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The
Lesson is Priceless
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 9:00am
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington
, Main Theater
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In
2006, a WWII veteran returned to
Belgium
, the scene of the U.S. Army's greatest battle, this time
accompanied by four young
Southern California
high school teachers from four different high schools and with
four combat veterans. This is a first hand account of that
return. To hear stories from Belgians who lost their freedom
under Nazi Germany occupation. To hear stories told by five WW
II veterans of the '
Battle
of the Bulge'. Not forgetting these stories today or in the
future is the EDUCATIONAL MISSION of this veteran.
Running
Time: 81 Minutes
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Short
Block: Honoring our Heroes
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 10:30am
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington
, Filmmakers Forum
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While
We Lie Sleeping: While
We Lie Sleeping is a black and white silent short, which pays
tribute to the women and men who have served and are still
serving in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
. The film juxtaposes Iconic shots of the American landscape
(highways, trains, mountains, small towns, American flags,
mailboxes, churches, a civilian graveyard) with poetic larger
than life portraits of the soldiers symbolically 'getting
ready to leave for the box.' We see their boots walking,
grabbing a rifle, saluting, standing at attention, staring
into camera.
America
is shown as a grand, majestic, vast and empty landscape. Running Time: 8 Minutes
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Welcome
Home: An Iraqi Veteran meets his
Vietnam
counterpart in a subway during a flashback. These two Veterans
share a gripping experience, as they remember times when they
were at war. Only men like these two Veterans, have a true
understanding on what it means to have someone say, 'Welcome
Home.' Running
Time: 5 Minutes
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Most
Honorable Son:
After the Pearl Harbor attack, a
Nebraska
farmer named Ben Kuroki volunteered for the U.S. Army Air
Corps. He would become the first Japanese-American war hero,
surviving 58 missions as an aerial gunner over Europe, North
Africa and
Japan
. Between his tours of duty he would find himself at the
center of controversy - a lone spokesman against the racism
faced by the thousands of Japanese-Americans sent to
internment camps. Running Time: 59 Minutes
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Soldiers
of Honor:
The WWII men and women veterans of
Las Cruces
,
New Mexico
are making their final mission. Thanks to the National Honor
Flight Network and the generosity of Americans and
Corporations from sea to shining sea, the World War II
Veterans are signing up again. This time to join their
comrades in perhaps their final flight of a lifetime - to
their World War II Memorial in
Washington
,
DC
. Join them in an unforgettable journey across the country and
spanning the generations to a time when their sacrifice
preserved American's most important ideal - freedom.
Running
Time: 20 Minutes
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Jerabek
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 11:00am
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington
, Main Theater
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JERABEK
is an intimate portrait of one family that confronts the
tragedy of war. Ryan Jerabek wanted to get out of
Green Bay
,
Wisconsin
, see the world and do something different. Moved by what
happened on September 11th, the honor student and varsity
athlete joined the Marines and left for boot camp weeks after
his high school graduation. Nine months later, he was killed
in
Iraq
. The film chronicles, over two years, the changes in the
lives of his family as they struggle with the cost of losing
one son and the price of holding on to another. Beyond
politics, headlines and statistics, JERABEK offers a candid,
personal look at the toll one death takes. Running Time: 84
Minutes
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Triangle
of Death
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 1:00pm
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington
, Main Theater
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Join
the Marines of 2/24 as they take you on a journey through one
of
Iraq
's deadliest regions known as The Triangle Of Death. Feel what
it's feels like to survive through a tour of duty during the
largest combat engagement since the Vietnam war. Struggle
through all the hardship of daily life in a combat environment
though a country without law and order as the Marines struggle
to keep order. They must survive all that is thrown at them --
fire fights, car and roadside bombs, snipers -- no matter
what, the Marines are relentless. They can only accept mission
accomplishment of securing The Triangle Of Death for the first
Iraqi election. The Marines of 2/24 have beared the hardships
of their deployment onto the Corps ethos of unremitting
toughness, as they secured The Triangle of Death for
Iraq
's first election. Running Time: 90 Minutes
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Short
Block:
Vietnam
and
Iraq
Healing
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 1:00pm
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington
, Filmmakers Forum
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It
Was a War:
The
Vietnam
Conflict. Make no mistake. IT WAS A WAR. Ask any
Vietnam
Vet…any Vietnamese citizen. IT WAS A WAR unearths new
footage shot by young American GI’s in the heat of battle.
Forty years later, a Vietnamese soldier and VC POW, stands
before the 58,000 names on the wall, in gratitude. Your senses
feel this “rite of passage” from boys to brothers…a
story of sacrifice, pride and gratitude. Make no mistake. IT
WAS A WAR. Running Time: 10 Minutes
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A
Time for Honor; Stories From Vietnam:
Each of the nearly three million men and women who served
in
Vietnam
tells a unique story. Each one tells their truth about
Vietnam
. These five stories, from one small area of rural
Illinois
take place during 1968, the height of
America
’s involvement in the war. Running Time: 59 Minutes
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BabyDaddy:
Sixteen
year-old Bernadette is beyond embarrassed by her ill Vietnam
Veteran father's Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and will do
anything to conceal his identity from her friend who visits her
house one day. When Bernadette's plan to tip toe in goes awry,
she is forced to cope with her lifelong struggle to embrace her
father. Running Time: 12 Minutes
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Where
Life is:
As
Operation Iraqi Freedom enters its 6th year, the domestic legacy
is now the return home for those who have been injured during
their service. Where Life Is follows three severely injured
veterans pursuing sport as a means of rehabilitation and
readjustment to civilian life. The film follows these veterans,
as they face the realities of making the Paralympics, swimming
in the ocean, and riding a bicycle again for the first time; as
well as when they face their demons and moments of despair. This
is a privileged look into their lives - a portrait of their
courage to overcome their injuries with the help of friends,
family, and sport. Running Time: 27 Minutes
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Axis
of Good & Cover Me
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 3:30pm
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington
, Filmmakers Forum
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Axis
of Good: Distraught
over the loss of her son in the attacks of 9/11, one woman
finds relief by turning her pain into healing when she raises
money to build a school for girls in
Afghanistan
. Her obsession to
build the school, causes her to lose focus of what's in front
of her, her surviving family who also need to heal and need
their mother's love. Running
Time: 45 Minutes
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Cover
Me:
In
a historic effort, the US Marine Corps is taking a proactive
stance against the stigma associated with Combat Operational
Stress and is urging Marines and Sailors to seek treatment
for their post-deployment issues. Cover Me captures
the paradigm shift occurring in the attitude of the Marine
Corps toward diagnosis and treatment of Combat Operational
Stress.
Running Time: 30 Minutes
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The
Way We Get By
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 3:30pm
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington
Private
Event: All
access pass holders and invited guests may attend
This Event.
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“The
Way We Get By” is an intimate story of three senior citizens
as they struggle with the losses that come with growing old
and rediscover their reasons for living. By dedicating their
lives to greeting troops at a tiny airport in
Maine
, Bill Knight, Joan Gaudet, and Jerry Mundy find the strength
to overcome their personal battles and demonstrate the meaning
of community at a time when most Americans have lost faith in
their country. These seniors show us that despite our
political views, our ages, and our physical distance from each
other, a deep human connection can bring us back together and
rebuild our country. Running Time: 83 Minutes
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Short
Block: Many Faces of
the GI
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 5:30pm
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington
, Filmmakers Forum
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Nakunatta:
Caught in a war zone during WW2 a girl must honor her cultural
duties or suffer the greatest consequences. Running Time: 6
Minutes
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Operation
Manor Assault:
Before the Normandy D Day invasion there were a number of
lesser D Days. Operation Manor Assault follows a small group
of 82nd Airborne Paratroopers on their critical mission as
they drop behind enemy lines. Running
Time: 13 Minutes
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Carry
On:
A wounded soldier is faced with the impossible task of
forgiving the man who shot him.
Running
Time: 7 Minutes
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Swimming:
A shy mailroom clerk's life is sent plunging into the deep end
when she rescues an abandoned love letter from a Navy sailor
from the trash can of a mean female executive... and decides
to reply. Inter-office cat-fighting, deception, and romance
ensue in this entertaining comedy about the distance between
the life you have and the life you want. Running Time: 18
Minutes
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The
Long Road Back:
'The Long Road Back' follows three veterans whose healing
process continues long after they were severely injured. Jim
Vandenheuvel's life was in the balance after an IED struck his
Humvee. Now five years later, he is going to school, studying
photography and snowboarding. Kara Wooten was exposed to
multiple IED's in
Iraq
. Now a single mother working hard to heal her body and
reconnect with her 3 year-old son. Shane Nault sustained TBI
from an IED that left only his lower jaw intact. Shane’s
remarkable medical recovery is both an inspiration and a
measure of what cannot be regained. Running Time: 27 Minutes
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Lioness
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 5:30pm
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington
, Main Theater
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Lioness
presents the untold story of the first group of women soldiers
in
US
history to be sent into direct ground combat, seemingly in
violation of official DoD policy. Told through intimate
accounts, journal excerpts, archive footage, as well as
interviews with military commanders, the film follows five
women who served together for a year in
Iraq
. With captivating detail, this probing documentary reveals
the unexpected course of events that began with using US women
soldiers to defuse tensions with local civilians, but resulted
in the women's fighting in some of the bloodiest
counterinsurgency battles of the war. Together the women's
candid narratives and scenes from their lives back home form a
portrait of the emotional and psychological effects of war
from a female point of view. Lioness is the first film to
bridge the gap between perception and reality of the role
women in the military are playing in
Iraq
, capturing an historical turning point for American society.
Running Time: 81 Minutes
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Best
of Film 2009
GI
Film Festival Awards Ceremony
Sun.
May 17, 2009 at 7:30pm
Carnegie
Institute of
Washington, Main Theater
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Featuring
The Price Of Piece performed by The Gaddis Sisters!
“The
Price of Peace” is a touching tribute to military families
and a message reminding everyone that the price of peace is
often paid by the loved ones of the brave men and women that
serve our country. The song is written by Cassy (16 years-old)
and Alyssa (13 years-old) Gaddis, who received their
inspiration from having seen and heard about many deployment
ceremonies from their father, CW5 Jim Gaddis. Having an
understanding of the struggles of military families and a love
of and talent for music, the “Price of Peace” was created.
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