RED WHITE BLACK & BLUE

RED WHITE BLACK & BLUE
is a cool documentary some friends of mine recently made. It's currently going to be in the Boston International Film Festival (Apr 19-24) and The Maryland Film Festival (11-14). So if you're in the area, go check it out! Not only because They are great filmmakers (Their last short film, "Broadcast 23", made it into Sundance ), but because I did some minor FX work on it for em! Look for Red White Black & Blue in other festivals soon.

Some info on what's it's about:
To this day, few Americans know that Japan not only bombed, but actually occupied American soil during World War II. On June 7, 1942, Japan invaded the remote island of Attu in the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. Worried about inciting panic in American civilians, the United States government secretly sent troops to the island, withholding information about thei destination even from the soldiers themselves. These fighters found themselves unequipped for the extreme weather conditions of the desolate terrain. Nearly 4,000 soldiers died in the battle that ensued.

Sixty years later, director Tom Putnam accompanies two U.S. veterans of the battle back to Attu to recreate the details of the U.S. attempt to recapture the island. Skillfully editing rare footage of the battle together with the veterans' descriptions of the events, the film constructs a compelling narrative of this little-known piece of U.S. history. As the veterans retrace their steps over familiar ground of their traumatic experiences, long-buried memories resurface with moving force. In more lighthearted moments, Putnam also documents the enduring bond between these two former bunkmates, as well as their differing opinions on aging and modern life.

If you'd like to know more about the film, click here.