Whatever happened to military films where American GI’s are the good guys? You know…the movies where our guys are actually wearing the white hats?
You can find them at the GI Film Festival, which is held each May in Washington DC. The GI Film Festival is the first and only film festival in the country dedicated to the American military. For five days we bring Hollywood and the military together to screen movies that portray American GIs in a positive light.
GI Film Festival Success Stories:
In a very short period of time, the GI Film Festival has established itself as the “go-to” festival for military films. In our very first year, one GI Film Festival premier received an Emmy Award as well as an Academy Award nomination for “Best Feature Documentary” and received theatrical distribution (“Operation Homecoming”). In 2008, the GI Film Festival’s “Best Feature Documentary” award winner, “Brothers at War,” received a theatrical distribution deal with the prestigious Samuel Goldwyn Films.
GI Film Festival Funding:
If you think the GI Film Festival is important, if you want to see the GI Film Festival remain on the cultural landscape to counter the thousands of other film festivals that screen films denigrating our men and women in uniform, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. We depend on the generosity of those who believe in our mission to run the festival. No amount is too small! Thank you.
(Note the GI Film Festival is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All donations to the GI Film Festival are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.)
GI Film Festival Founders:
The GI Film Festival was co-founded in 2006 by a husband-wife team, Brandon Millett and Maj. Laura Law-Millett. Maj. Law-Millett is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the U.S. Army Reserves. Brandon Millett is a public relations and communications specialist.
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Gary Sinise and the Reagan Foundation Host the Best of the GI Film Festival “Road Show”
by G.I. Film FestivalAt the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, September 26, 2009
On Saturday, September 26, 2009, award-winning actor Gary Sinise and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation will present the award-winning GI Film Festival at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to screen the “Best of the Festival.” The GI Film Festival is the first and only film festival in the nation that honors the successes and sacrifices of the American GI through the medium of film. (Please visit www.gifilmfestival.com/losangeles for more information and to purchase your tickets.)
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Tickets are $25 per person and include access to all screenings for the day and free admission into the Reagan Library and Air Force One Pavilion. VIP tickets are $40 per person and include all screenings and admission, as well as a special reception with Gary Sinise following the prime time screening. (more…)
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Third Annual “GI Film Festival” to Showcase World’s Best Military Films
by G.I. Film Festival“Seven Days in May” to Highlight 48 Films Honoring American GIs
May 11-17, Washington, DC
Arlington, Virginia – GI Film Festival co-founders Brandon Millett and Major Laura Law-Millett announced today the line-up for the Third Annual festival showcasing the world’s best military films. The festival will run from May 11-17, 2009 at the prestigious Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC and other DC area venues, including the Canadian Embassy and the Russell Senate Caucus Room. The award-winning GI Film Festival is the first and only film festival in the nation dedicated to honoring American soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines through the medium of film. (See www.gifilmfestival.com for more information.)
The GI Film Festival is not only the premiere film festival honoring America’s troops but also the most significant film festival in the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. Major corporate sponsors for 2009 festival include among others: Target Corporation; TriWest Healthcare Alliance; America’s Huey 091 Foundation; Pence-Friedel Developers, Inc; USO International; MGM/UA; HBO, Inc.; American Military University, and Discovery Communications’ “The Military Channel.” (more…)
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The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
by G.I. Film FestivalImagine being sent to the front lines in World War II. Not to destroy the enemy, but to record the war with your pen and paint brush. In Art in the Face of War, eight WWII veterans recount the experience of their lives as war recorders in a documentary directed by David Baugnon. Ignoring their fear and shaking hands, these brave men embraced their skills and found the creativity needed to record an accurate portrayal of what was occurring overseas.
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These war artists served in all theaters of operation and in all branches of the U.S. Military, including the once-secret Army division known as The Deception Corps. Their powerful imagery – some done on the spot, some done years later from haunting memories – will enlighten, challenge, even amuse, showing that war is hell but also that creativity can still exist, even in the face of utter destruction. (more…)
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“They say that in the Army, the women are mighty fine.”
by G.I. Film FestivalWhen I was a kid, it was considered a huge insult to say “your mother wears combat boots!” They even made a TV movie with the same title. And who can forget the bumbling 1980’s Private Benjamin where Goldie Hawn’s character was initially more interested in shopping and make-up than conducting proper drill and ceremony. These were my first images of women in the military. (Naively, I entered West Point thinking it was going to be more like summer camp and less like Full Metal Jacket).
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Fast forward 30 years post-Judy Benjamin. Enter the age of Lioness. In this gripping documentary, a female solider on foot patrol with the Marines in Iraq is caught up in a deadly firefight against enemy insurgents. In another scene, a female soldier in full combat gear is searching house-to-house in enemy territory; patting down the Iraqi women looking for hidden weapons. (more…)
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The Maine War Front
by G.I. Film FestivalFar away from the war, in Portland, Maine there are people who think about the war every day. They get up every morning, not with the thought of having to pay their mortgages or the thought of far away adventures, but theirs is the thought of continued service to their country – to give back in some small measure. Whether it is 3 am in the morning or 3 pm in the afternoon, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, these volunteers get up and go out to make a difference in the lives of our departing and returning soldiers.
They see the faces of those deploying to war and the faces of those returning from war every day. They count their numbers and pay their respects in smiles, handshakes and hugs. Who are these dedicated men and women? They are the volunteer troop greeters in Portland, Maine and the subject of an emotionally revealing documentary, The Way We Get By.
The Way We Get By follows three senior citizens, Bill Knight, Joan Gaudet, and Jerry Mundy as they battle with the critical issues common to the nation’s ever-growing aging population. Through their candid and moving stories, viewers are provided with a truthful look at what millions of Americans face each day: loss, heartache, and joy. We learn that you are never too old to serve and that it is never too late to give back to this country. (more…)
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Son of CIA Agents Directs Spy Flick
by G.I. Film FestivalWhatever happened to military films where American GI’s are the good guys? You know…the movies where our guys are actually wearing the white hats?
You can find them at the GI Film Festival, which is held each May in Washington DC. The GI Film Festival is the first and only film festival in the country dedicated to the American military; for five days we bring Hollywood and the military together to screen movies that portray American GIs in a positive light.
The latest film to be announced in the GI Film Festival 2009 lineup, The Divided comes from Director Bennett Stein in his first feature debut. Bennett was born in Paris to a CIA agent mom and an anti-Soviet, nuke-counting spy father. When his parents returned stateside and began a publishing and production company, Bennett’s life changed forever and he knew he wanted to be in the entertainment industry. Bennett began his career as a personal assistant to celebrated actor William Hurt. After acting in over 25 plays and films, Bennett turned his sights to writing and directing. (more…)
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Downed Pilot Survives Crash and Cannibals
by G.I. Film FestivalHave you ever watched an Indiana Jones movie and said to yourself, “There is no way anyone could survive that!?” Well guess what…you’re wrong. Watch the movie “Injury Slight…Please Advise,” and you’ll see exactly what I mean.
COL Charles Sullivan “Sully” had no movie magic to help him navigate when his plane crashed into the New Guinea jungle behind Japanese lines in September of 1943 during WWII. Sully managed to survive the crash and survive the harsh jungle conditions for 30 days before finding an Allied Australian troop encampment. During his thirty-day jungle adventure, he encountered hostile natives whose initial welcome quickly turned into frustration and suspicion, causing Sully to flee for his life. Searching for Allied help and scrounging for food and shelter; Sully’s fortitude and grit and pure determination to return to his young bride kept him alive during those harsh, grueling thirty days. Being rescued should have been the end of Sully’s adventures however, even more calamities occur, from which Col Sullivan emerges with humor, dignity and with the spirit of a true American hero. (more…)
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Marine Filmmaker Featured at Festival
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- Marine CPL Folleh Tamba
There are many Iraq War documentaries on the market, but few are as exciting and honest as “Triangle of Death,” directed by first time filmmaker Marine CPL Folleh Tamba. Triangle of Death shares the story of the marines of Echo Company 3rd Platoon as they endured life changing experiences, fought a war, trained a nation’s army, endured daily mortar and sniper fire, and managed to survive a year in Iraq’s deadliest zone, the triangle of death. The marines of 2/24 worked together through these hardships to create the only outcome they could imagine in their world: Mission Accomplishment. (more…)
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Festival launches “Brothers” and More
by G.I. Film FestivalThe buzz is getting out regarding Jake Rademacher’s “Brothers at War.” It’s a great film with a good heart that shows the patriotic values of a true American family. Brothers held it’s world premiere screening in May of last year at the 2008 GI Film Festival where it won Best Feature Documentary, and this month it hits theaters nationwide. Brothers is one of many great pro-soldier, patriotic films that screen at the GI Film Festival — the first and only film festival in the nation which honors men and women in uniform.
The 2009 GI Film Festival, to held in Washington, DC 13-17 May 2009, has a fantastic line-up. (more…)
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