Darkness and Light (2015)

In this feature-length documentary, an artist interviews eleven wounded veterans, largely post-9/11 war veterans and Marines, through the lens of her photography series, 'You. Are. Beautiful,' a project which celebrates the human spirit and beauty in all people. Themes around darkness and light post-war, and within the human spirit, emerge in these candid, unscripted and conversational interviews. Ultimately, the themes that emerge will tie back to one of the project's main sources of inspiration: love. The audience will learn more about who these wounded veterans are simply as human beings. The veterans share messages that may help and inspire other injured veterans. Finally, anyone, military or non-military, may come from a new place of understanding of how to find light within the depths of darkness.