Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art
Sometimes pain cannot be expressed or exorcised through words.
Genres
Overview
Julie Mendez was a 17 year old teenager when she saw the "be all that you can be" Army recruiting messaging and decided to enlist. Her life would change forever when she was deployed to serve in the Iraq War. Her experiences changed her and she returned home to face feelings of isolation and depression. Always a creative person, Julie turned to art to help her process her experiences and begin to heal her PTSD.
Details
Budget
$22000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
9 min
Release Date
2013-03-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Julie Mendez
Julie Mendez
7.8
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6.7
Rambo: First Blood Part II
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6.5
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1971-09-14 | en
6.2
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
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7.8
Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana
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7.1
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2004-06-25 | en
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
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1967-06-15 | en
9.0
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2022-02-27 | en
7.5
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1959-10-21 | de
7.3
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8.2
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7.0
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7.6
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5.8
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7.5
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0.0
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0.0
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5.5
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0.0
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0.0
Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada
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