2016 Program
She Will Be Loved

She Will Be Loved

She Will Be Loved // 30min // Drama // 2017 // USA

Writer/Director: Chadwick Pelletier

A female CIA Officer is on an overseas mission when her convoy is struck by an IED, and she is medevaced as the loan survivor.

The Sandbox

The Sandbox

The Sandbox // 47min // Drama // 2016 // USA

Writer/Director: Jennifer Kramer

A young boy struggles to reconnect with his dad who returns from Iraq still haunted by his tour of duty.

The Darkest Hour

The Darkest Hour

The Darkest Hour // 125min // Drama // 2017 // UK

Director: Joe Wright
Writer: Anthony McCarten

During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler or fight on against incredible odds.

The Camouflage Closet

The Camouflage Closet

The Camouflage Closet // 40min // Documentary // 2013 // USA

Writer/Director: Michael Nedelman

In this veteran-led project, LGBTQ+ veterans were provided with the cameras, tools, and training to create video narratives. Told in nine vignettes, the film incorporates the LGBTQ+ veterans’ first-hand experiences with PTSD, trauma and recovery.

Hyena Road

Hyena Road

Hyena Road // 120min // Drama // 2015 // Canada

Writer/Director: Paul Gross

There men, three different paths, caught in conflict but brought together to save lives

Boat People

Boat People

Boat People // 29min // Drama // 2016 // Germany

Writer/Director: Paul Meschùh

On his journey from Somalia to Europe, shipwrecked Moussa is picked up by a wealthy couple on their luxurious catamaran.

In the Neighbour’s Garden

In the Neighbour’s Garden

In the Neighbour’s Garden // 12min // Drama // 2015 // UK

Director: Robert Hamilton
Writer/Producer: Andrew Martyn-Lewis and Matthew McPherson

In the First World War, two soldiers live out their existence in either boredom or fear, until a chance discovery lifts them away from the trenches.

The Little Boy

The Little Boy

The Little Boy // 8min // Animation // 2015 // Iran

Writer/Director: Mona A Shahi

People are leaving a town by the order of military but a little boy does not want to follow them he has his own mission to do.