You may or may not know that our own AverageNCO’s film, Stealing Valor, which he premiered here late last year, has been selected as one of the films to be shown at the GI Film Festival this week. He was interviewed at Lifezette recently;
Q: What does it mean to have your film screened at the GI Film Festival, and what are your plans for the movie after the event?
A: I’m overwhelmed my film was selected to be screened. It was a student project, and to see it selected for screening beside professional filmmakers is extremely humbling. I’m honored. I don’t think it’s a testament to my skills as a filmmaker, as much as it is to the [stories] and the people I profiled. The network of veterans working to expose imposters is an amazing group of people. They served their country and took an oath to defend it. They continue to serve — but now they’re defending the legacies of the men and women they served with, the legacies of their fellow veterans.I hope as many people as possible can see my film to simply acquire a basic understanding of stolen valor. I’m working full-time as a reporter now, and I use the film as a tool when I lecture to undergraduate journalism students at Pittsburg State.
I would love to speak to other aspiring journalists on the subject — and teach them how not to be duped by an imposter in the future.
If you haven’t seen the video yet, you really should. AverageNCO traveled the country to get the story from the mouths of the stolen valor community. He was tireless in documenting the story. And if you’re in DC this weekend, put the GI Film Festival on your schedule.
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22 responses to “AverageNCO, Stealing Valor and the GI Film Festival”
A Hellion makes good! Bravo!
BZ! I hope to see this at some point.
Congrats and I saw it when Jonn posted it last year. I’m not surprised.
Everyone, absolutely, take the 30 or so minutes to watch this.
It’s really, *really* good.
I may even watch it a second or third time
Good job, AverageNCO.
I’d love to see this but I am in the hills of southern Indiana. Is it gonna travel or make the web?
Whoops. Guess there is a link to youtube. I’ll beat my face without being told.
Hats off and congratulations to one of our own
Proud of you!
Well done, and well deserved accolades, Average NCO. Maybe the rewards continue.
Maybe? Uhmmmm, that was supposed to uh been simply “May,” dad blast it.
And I concur with the ABOVE Average NCO proposal. AANCO it shall henceforth ever be. If we may…
(A hefty pay raise accompanies this promotion. Look for it reflected appropriately in your next W-2.)
AANCO? Was that garbled in transmission?
I nominate a new handle to:
ABOVE-AverageNCO
Congratulations!
I second the nomination.
Good job, Above AverageNCO.
Excellent, ANCO! Kudos and some roses, too.
Dang, son! Well done, and Charlie Mike …
When you become rich and famous, remember This Ain’t Hell.
@ Sergeant Lilyea, Et Alii:
Thank you for posting this.
As I’m typing this, I’m in the process of putting it on my own personal web site, “OUR ETERNAL STRUGGLE”.
It’s now on my web site.
Here is the URL:
http://writesong.blogspot.com/2017/05/stealing-valor.html
BZ! Very cool, ANCO.
I wish I could make my stolen valor pos brother be forced to watch this film! I would be glad to give you a case study on this asshole to put in your next film?
Well done!
HOOAH! That’s awesome, Average NCO. Congratulations!
The video
http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi3104421401/