SWAMP MEDIA BULLETIN - JUNE 2012



AS LONG AS I REMEMBER: AMERICAN VETERANOS

By San Antonio filmmaker Laura Varela
 

Friday, June 22nd

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Military History Museum

3302 Canal @ Sampson

FREE!
 
AS LONG AS I REMEMBER: AMERICAN VETERANOS

examines the steep personal toll and enduring legacy of the Vietnam War on three artists from south Texas: visual artist Juan Farias, author Michael Rodriguez and actor/poet Eduardo Garza. Through the personal histories and experiences of these Chicano veterans, the film examines the role art plays in the sorting of memories, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), activism and the current conflict in Iraq.

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