{"id":68651,"date":"2017-05-02T12:54:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T12:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/05\/02\/gi-film-festival-in-focus-honor-and-sacrifice\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:34:20","slug":"gi-film-festival-in-focus-honor-and-sacrifice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/off-duty\/2017\/05\/02\/gi-film-festival-in-focus-honor-and-sacrifice\/","title":{"rendered":"GI Film Festival in focus: Honor and Sacrifice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor&#8217;s note: Military Times will spotlight a group of GI Film Festival selections regularly in the run-up to the festival.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The Category: <\/b>Honor and Sacrifice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The Films: <\/b>&#8220;The Colonel,&#8221; &#8220;Doc,&#8221; &#8220;Reinforcements&#8221; and &#8220;Stealing Valor&#8221; <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The Breakdown: <\/b>These four films explore the concept of the greater good, and how service members dedicate themselves in a variety of ways to support and shape that concept. Not all of their pursuits involve time in combat, or even in uniform. <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;The Colonel&#8221; sends a medically discharged Marine officer from his beloved Corps onto the sidelines of a struggling school&#8217;s football team.<\/li><li>&#8220;Doc&#8221; tracks a female medic in her quest to recover from war&#8217;s trauma with help from her psychiatrist &#8230; and a friendly dog given to her by a fellow veteran. The drama is written, produced and directed by a former Army combat medic.<\/li><li>&#8220;Reinforcements&#8221; follows two real-life veterans who seek post-combat peace, beginning with a walk through Arlington Cemetery and continuing through a nationwide mission to spread the healing power of service dogs.<\/li><li>&#8220;Stealing Valor&#8221; looks at the veterans who confront the military fakers among us, relying on <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/valor.militarytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/valor.militarytimes.com\">databases<\/a> and other tools to protect the legacy of those who&#8217;ve served.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The Trailers:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=1d710d3e-16a9-4dbe-8878-fd55318d1bff\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cThe Colonel\u201d begins in 1969 when a heralded Marine, Hap Tasker, on the brink of promotion to Brigadier, is told he has a deficient heart that prevents him from future military service.\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=f3e415b4-3c5d-4278-b7d3-fdb53fe020be\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liz \u2018Doc\u2019 Roberts is a homeless former Army combat medic struggling with memories from her deployment to Iraq. She can\u2019t let go of the love she felt for a fallen Soldier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=8d769bbb-e189-4a41-ab28-b879fb7896dd\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cReinforcements\u201d follows the journey of two U.S. veterans as they seek answers about their past, their future, and how service dogs can provide hope in dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=808f7d9d-13cf-4802-a49d-98279588d827\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The film examines military impostors and the phenomenon known as Stolen Valor. Veterans that make up a informal network of watchdogs work to expose these impostors and bring their lies to public exposure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The Screenings: <\/b>The four short films will screen at the Navy Memorial Theater on Sunday, May 28, starting at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available  <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gifilmfestival.ticketspice.com\/honor-and-sacrifice\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/gifilmfestival.ticketspice.com\/honor-and-sacrifice\">here<\/a>; passes to the entire festival  <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gifilmfestival.com\/passes\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/gifilmfestival.com\/passes\/\">also are available<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The Rundown:<\/b> For more on these films and others, visit the GI Film Festival&#8217;s  <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gifilmfestival.com\/featured-films-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: 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