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Doc Block

Afghanistan War, Air Force, Army, DEI Stories and Storytellers, Emerging Filmmaker, Family, Friendship, Global War on Terrorism, Healing, Local, PTS, Resilience, Student Film, USMC, Vietnam War, World War II
88 mins

Five documentary shorts reveal personal stories and experiences from training, frontlines and back home, covering World War II, the Vietnam War and the War in Afghanistan. Films include: The End of the Longest War, Crush, Max: One Last Favor, Return Engagement and A Place of Honor.

Some films contain graphic violence and sounds of gunfire. Viewer discretion advised.

In this program

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THE END OF THE LONGEST WAR

Directed by Sydney Sheng

This documentary offers an unfiltered look at America’s final days in Afghanistan during the 2021 Kabul airlift.

Crush

Directed by Sean Denney

This film honors the life and legacy of Jim “Crush” Duricy, a United States Air Force test pilot at Eglin Air Force Base killed during a test mission in April 2002.

Max: One Last Favor

Directed by Patti Bonnet

Told through frenzied communications between an Afghan interpreter, his devoted Marine friend and their network, the film bears witness to the surreal situation unfolding in the final weeks of the War in Afghanistan.