening
San Diego Central Library Neil Morgan Auditorium
January 29, 2019 7:00 pm
