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From Rucksacks to Backpacks: Iraq Veteran, Film Director to Present Documentary
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes will share his film "Now, After…," a graphic documentary about his own experience as a soldier returning home and facing the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on Nov. 3.
Imagine leaving your friends and family, everything you love, to face unspeakable danger in a foreign place, experiencing things your loved ones could never understand. Such is the reality for thousands of military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan for the last decade. What they’ve seen and experienced are things only other servicemen and women could understand.
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, director of Now, After…, understands. Now, After… is his graphic documentary film about his own experience as a soldier returning home and facing the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He served five years in the Army’s Airborne Infantry, including one year in Iraq as a squad leader and convoy commander.
He returned home with a Bronze Star for his service and a commitment to using his passion for filmmaking to tell the stories of real soldiers. Now, After… has been so well received by the military community that the Veterans Administration now uses it in hospitals, universities, police stations, and courtrooms to bring authenticity and awareness of PTSD into the mainstream.
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Pierce College proudly welcomes SSG Hausmann-Stokes for two community events in November aimed at bringing PTSD into the open. All of these events are free and community members are strongly encouraged to attend.
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A viewing of Now, After… and discussion with the director will be at noon Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Cascade Building, Room 332, 9401 Farwest Dr., Lakewood. A reception will follow from 1 to 2 p.m. in the nearby Veterans Center in the Sunrise Building, Room 118.
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A viewing of Now, After… and discussion with the director will be at noon Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the Arts and Allied Health Theatre, 1601 39th Ave. SE. This event is being held in conjunction with a Veterans Resource Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the same day, also in the Arts and Allied Health Building.
This event is sponsored by the Pierce College Puyallup Office of Student Life and the Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success. For more information, call (253) 840-8415.