2019GIFFSD | GI Film Festival San Diego
Sept 24-
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- DirectorAlicia BraunsChristine SteeleStarsDave AdamsDave BarronPaula BarronAn unlikely partnership between a Veteran's Non-profit group and a Commercial Artist leads them to discover an untold story of pain and loss from the Viet Nam war in the wreckage of an old Huey helicopter which leads to unexpected results.Opening Night Film
- DirectorBrenda StrongStarsScottie ThompsonAlix AngelisJames BaneArmy wife and Young Mother, Sarah Winston's life is inextricably altered when a series of visitors arrive on her doorstep.
- DirectorDarius DawsonStarsJermelle SimonPhrederic SemajCharlee EarleA bull rider who falls out of love with the sport must choose between his family's legacy of rodeo and his own aspirations of life.
- DirectorCoren BensonKasey KayeStarsKasey KayeMarta Kristen
- DirectorBenjamin HowardStarsRudy PankowMike BurnellKrystina MontemurroIn the early sixties, a sexually conflicted teenager finds faith and acceptance after escaping the tortures of electrotherapeutic conversion therapy.
- DirectorDay Al-MohamedEveryone thinks they know the story of the Civil War - Four years of America's bloodiest history. Over 600,000 men killed and more than 40,000 men with amputated limbs and even more with other injuries and illnesses. What no one ever asked is "What happened to those disabled men afterwards?" It is July, 1864; a Confederate army of 15,000 men is advancing on Washington DC. The North has already sent every able-bodied soldier to Petersburg. All that is left to defend Washington are clerks, government officials, and the Invalid Corps. Made up of men injured in battle or by disease, these "hopeless cripples" will hold out for a desperate 24 hours until Union General Grant can send reinforcements. With Abraham Lincoln himself on the ramparts of Fort Stevens, they cannot afford to fail. The story of the Invalid Corps offers a poignant perspective allowing us to reassess what we know, or rather what we think we know, about civil war history, disability, sacrifice, and honorable service.
- DirectorLee RobinsonStarsCorey CollinsRocky EsparzaLewis Hunt
- DirectorJondaniel CornettStarsRyan HendersonSatanHe searched relentlessly to find his brother-in-arms, his battle buddy, his friend. From hot deserts to dark caves, they served side-by-side each day saving lives in war. But when a final bomb blast sent Sgt. Ryan Henderson home from Afghanistan, he was separated from his loyal military bomb detection dog - Satan, and would not see him again for years. FINDING SATAN relays a story of an unbreakable bond between soldiers - one human, one canine -- forged in the heat of battle and remaining forever; and shows the power of healing that comes when two American war heroes are finally reunited. The valor of these canine soldiers who protect us, serve us and save us is undeniable. In return, from a grateful nation -- they deserve the same from us.
- DirectorAmit Hay ben ShlomoStarsTomer BarashOr Ben-MelechElad KonfinoRoni is a battalion commander in the armored corps of the Israeli IDF, undergoing a dilemma about his career in the shadow of a fragile marriage.
- DirectorEero HeinonenStarsAdrian LeeMathias OlofssonRex PalazziBased on true events of Ensio Tiira: Two men flee French Foreign Legion by jumping ship in Strait of Malacca. Escape will stretch limits of human survival when sea current sweeps them to open ocean.
- DirectorWilliam WhitneyStarsChristopher MulvihillSam BayaraaBrent KuhlmanA U.S. Marine on patrol in Afghanistan, steps on an IED and must remain perfectly still while waiting for help to arrive.
- DirectorJoseph ChebatteStarsToby WallaceJulian MarounJohnny BradyFour Australian soldiers become compromised when they capture a young Afghani boy spying on their reconnaissance position.
- DirectorBrayden YoderStarsDanielle ZalopanyMax HoltzCyndi MayoHonolulu, 1945: A proud Hawaiian singer dances with a returned US Soldier and debates the dignity of the American dream. But when his dance tickets run out, she is left with a harsh choice - for when the dancing stops, this man will die.
- DirectorAndrew BrameStarsManny FernandesNear his campsite under a bridge, Kenny makes a discovery that changes his lonely existence and must work to create a space in the world for his new life.
- DirectorB KelleyStarsSophie GiannamoreNia MinottMichael TorpeyA soldier returns home to meet his daughter, who transitioned while he was on tour.
- DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsBrie LarsonSamuel L. JacksonBen MendelsohnCarol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
- DirectorJason MarisDanielle BernsteinStarsVictoria BellBrad ColbertAdam SorensenHomemade is the cinematic and profoundly intimate five-year journey with decorated Force Reconnaissance Marine, Adam Sorensen, and his wife, Victoria, as they navigate marriage and the effects of Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, and addiction.
- DirectorNathan FitchThe untold story of Micronesian citizens fighting America's wars. Through the personal odyssey of the Nenas, one family experiences the consequences of military service, as they represent a pristine Pacific island on the brink of economic collapse.
- DirectorDaniel GabrielStarsBashar AtiyatAli MulaAnouar H. SmaineThe gritty, thrilling story of local militias and uneasy allies who banded together to liberate Iraq's second-largest city of 1.3 million people from ISIS in 2017.