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Stranger At Home

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A feature documentary about the psychological combat injury epidemic affecting our military veterans, their families, our communities and society.

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Join the producers of Stranger at Home on June 30th for “Creating Essential Policy Change” - a free, virtual, red carpet event! This conversation is the second installment of the livestream series “Championing Mental Health." Sign up here for updates: strangerathome.org/?page_id=1979

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Join the producers of Stranger at Home on June 30th for “Creating Essential Policy Change” - a free, virtual, red carpet event! 

This conversation is the second installment of the livestream series “Championing Mental Health." Sign up here for updates: strangerathome.org/?page_id=1979

“Our actions do speak SO much louder than our words. Whatever we’re heartbroken or outraged about, we can and must take a deliberate action toward real change,” said director Beth Dolan in a powerful moment at last week’s G.I.Film Festival shorturl.at/ghqwW


When asked WHY our Military continues to ignore the severity of their mental health crisis, Dr. Mark Russell, Navy Commander (Ret.) and principal voice in STRANGER AT HOME has a brilliant answer during the documentary’s post-screening Q&A at the G.I.Film Festival


Our documentary STRANGER AT HOME screens TODAY at the amazing G.I. Film Festival in San Diego! Our film team and cast would be honored to meet you there. Tix still available at: ow.ly/ByUJ50J8O4N

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Our documentary STRANGER AT HOME screens TODAY at the amazing G.I. Film Festival in San Diego! Our film team and cast would be honored to meet you there. Tix still available at: ow.ly/ByUJ50J8O4N

Join the film team and cast of STRANGER AT HOME at the San Diego G.I. Film Festival THIS Wednesday, May 18th! For tix and screening info: ow.ly/sMOv50J8NMk


War causes physical and mental injuries. It’s time to treat both equally. Join documentary director Luis Remesar and the cast of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festival on May 18th! For tix and screening info: ow.ly/qMb550J35CJ

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. War causes physical and mental injuries. It’s time to treat both equally. Join documentary director Luis Remesar and the cast of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festival on May 18th! For tix and screening info: ow.ly/qMb550J35CJ

“In simulated psychiatric casualty training at Camp Pendleton before deploying to Iraq we just had Batgirl with delusions of being in Gotham City to practice with. They (the Military) thought mental health was a joke.”-Dr. Mark Russell Sign Petition: ow.ly/6VGH50J32ub

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. “In simulated psychiatric casualty training at Camp Pendleton before deploying to Iraq we just had Batgirl with delusions of being in Gotham City to practice with. They (the Military) thought mental health was a joke.”-Dr. Mark Russell
Sign Petition: ow.ly/6VGH50J32ub

Dr. Mark Russell and Dr. Charles Figley offer real solutions on how to diagnose, treat and heal war stress injuries in the documentary STRANGER AT HOME premiering at the San Diego G.I. Film Festival on May 18th! For tix and screening info: ow.ly/YbFo50J30jG

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Dr. Mark Russell and Dr. Charles Figley offer real solutions on how to diagnose, treat and heal war stress injuries in the documentary STRANGER AT HOME premiering at the San Diego G.I. Film Festival on May 18th! For tix and screening info: ow.ly/YbFo50J30jG

IN HONOR OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH: A great write-up from San Diego Veterans Magazine about our documentary STRANGER AT HOME premiering at the G.I. Film Festival in San Diego on May 18th! issuu.com/adminhlm/docs/… via @issuu


Please join us for the screening of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festival! Q&A discussion with film team and cast about solutions to end our military mental health crisis to follow! Ticketing and details: gifilmfestivalsd.org/2022/movies/st…

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Please join us for the screening of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festival! Q&A discussion with
film team and cast about solutions to end our military mental health crisis to follow! Ticketing and details: gifilmfestivalsd.org/2022/movies/st…

IN HONOR OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH: A great write-up from Homeland Magazine about our documentary STRANGER AT HOME premiering at the G.I. Film Festival in San Diego on May 18th! issuu.com/adminhlm/docs/… via @issuu


Join the documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME and principal cast for a film screening and live Q&A about how to support military families at the G.I. Film Festival! Tickets and info: ow.ly/MJg150IWOvK

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Join the documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME and principal cast for a film screening and live Q&A about how to support military families at the G.I. Film Festival! Tickets and info: 
ow.ly/MJg150IWOvK

Meet military mental health whistleblower, Dr. Mark Russell and the documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festiva! Live Q&A about REAL solutions to end our military mental health crisis to follow screening! Ticketing and more info: ow.ly/qnNX50IWOim

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Meet military mental health whistleblower, Dr. Mark Russell and the documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festiva! Live Q&A about REAL solutions to end our military mental health crisis to follow screening! Ticketing and more info:  ow.ly/qnNX50IWOim

Join award-winning documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME and principal cast for screening and live Q&A discussion at the prestigious G.I. Film Festival! Ticketing and details: ow.ly/b3r450IVCx5

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Join award-winning documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME and principal cast for screening and live
Q&A discussion at the prestigious G.I. Film Festival! Ticketing and details: ow.ly/b3r450IVCx5

Join Retired Navy Commander, Mark Russell and documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festival. Film screening and live Q&A about solutions to end our military mental health crisis! ow.ly/U1jN50IR96M

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Join Retired Navy Commander, Mark Russell and documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festival. Film screening and live Q&A about solutions to end our military mental health crisis! ow.ly/U1jN50IR96M

Meet Retired Navy Commander Dr. Mark Russell and documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME at their screening and Q&A about solutions to end our military mental health crisis at the G.I. Film Festival! Details and ticketing: ow.ly/XaMg50IR8FI

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Meet Retired Navy Commander Dr. Mark Russell and documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME at
their screening and Q&A about solutions to end our military mental health crisis at the G.I. Film Festival!
Details and ticketing: ow.ly/XaMg50IR8FI

"It's called compassion fatigue...I'd been hearing all the war stories...I just started to take all of that on. I'd lost 40 lbs. in a very short period of time, I wasn't sleeping. The night it happened, I thought I was having a stroke." - Dr. Mark Russell

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. "It's called compassion fatigue...I'd been hearing all the war stories...I just started to take all of that on. I'd lost 40 lbs. in a very short period of time, I wasn't sleeping. The night it happened, I thought I was having a stroke." - Dr. Mark Russell

"My panic that the Chain Of Command wasn't making mental healthcare a priority really worsened when my second son enlisted. Forget the fact that I was an officer and psychologist who'd been pleading for definitive action, I was a father first and foremost."

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. "My panic that the Chain Of Command wasn't making mental healthcare a priority really worsened when my second son enlisted. Forget the fact that I was an officer and psychologist who'd been pleading for definitive action, I was a father first and foremost."

“After I spoke out publicly the steep reprisals and threats for being a whistleblower began,” says Dr. Mark Russell, "I heard from others that my C.O. had said, “If Russell keeps this up he’ll be leaving this base behind bars or in a body bag.”

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. “After I spoke out publicly the steep reprisals and threats for being a whistleblower began,” says Dr. Mark Russell, "I heard from others that my C.O. had said, “If Russell keeps this up he’ll be leaving this base behind bars or in a body bag.”

Dr. Mark Russell, a retired Navy Commander and Military mental health whistleblower, is out of uniform yet continues to advocate for mental health policy reform in the Military, “It’s our duty to help those who put everything on the line for their country.”

_StrangerAtHome's tweet image. Dr. Mark Russell, a retired Navy Commander and Military mental health whistleblower, is out of uniform yet continues to advocate for mental health policy reform in the Military, “It’s our duty to help those who put everything on the line for their country.”

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