We are so pleased that we won Best Short Documentary Film at the Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival this summer.
At the Paris Women Festival in August we were selected the semi-finalist.
Thank you, to both of these international film festivals!
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While working on our film about what American military children experience when their parents go to war, we never imagined that their stories would resonate so strongly with audiences around the world. Once again, they have.
We are so pleased that we won Best Short Documentary Film at the Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival this summer. At the Paris Women Festival in August we were selected the semi-finalist. Thank you, to both of these international film festivals! On this Memorial Day 2022 in Boston, it could not be a more beautiful day of warm sunshine, blue skies and
billowy white clouds which makes even more poignant the scene of thousands of flags placed in orderly rows across a wide expanse of historic Boston Common, each one signifying -- this was a life lost in service to our country. Tributes honoring the fallen brought people together today in cities and towns across the nation. At the Veteran Children Project we add our sincerest respect and gratitude for all who have served and given their lives. We also want to acknowledge their families, who have endured the tragic loss of a son or daughter, brother or sister, mother or father. ![]() We are grateful that during the pandemic we have been able to inform more audiences about the impacts of war on military families and children through film festivals. It's truly an honor that our film has been showcased and won awards of distinction at 11 film festivals in the US and Europe. Capping off a successful 2021, the Phoenix International Short Film Festival selected the film for semi-finalist in the documentary short film category. Our film which puts a spotlight on the struggles, sacrifices, and strengths of military children and families was affirmed at the London International Film Festival. We are pleased they nominated us for Best Short Documentary.
Our goal in 2021 is to share the film Veteran Children at live screenings, if that is possible in light of Covid, as well as through virtual screenings and virtual events.
As we work to set these up, we are still reaching new audiences, in the U.S. at the Chicago Indie Film Awards and in Germany at the Berlin Film Festival. We're pleased to have received film awards at both festivals. We are excited about engaging with new audiences to illuminate the resilience and strength of American children whose mom or dad has served in one of our wars. This recent op-ed piece in the Seattle Times highlights the messages of our film, Veteran Children: When Parents Go To War, and urges Americans to do their part to bridge the military-civilian divide.
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/thank-you-for-your-sacrifice-should-include-military-children/ Happy 2021-- Sharing news of our Regional Emmy nomination and our latest film festival awards!1/10/2021
![]() As we launch into 2021, here's an update of our film, Veteran Children: When Parents Go To War. Although we had to cancel our planned 2020 screenings due to the COVID pandemic, we were pleased to be nominated in June for a Regional Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. We kept active by reaching audiences through film festivals that screened films online due to the pandemic. Veteran Children was selected and received numerous awards in 2020, including from the Miami Independent Film Festival, Best Shorts Competition, Impact Docs Awards and Lady Filmmakers Film Festival. Awards in 2021 thus far include the Short Docs Film Festival and New York Film Awards. In 2021 we look forward to having virtual film screenings with discussions to bring together the military community and civilians across the country. Our film is a springboard for important conversations about the often invisible impacts of war on those who serve, their families, and their children. Please contact us if you are interested in organizing a virtual screening. We are eager to help you see and share the film. Wishing everyone a healthy and happy year ahead. As COVID-19 moves across the globe and our nation it is taking lives, upending economies, and forcing dramatic disruptions to everyday life. We at the Veteran Children Project want to express our deepest gratitude to the doctors, nurses, hospital staff, first responders and all those who are taking care of us and keeping essential services going. Their work is heroic and done at risk to their own lives and the lives of their families. Among them are thousands of men and women who serve in the military.
We say thank you to everyone on the front lines combating the pandemic. Veteran Children: When Parents Go To War was featured on MIT Radio in Cambridge, Mass. on 1/31/20.
Talking with Linda Pinkow, host of WMBR 88.1's What's Left program we discuss why we made the film, the profound ways children and families are impacted by a family member going to war, and how we hope the film will bridge the military-civilian divide. We are deeply honored that our documentary film will be screened on Veterans Day at The National World War II Museum in New Orleans. This outstanding museum, designated by Congress as the official museum of WWII, tells the story of the American experience in WWII with the belief that the lessons learned from the war must never be forgotten. Our film, “Veteran Children: When Parents Go To War” focuses on the experiences of the children and families of American servicemembers in our current wars, who like the families of soldiers everywhere and in all wars, bear significant burdens and demonstrate remarkable strengths.
On Veterans Day, November 11, at 5 pm, museum visitors will gather for a reception. The film will screen at 6 pm in the Solomon Victory Theater. Leading the panel discussion will be Col. Peter Crean (Ret.) the Museum’s Vice President of Education and Access, with filmmakers Susan Hackley and Martha Jackson who will talk about why they made the film and how they hope it will help bridge the military-civilian divide. Encourage your friends, family or colleagues in New Orleans to join us on this important day. Information about the event: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/events-programs/events/125913-documentary-screening-veteran-children-when-parents-go-war |
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