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Documentary
DEIB
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LGTBQIA+
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Navy
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Resilience
A Life of Honor
Film
A Life of Honor
Directed by Richard O'Connor
When Joseph Patton joined the Navy in 1955, at a time when LGBTQ community members could not be…
Black Voices
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DEIB
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LGTBQIA+
,
Resilience
Black Uniform
Film
Black Uniform
Directed by Robert Darwell
12 Black veterans, serving between WWII to present day, share their heartfelt perspectives on what it felt like…
Afghanistan Perspectives
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Afghanistan War
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Army
,
Caregiver
,
Friendship
,
Global War on Terrorism
,
Resilience
,
Student Film
Documentary Shorts: Veterans, Allies, and Caregivers
Program
Documentary Shorts: Veterans, Allies, and Caregivers
This collection of documentary shorts explore personal stories of veterans and those that care for them.
Army
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Asian American Stories
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DEIB
,
Friendship
,
Local
,
Navy
,
Resilience
,
Vietnam War
,
WWII
Documentary Shorts: Wars in Asia
Program
Documentary Shorts: Wars in Asia
Three documentary shorts reveal personal perspectives from veterans serving in WWII, post-Korea War, and Vietnam and uncover forgotten…
Global War on Terrorism
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Healing
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PTS
,
Resilience
Final Fight: When the Trauma of War Comes Home
Film
Final Fight: When the Trauma of War Comes Home
Directed by Frances Causey
Final Fight: When the Trauma of War Comes Home” goes deeper than any documentary to date in revealing…
Afghanistan Perspectives
,
Afghanistan War
,
Army
,
DEIB
,
Friendship
,
Global War on Terrorism
,
Made by or Starring Military or Veterans
,
Resilience
Interpreters Wanted
Film
Interpreters Wanted
Directed by Robert Ham
“Interpreters Wanted” follows Afghani brothers from their childhood growing up during the Russian/Afghan war, through the Taliban era,…
Army
,
Asian American Stories
,
Friendship
,
LGTBQIA+
,
New Director
,
Vietnam War
Jimmy in Saigon
Film
Jimmy in Saigon
Directed by Peter McDowell
One filmmaker's journey to get to know his brother - a veteran of the Vietnam War - and…
Afghanistan War
,
DEIB
,
Global War on Terrorism
,
Healing
,
Local
,
Made by or Starring Military or Veterans
,
Navy
,
Resilience
,
USMC
JULIAN: a Jiu Jitsu Story
Film
JULIAN: a Jiu Jitsu Story
Directed by Max Bloom
A double amputee Marine fights to not only regain his physical strength but also overcome the mental trauma…
Afghanistan Perspectives
,
Afghanistan War
,
Army
,
DEIB
,
Friendship
,
Global War on Terrorism
,
Student Film
MORE THAN BROTHERS
Film
MORE THAN BROTHERS
Directed by Andrea von Siebenthal
Two Green Berets race against time to save the Afghans who kept them safe during their deployments.
Army
,
DEIB
,
Friendship
,
Homelessness
,
International
,
LGTBQIA+
,
Local
,
Made by or Starring Military or Veterans
,
Resilience
,
Student Film
Narrative Shorts
Program
Narrative Shorts
This collection of narrative shorts explores a range of human emotions and cinematic styles, from futuristic animation to…
Afghanistan War
,
DEIB
,
Global War on Terrorism
,
Healing
,
Made by or Starring Military or Veterans
,
Resilience
,
USMC
,
Veteran Art
Make Peace or Die
Film
Make Peace or Die
Directed by Manny Marquez
Upon returning home, a USMC veteran makes it his mission to help Gold Star families find healing, and…
Local
,
Navy
,
Resilience
Pueblo, A Year of Crises In America
Film
Pueblo, A Year of Crises In America
Directed by Bill Lowe
This is the true story of an ill-conceived, badly planned espionage mission with crewmen who had no knowledge…
Asian American Stories
,
DEIB
,
WWII
Stamp Our Story
Film
Stamp Our Story
Directed by Kaia Rose, Robert Horsting
Three Japanese American women of the Nisei generation share how they led a successful 15-year campaign to issue…
Army
,
Healing
,
WWII
The Echoes of War
Film
The Echoes of War
Directed by Richard O'Connor
At StoryCorps, U.S. Army Sergent Harrison Wright talks to his grandson, Sean Guess, about the honorable way he…
Army
,
Asian American Stories
,
DEIB
,
Friendship
,
New Director
,
Resilience
,
Vietnam War
The Volunteer
Film
The Volunteer
Directed by David Brodie
A Vietnam War veteran in search of a fellow comrade reflects on the power of friendship and the…
Caregiver
,
Friendship
,
Healing
We Carry On
Film
We Carry On
Directed by Sareen Hairabedian
12 caregivers of wounded veterans participate in a six-week virtual poetry workshop that culminates in an on-stage performance…
Korean War
,
Resilience
,
USMC
,
Veteran Art
,
WWII
Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea
Film
Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea
Directed by Leslie Buchbinder
A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, mid-century sculptor and artist H.C. (Cliff) Westermann’s became…
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