Set to launch just after the 6th anniversary of the war in Iraq, the tour will visit 10 cities over 10 months
IN THEIR BOOTS is hitting the road for a 10-month national tour to raise awareness about the challenges facing our brave men and women in uniform and exploring ways to improve veteran care. A new documentary film highlighting an aspect of this complicated challenge will be released in each of the 10 cities on the tour.
IN THEIR BOOTS is a documentary film project that began early in 2008. In its first year, it produced 12 documentaries, released them in a weekly webcast online at www.InTheirBoots.com, and generated substantial media coverage in its effort to raise awareness for the sacrifices service members, veterans, and their families are making as our country continues to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A three-minute summary of the work from 2008 can be seen here: http://blip.tv/play/AfDhfozINg
In 2009, IN THEIR BOOTS is set to produce 10 more documentary films, and in addition to releasing them on the web IN THEIR BOOTS is taking them on the road. The tour begins in March, where the first stop will be San Francisco. The Roxie theater will host a who’s who crowd of the veteran’s community in Northern California for the Premiere of Broken Promise. Broken Promise raises the issue of mental health care for returning veterans, and offers a model for the VA to consider to improve its mental health care treatment.
The Details:
Saturday March 21, 2009
2-4 PM
The Roxie Theater
3117 16th St
San Francisco, CA 94103
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion led by Fred Gusman, the founder of the Pathway Home. Mr. Gusman will be joined by veterans from his program, as well as other experts from veteran service organizations to discuss how The Pathway Home model can help the VA to better serve veterans who struggle with mental health.
The tentative schedule is as follows:
– Houston in April to explore the complexities of Traumatic Brain Injury, the signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
– May in Washington, DC to highlight the problem of homelessness among veterans and effective ways to address it.
– June in Atlanta to demonstrate the need for ‘veteran’s courts’ and alternative sentencing to support veterans in their efforts to reintegrate when they return home.
– July in Chicago to examine the impact on children of losing a family member in the war.
– The next five cities and topics will be announced soon but are expected to include Denver, Seattle, and New York.
These events are all free and open to the public. For more information please contact.
Nathan Havey
IN THEIR BOOTS
www.intheirboots.com
310-204-0448 x231
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