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Just Like Me: Vietnam War Stories from All Sides is a journey from present to past and back again that follows Vietnam veteran Ron Osgood in his quest to recover fragmented and buried stories from all sides of the Vietnam War/American War, revealing multiple perspectives that are thematically interconnected. The stories from veterans and non-combatants look at the ways in which war becomes inscribed into the life histories of ordinary individuals and the attempt to humanize our former enemies.
By interweaving American and Vietnamese perspectives, the program promotes cross-cultural connection, empathy and compassion.
By interweaving American and Vietnamese perspectives, the program promotes cross-cultural connection, empathy and compassion.
Distribution
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Awards
2019 Selected, Closing event for the National Archives "Remembering Vietnam" exhibit
2018 Official Selection, History Film Festival (Rough Cut)
2019 Best Documentary, Borderscene Film Festival (Rough cut)
2019 Selected, Closing event for the National Archives "Remembering Vietnam" exhibit
2018 Official Selection, History Film Festival (Rough Cut)
2019 Best Documentary, Borderscene Film Festival (Rough cut)
Screenings:
University of Hartford , CT
Vietnam War/American War Stories Symposium on Conflict and Community Engagement, Bloomington, IN
Visible Evidence Conference, Bloomington, IN
First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, IL
Carmel High School, IN
Radford University, VA
City of Bloomington Veterans Day Celebration, IN
Colorado State University
Magic Lantern Theater, Spokane, WA
University of Oregon
Southern Illinois University
University of Kentucky,
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, IN
Indiana University Lifelong Learning Mini University, IN
National Archives McGowan Theater, Washington, D.C.
Winter College, IUB, Naples FL
Kan Kan Cinema, Indianapolis, IN
Irish American Heritage Center, Chicago, IL
Upcoming:
October 1 - Vincennes Military Museum, IN
November 5, Railroad Depot Museum, Salem, IN
November 12, Arts for Lawrence, Lawrence, IN
TBA- Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Campus
TBA - Dayton, OH
Contact osgoodr@gmail.com for in-person or zoom screenings and/or presentations
Contact
osgoodr@gmail.com
osgoodr@gmail.com