Storyline
Five women veterans who have endured unimaginable trauma in service create a shared sisterhood to help the rising number of stranded homeless women veterans by entering into a competition that unexpectedly catalyzes moving events in their own lives to bring them full circle in a quest for healing and hope.
Cast: Nichole Alred -
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Jas Boothe -
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Rachel Engler -
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Hope Garcia -
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Denyse Gordon -
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Marissa Strock -
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Andrea Waterbury -
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Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 3 Jan 2017
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Rating: 9/10
Served Like a Girl was extremely well-received during its world
premiere at Austin's SXSW Film Festival. It is a beautifully directed
and edited film describing the compelling experiences of four women
veterans who compete in the Ms. Veteran America contest. The contest is
held each year to raise money for homeless women veterans. Their
stories are compelling and patriotic. The film is a wonderful statement
about the need to treat women as equals in society in general and in
the military in particular. It also points out despite the policy under
which until recently many women were not officially serving in combat,
many actually served in virtually the identical combat roles as men.
This is a compelling and powerful film about an under reported subject.
They also faced additional traumas such as sexual abuse in a male
dominated environment. Despite the heaviness of much of the narrative,
the first time director managed to make the film remarkably humorous by
finding the funny stories from their lives. It makes the film much
easier and much more human than it would have otherwise been. I hope
this film is widely distributed, because these important stories
deserve a wider audience.
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