Saturday, May 16, 2009 Schedule

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Injury Slight...Please Advise

Sat. May 16, 2009 at 9:30am

Carnegie Institute of Washington, Main Theater

Capt. Charles Sullivan, ace fighter pilot, survives the jungles of New Guinea on foot for 30 days after crash-landing his plane during WWII. Sullivan faces impossible odds, extreme weather conditions, and the greatest threat man can know - man himself. As Sullivan seeks help from native villages throughout the jungle, he finds himself at odds with a tribe of headhunter warriors! Sullivan fights his way out of their village, only to be hunted through the jungle for the next three weeks. Told in the words of those who were there, Injury Slight...Please Advise recounts the amazing true story of Capt. Charles Sullivan and his mission to survive during WWII. Running Time: 81 Minutes  

The Inheritance of War

Sat. May 16, 2009 at 11:30am

Carnegie Institute of Washington, Main Theater

Detailing an ongoing fight for justice, The Inheritance of War follows the little-known tale of thousands WW II soldiers who were held as prisoners of war in the Philippines after one of the worst military defeats in United States history. The emotional story of survival and hardship describes nearly-forgotten events like the march of death across the Bataan Peninsula , the “hell ships” that carried prisoners of war to Japan, and harrowing stories of starvation, poor treatment, and harsh conditions experienced when the men were forced to work as slave laborers. Running Time: 72 Minutes

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Short Block: War Narratives

Sat. May 16, 2009 at 11:30am

Carnegie Institute of Washington, Filmmakers Forum

Rebels Cry: A young Confederate soldier has to make a choice between his duty and what is right when ordered to execute his enemy. Running Time: 8 Minutes

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Scorpion 5: CIA agent Todd March has been left for dead behind the Iranian border. As his wife braces herself for the worst news possible, the army dispatches Cpl. Matthew Scott to bring him home and ensure that the valuable information he is carrying makes it back into the right hands. Note: Violence may be too extreme for children. Running Time: 14 Minutes

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Last Bullet: During an intense nighttime skirmish between U.S. and Viet Cong forces, buddies Shane and Matt tumble into a bomb crater moments after a barrage of bullets assail them. Shane escapes serious injury but Matt is hit and rapidly losing blood from a gunshot to the leg. Unable to pull Matt to safety, Shane makes a decision — to save his friend, he must leave him alone and run for help. Now by himself, Matt confronts his own mortality and when an explosion leaves him deaf, he cannot hear the radio blaring Shane’s return with reinforcements. As enemies and friends approach Matt’s position, who will Matt kill with his last bullet? Running Time: 14 Minutes

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Scarecrow: Set during the American Civil War, SCARECROW is the story of a young Confederate soldier named Jack who goes off to war to be a hero, and who is so horrified by what he encounters in his first battle that he runs away.

Ending up in a nearby cornfield, Jack witnesses a runaway slave shot down and killed by a Slavehunter as she protects her young son, Uriah. Uriah flees into the corn and Jack is forced to discover his true character as he risks everything to save the young boy and ultimately learn what being a hero is really about. Running Time: 17 Minutes

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Kapsia: Caught in the crossfire of the intensifying war in Afghanistan , members of a small team of US Army soldiers are forced to choose between promises made to one another and those assured to their loved ones back home. Running Time: 19 Minutes

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The Divided

Sat. May 16, 2009 at 1:30pm

Carnegie Institute of Washington, Main Theater

Mysterious Army officer COTT ST. CLAIR stationed in the Middle East returns home to find his sister KATHERINE engaged to anti-war activist and rising leftist radio star AARON RADEK. As the two men clash – with Katherine caught in between – truths are revealed, including Cott’s role as an elite government agent working with the Israelis. Agendas are also soon exposed, including the radicals’ scheme to blackmail Cott into a public inquisition. The clashes force painful examinations of conscience and heart by all three: Cott confronts his tangled affections for his beloved sister as he sorts out his dual loyalties to Israel and America, Katherine realizes the tragic nature of their troubled past as well as her need to forgive, and Aaron comes to appreciate the graces of his girlfriend and his country. Running Time: 80 Minutes

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My Vietnam, Your Iraq

Sat. May 16, 2009 at 1:30pm

Carnegie Institute of Washington, Filmmakers Forum

Imagine someone you know has been deployed to Iraq . Now imagine that it’s your son or daughter. Last, think about how your feelings may intensify if you served in the Vietnam War and your child was being deployed. My Vietnam Your Iraq tells the stories of Vietnam veterans whose children have served in Iraq . The stories look at the pride, challenges, fears, prejudices and possible bitterness that parents and children are faced with during deployment.

Running Time: 82 Minutes

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Warriors...In Their Own Words

Sat. May 16, 2009 at 3:30pm

Carnegie Institute of Washington, Filmmakers Forum

Who fights for freedom? Why do young men and women risk their lives for a cause? Is it because they have no where else to go, or is it something much greater than that? Explore the lives of a cross section of Warriors from WWII to present day. What do they have in common? You will be surprised at the words delivered by each Warrior. Whether a person agrees with war or not, they will be amazed at the stories of courage and commitment displayed by Warriors who fight for America . Running Time: 84 Minutes

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Seal Team VI

Sat. May 16, 2009 at 3:30pm

Carnegie Institute of Washington, Main Theater

When a rookie from the Army Rangers is recruited to join the elite task force, SEAL Team VI, he chronicles the accounts of his first mission the day after receiving his trident when they are called to take out Sadaam Hussein's Nerve Gas Plants in Iraq .

Their mission is soon compromised by a tragic accident that calls into question about how the moral compass our actions shifts during times of war. This young rookie takes his first step on the long road to understanding the burden and responsibilities of leadership, having to make tough decisions in critical moments, with millions of lives hanging in the balance.

One man's journey, guided by his friend and mentor to survive the madness and horrors of war.

Running Time: 90 Minutes

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Perfect Valor Screening and Reception

Sat. May 16, 2009 at 7:00pm

Red Carpet Entrance at 7 pm

Movie Screening at 8 pm and Reception 10 pm

Carnegie Institute of Washington

Cocktail Attire

In 2004, coalition forces in Iraq launched Operation Phantom Fury, the battle for control of Fallujah. American troops fought through a city of enemy insurgents, moving house to house and street to street to seize control of the most dangerous city in the world. Perfect Valor is the story of the price paid by U.S. forces and the legacy of that campaign as seen through the eyes of the men and women who were there, risking their lives in service to their country .

Citizens United Productions Presents

Perfect Valor
Narration: Fred Dalton Thompson
Producer: David Bossie

Writer/Director: David C. Taylor

Running Time: 90 Minutes

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