HIDDEN BATTLES

PACIFIC NW PREMIERE!
Directed by Victoria mills
United States. 65 minutes
Documentary
SAT OCT 16 @ 5:15pm | Salem Cinema
TUS OCT 19 @ 7:00pm | Salem Cinema

Filmmakers Victoria Mills & Lila Yomtoob in attendance on Saturday

Whether you support or oppose war, the effect of killing on the individual soldier is immeasurable. Weaving together moments of reflection and realization, HIDDEN BATTLES is a dramatic and deeply personal film about the psychological impact of killing on the lives of five soldiers from all over the world. Representing a cross section of nationalities, gender, class and race, these soldiers reveal intimate memories about the central act of war -- the killing of another human being. How do these individuals make sense of what they have done? What happens when time challenges their carefully constructed stories? Consciously apolitical but deeply psychological, HIDDEN BATTLES examines the strength and struggles of men and women who kill and how they create a life for themselves afterwards, offering insight into internal conflicts that veterans around the world continue to face long after they have left the battlefield.

Filmography: Mothers and Daughters: Mirrors That Bind (02)

Shown with the short films
When He Left
Oregon Premiere!
Directed by Jeremy Decker
United States. 12 minutes.

The story of two soldiers from a small Texas town. Danny  and Eric are veterans of multiple Middle East deployments. They return  home to their families as many military men and women do -- with  undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and untreated depression.   For some soldiers, the deepest wounds are not those inflicted on the  battlefield. The wars do not end when they come home. A soldier's  greatest fight is often within himself.

The Shooter
Pacific NW Premiere! Directed by Ronnie B. Goodwin
Scotland. 5 minutes.

The Shooter is on a mission in the mountains, lochs and forests of Scotland. Images of war take over his imagination, haunting him. When the beauty of nature touches his senses, he makes his choice of weapon.