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Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art (2013)

Sometimes pain cannot be expressed or exorcised through words.

Genre : War, Documentary

Runtime : 9M

Director : Silvia Turchin

Synopsis

Julie Mendez served in the Iraq War. Finding herself on convoys engaging insurgents, she came to question the reason why so many Iraqi found the Americans as invaders rather than liberators. She turned to art to recover from her experiences.

Actors

Julie Mendez
Julie Mendez
Julie Mendez

Crews

Silvia Turchin
Silvia Turchin
Director
Silvia Turchin
Silvia Turchin
Editor
Silvia Turchin
Silvia Turchin
Cinematography
Daniel L. Bernardi
Daniel L. Bernardi
Producer
Kiva James
Kiva James
Associate Producer
Hannah Anderson
Hannah Anderson
Sound Recordist
Monica Vilas
Monica Vilas
Graphic Designer
Adan Pulido
Adan Pulido
Gaffer

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