Give an Hour Celebration of Service to Feature Screening of Groundbreaking Documentary Citizen Soldier
Washington, DC — 2016 – Give an Hour’s annual Celebration of Service event will feature a special free screening of the groundbreaking documentary, Citizen Soldier, at the Reserve Officers Association’s Top of the Hill. The screening will include a panel discussion with the President and Founder of Give an Hour, Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen; Citizen Soldier executive producer and two-time recipient of the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service Wendy R. Anderson; Brigadier General (ret) Marianne Watson; and Dr. Jerry Sullivan, from United Health’s Optum Behavioral Health Solutions.
Give an Hour is a national nonprofit designed to provide free, confidential mental health care to those who serve, their loved ones and their communities. The Celebration of Service honors, engages, and inspires both the military and civilian communities. Give an Hour is also the backbone organization behind the Campaign to Change Direction, a collective impact effort to change the culture of mental health in America.
At this year’s Celebration of Service, Give an Hour and Change Direction will launch a new initiative, Film Changes Direction, which focuses on the unique power of film to influence culture. Citizen Soldier is one of two films chosen for screening.
Citizen Soldier is the latest “immersive” feature film from Christian Tureaud and David Salzberg – the directors of The Hornet’s Nest – and offers an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood, and patriotism from the point of view of a group of young Soldiers from the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (known since World War II as the “Thunderbirds”) during their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan. Using real footage from multiple cameras, including helmet cams, these Citizen Soldiers give the audience an intimate view into the chaos and horrors of combat and, in the process, display their bravery and valor under the most hellish of conditions.
Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, Founder and President of Give an Hour said, “Our organization’s mission is to provide free mental health care to those who serve and their families. Through our work we have been honored to support the National Guard and Reserve. We know the special role these men and women play in serving their communities and our nation.” She added, “We are pleased to partner with this fine film to help tell this important – and inspiring – story.”
“Strong Eagle Media is thrilled that Give an Hour – one of our country's most effective groups at addressing head on the mental challenges our service members face coming home – has chosen to honor our film Citizen Soldier,” said the film’s executive producer and former senior Department of Defense official Wendy R. Anderson, of Strong Eagle Media. She continued, “Through this partnership, we are able to reinforce the notion that this film - and film generally - can be a potent and transformative form of digital medicine.”
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Give an Hour is a national nonprofit designed to provide free, confidential mental health care to those who serve, their loved ones and their communities. The Celebration of Service honors, engages, and inspires both the military and civilian communities. Give an Hour is also the backbone organization behind the Campaign to Change Direction, a collective impact effort to change the culture of mental health in America.
At this year’s Celebration of Service, Give an Hour and Change Direction will launch a new initiative, Film Changes Direction, which focuses on the unique power of film to influence culture. Citizen Soldier is one of two films chosen for screening.
Citizen Soldier is the latest “immersive” feature film from Christian Tureaud and David Salzberg – the directors of The Hornet’s Nest – and offers an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood, and patriotism from the point of view of a group of young Soldiers from the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (known since World War II as the “Thunderbirds”) during their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan. Using real footage from multiple cameras, including helmet cams, these Citizen Soldiers give the audience an intimate view into the chaos and horrors of combat and, in the process, display their bravery and valor under the most hellish of conditions.
Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, Founder and President of Give an Hour said, “Our organization’s mission is to provide free mental health care to those who serve and their families. Through our work we have been honored to support the National Guard and Reserve. We know the special role these men and women play in serving their communities and our nation.” She added, “We are pleased to partner with this fine film to help tell this important – and inspiring – story.”
“Strong Eagle Media is thrilled that Give an Hour – one of our country's most effective groups at addressing head on the mental challenges our service members face coming home – has chosen to honor our film Citizen Soldier,” said the film’s executive producer and former senior Department of Defense official Wendy R. Anderson, of Strong Eagle Media. She continued, “Through this partnership, we are able to reinforce the notion that this film - and film generally - can be a potent and transformative form of digital medicine.”
For More Information, Please Visit https://www.giveanhour.org/News/NewsHomePage/tabid/234/novusact/viewarticle/Default.aspx?articleid=16563
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