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We recommend 18+ or accompanied by an adult. Viewer discretion is advised.
Come join filmmaker Daniel Collins, and view From War to Wisdom. Daniel will be on hand for a Q & A after the film.
Check out the Trailer for From War to Wisdom here:
About The Film
A stunning new documentary about veterans helping veterans.
From War to Wisdom follows an elite group of Marines who survive the war in Iraq, and the challenges of returning home, and find new ways to serve veterans on the home front.
When the planes hit the towers on 9/11, 19-year-old Josh Hisle enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He and his fellow warriors stormed Baghdad, toppled Saddam Hussein, and spent years going from door to bloody door to fight the insurgency in Ar Ramadi. Many of his friends never made it home. Some joined the estimated 20 veterans who commit suicide each day. Others are locked in a daily struggle to find a place in civilian society.
No one was unscathed.
After returning home, Hisle began playing music to deal with the pain. He was discovered by Neil Young, and thrived in the newfound spotlight, and the effect his music was having on other veterans. A powerful network began to develop, of Marines dedicated to helping other veterans heal and thrive, and Hisle felt compelled to tell the story in this compelling documentary.
About Daniel Collins
INDEPENDENT FILM, MUSIC, AND DIGITAL MEDIA
An award-winning director, producer and editor of documentary film, digital video, and music projects.
Daniel studied film at the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College and cut his teeth as a reporter for the Gannett Company before moving on to serve as a producer, editor and writer for the independent film companies TELEDUCTION and Hearts and Minds Film from 2001-2015.
In 2010 Dan Collins Media was formed, as Daniel partnered with longtime friend Marble Slinger to create the film Degenerate Art, and launched into business full time in 2015 to complete his directorial debut, the epic documentary film From War To Wisdom.
Daniel is currently working on several feature length documentaries and creative digital media projects.
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