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On The Road With Interpreters Wanted: Film Festival Circuit (Part 1 of 2)

Interpreters Wanted is my second feature documentary and a film that took 14 years to complete. It’s a story of brotherhood built during war, resilience in the face of death and fulfilling the promise of never leaving our people behind. Please read our BLOG POST about the making of Interpreters Wanted, and how far we’ve come to get here!

These next two blog posts I will share about a dream that truly came true in my life; showing a movie I’m super proud of, at film festivals around the U.S., with an amazing woman by my side, bucket list check! From our World Premiere at Gig Harbor in Washington, to the Heartland International Film Festival in Indiana, to a special screening to raise money for our partner No One Left Behind in Utah, to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, all the way back home to Los Angeles to the amazing Dances With Films Film Festival.

If you’ve been following along this journey you’d have seen we’re now an award winning film, we’re currently sitting at %100 on Rotten Tomatoes and have been getting great articles written about the film. Our very first screening was our Veteran TV Special screening and our USC Cinema School Friends/Family screening.

Robert HamAugust 20, 2024documentary, filmmaker, film festivals, heartland film festival, dances with films, veterans, interpreters, Interpreters Wanted, military, war, afghanistanComment

The Good, Bad, Ugly, and Beautiful of the Veteran's Health Administration - Part 1 of 2

When you hear the term “The V.A.” or “Veteran’s Hospital” there are a lot of thoughts that come to mind especially for Veterans. I’ve heard everything from, “let’s burn it down and rebuild,” to “it’s an abusive system that is hurting Veterans, let’s go private,” to “it’s some of the best healthcare in the world and Veterans love it!" So what’s the truth?! As with anything the truth is usually somewhere in the middle. I’ve now spent several years on both sides of the V.A. working as a sub-contractor directing almost 100 videos for them, traveling to some of the top-rated V.A. hospitals in the country and have met some amazing doctors, nurses, and personnel (roughly about 1/3 of whom are Veterans themselves) who work tirelessly to give Veterans good healthcare. I’ve also explored a much darker side of Veteran healthcare with my films highlighting stories of scandal, cover-ups, betrayal and abuse, some truly egregious stories.

Robert HamJune 7, 2023Veterans, military, veterans health administration, veterans hospital, scandal, war, tom hanks, los angeles, abraham lincoln, documentary, advocacy, VA, ron kovic, oliver stone, robert ham, hammr productions Comment

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