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A U.S. Soldier attempts to adapt back to his normal life, but brutal visions of war threaten to destroy him.

 

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS _____________________

-Cannes Film Festival's Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase

-Director's Guild of America Student Film Award:African American category

-National Broadcast, Showtime's Black Filmmaker Showcase

-Grand Jury Prize & Best Actress Award for Mikala Gibson, WestFest Film and Video Competition

-Best Texas Short, Deep Ellum Film Festival

-Winner, Jumpcut Film Festival

-Honorable Mention Award, Best Short Film: 14th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival

-Best Short Film, Community Arts Month National Association of Latino Independent Producer's Film Slam

-Second Place, McGuffin Film Festival

-National Broadcast, African-American Short Films

-National Broadcast/Finalist, BET J's The Best Shorts

-Screened as part of the Texas Filmmaker's Showcase

-Screened at the 9th Annual Los Angeles International Short Film Festival

-Screened at the Dallas Video Festival

-Screened at the Cinematexas International Short Film Festival

-Screened at the Independent Black Film Festival

-Screened at the Crossroads Film Festival

-Screened at the Hollywood Black Film Festival

-Screened at the Urban Literary Film Festival

-Screened at BHERC's Reel Black Men Short Film Showcase

- Screened at the Roxbury Film Festival

-Screened at the Sedicorto International Film Festival Forli

-Screened at the WNY Black Film Festival

-Screened at the Texas Black Film Festival

"Hope's War was a kick in the gut. I don't think I've ever been more affected by a film."
                           -Mike Greenberg, SA-Express News

 

"Hope’s War is a sobering 10-minute look inside the mind of a recently returned Iraq War veteran"
                  
   -Josh Rosenblatt, The Texas Observer

 

"Director Ya’ke Smith makes a bold statement about the daily repercussions of war and the emotional and psychological sacrifices soldiers must make in order to fight for their country."
               - Catherine Schmidt, Jackson Free Press

 

"This film is some kind of must-see new classic of the anti-war movement."  
               -Carl J. Schroder, Mystical Movie Guide