GIFF 2012 Trailer Gallery

{ytthumb}The GI Film Festival (GIFF), a 501 c(3) non-profit educational organization dedicated to sharing the military experience in and out of the arena of war. The GI Film Festival is the first film festival in the nation to exclusively celebrate the successes and sacrifices of the service member through the medium of film. This year's event will be held May 14-20, 2012 in Washington DC. The GIFF will present films from new and established international and domestic filmmakers that honor the heroic stories of the American Armed Forces and the worldwide struggle for freedom and liberty. Some of the films screened will be fan favorites. Others will be screened for the first time. All will in some way express the courage and selflessness of our fighting men and women and the value of their work. The GI Film Festival is open to filmmakers of every experience level, from first-timers to veteran directors and producers. Prizes will be awarded to winners of three main categories: feature, documentary, and film shorts. In addition to presenting feature, documentary, and short film screenings, the GIFF will also present panel discussions, educational forums and special events, including: Movie screenings by international and domestic filmmakers. Awards presentation featuring a special celebrity major motion picture screening. Kick-off cocktail party and VIP award ceremony Press junket, exhibitions, Hollywood "meet and greets," and more...

{ytthumb}www.redmachinethemovie.com In Washington DC, 1935, a professional thief is forced to help a U.S. Navy spy unravel the inner workings of a top-secret Japanese code machine. Cast: Lee Perkins, Donal Thoms-Cappello, Meg Brogan, Maureen Byrnes, Eddie Lee, Madoka Kasahara, David Ross Paterson, Roger Ainslie, Bryan Larkin, Josiah D. Lee.

{ytthumb}Bridges - a living graphic novel - will be released in May 2011. Feel free to spread this trailer! Attention: not the final grading, not the final sound. ... With Gedeon Burkhard, Bela B., David Gant, Nike Martens, Kim Quind, Urs Remond, Gilbert von Sohlern, Martin Goeres. Directed by Miguel Pate Produced by Florian Frerichs Written by Stephan Warnatsch www.bridges-film.com

{ytthumb}On December 1, 2001, two ordinary football teams met on a field in Philadelphia's Veteran's Stadium to play sixty minutes of football. But this was no ordinary game. This was the Army-Navy game. And this was no ordinary Army-Navy game. This was the Army-Navy game that would occur just weeks after the attacks of September 11. The players on the field that day knew they would soon graduate and head to war. This film looks back at that historic game and profiles the journeys of three of its players who dedicated themselves to this country - first as Cadets and Midshipmen, then officers leading the nation in war and finally answering the question: Where are they ten years later? These are compelling journeys - sometimes with tragic endings, other times with auspicious new beginnings. But always with an incomparable nobility and honor.

{ytthumb}Caught in the middle of the advancing Allies and the fanatical Gestapo during World War II, Klaus and Klaudia must fight their way out and away, only to make one last stand together surrounded in the middle of the biggest invasion in world history.

{ytthumb}Patriot Guard Riders takes us on a solemn ride to funerals of young soldiers killed in action.  Our guides are a 200,000-strong motorcycle group formed to protect grieving families from members of the Westboro Baptist Church, who harass them for allowing their sons and daughters to serve. The riders escort the the fallen soldiers from the airfield to the burial grounds, where they form a protective shield of honor and respect. The film underscores a tragic truth: Soldiers are dying and their families are suffering. It reveals an unlikely but powerful bond between the riders, the grieving families and the military. Their poignant stories chronicle the emergence of a new kind of patriotism in America, where we honor the troops even if we don't believe in the war.

{ytthumb}A young American veteran, fresh out of the Marines, struggles with leaving structured military life and re-entering the civilian world. Battling confusion, disorientation, depression and alcoholism, he eventually must make the decision to stay stagnant or continue on with his life, making positive change.

{ytthumb}http://www.IfIShouldFall.com / https://www.facebook.com/IfIShouldFall ___ DVD Available Now . Proceeds from DVD sales go towards The Marc Diab Children's Foundation and the Military Families Fund. ___ Spirit Award - Toronto Beaches Film Festival 2012 Audience Award - Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, 2012 Honourable Mention - Spirit Quest Film Festival, Pennsylvania, 2012 Best Documentary, Amelia Island Film Fest, Florida 2012 Best Documentary - Silver Wave Film Fest, NB 2011 Best Documentary - Hamilton Film Fest 2011 Award of Excellence - Canada International Film Fest 2011 ____ In March of 2009, 22-year old Trooper Marc Diab of The Royal Canadian Dragoons was killed in Afghanistan when his vehicle struck an IED (Improvised Explosive Device). In the wake of his death, countless lives were changed forever. If I Should Fall tells the story of Marc's life through the accounts of those who loved him: his family, his comrades of D Squadron, and his beloved girlfriend. Told in 13 chapters and going beyond the six o'clock news, viewers see the human face behind the honour and sacrifice of Canadian soldiers. Supported by an ensemble of renowned Canadian military experts, including retired Major General Lewis MacKenzie, Esprit De Corps Magazine's Scott Taylor, and author Captain Ray Wiss M.D., the film explores Canada's role in Afghanistan and the timeless tragedy of what it means to lose a loved one to war. Featuring music by award-winning, Canadian artist Loreena McKennitt, If I Should Fall eloquently portrays the story of one, and in doing so, tells the story of many.

{ytthumb}An official selection for the GI FILM Festival 2012. Letters on a Record Home will screen at 10:00 am Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the Naval Heritage Center during the GI Film Festival. For tickets visit, WW.GIFILMFESTIVAL.COM/TICKETS The USO, Gem Blades, Pepsi and local radio stations created recording studios where soldiers could send a letter home on a phono disc record. Their record, or voice, came to you by mail and provided a comforting voice. At one point, over 25,000 letters on a record were sent home each month. Very few remain but what we have offers us insight into the lives of the soldiers and their families during the second world war. Most soldier came back home to become part of the Greatest Generations. But not everyone comes home from war, not every soldier was able to keep their promise.

{ytthumb}S.E.R.E A short film by John Esparza. **2012 Official Selection GI FILM FESTIVAL** IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2249021/ All credit for this film belongs to John Esparza and his production team. I only edited the final product for the trailer, and remixed a part of the film's score.