This work is a delicately balanced portrayal of our women warriors'
battles and victories over insurmountable odds...
a must see!"
--Lourdes Alvarado-Ramos, Director,
Washington State Dept. of Veteran Affairs
NETA and I are proud to announce the release of SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home in time for Women's Military History Month (March), Women's Day, Armed Forces Day (May 19), Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day.
We send our young men and women off to War and, all too often forget about them afterwards. Sad to say it's even more true for our women than our men. SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home helps us remember our heroic women! It offers compelling personal stories showcasing courageous women deployed to The Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan and other wars and their struggles to recover from their devastating physical and invisible injuries, including missing limbs, Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) and Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
Must-see engaging television that at the same time serves public television's mission, SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home takes viewers on a journey from the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq to rural Tennessee, New York City, Far Rockaway NY, Atlanta, CT, Rochester NY, and Cary, NC.
Women make up 14.5 percent of the military, and that number is expected to double in 10 years. Viewers meet some of these engaging women, both those functioning as fully accepted and contributing members of a military unit to some experiencing the devastating isolation and persecution from reporting rape and returning home to grapple with injuries and Post Traumatic Stress.
We move from Sue's heart-rending story of losing her legs, to Brigette's description of her rape at 19, her depression and eventual homelessness. We meet Lashonna who was abandoned by her family because of her mood swings and who ends up in a shelter; Mariette who was a gunner in Iraq and is now frightened by a backfiring car; Alicia who shops at 2AM to avoid crowds remembering her patrols as an MP in Afghanistan. These intimate portraits also focus on the struggle of these women to return to their roles as mother and wives; to remember how to love.
Viewers get to see the beneficent effect trained service dogs play in the lives of the women profiled in SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home. The documentary demonstrates how the dogs not only help the veterans physically, but also emotionally by calming them down and reducing their dependence on others, medications and more. You might want to pair SERVICE with the upcoming Invisible War (Independent Lens & nominated for an Oscar). Because of traumatic military experiences many of these women rarely go out. One of the wonderful aspects of free public television broadcasts is being able to reach women veterans right in their homes in cities across America. Here's a tidbit about the tremendous Outreach and Social Media potential of SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home. * The producers will be able to publicize broadcasts in every City and State through their connections with national Veteran Service Organizations and the VA. * Producers are planning an 8-10 City screening tour and hope to plan the screenings around airdates when possible to generate interest by local media. The list of potential cites targets areas with the highest women veteran populations and includes: Tampa, Erie/Scranton, Chicago, San Antonio, Phoenix, Seattle/Tacoma. Spokane, San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Rochester NY, Cleveland, Richmond VA, Fayetteville (NC) and Baltimore. Check www.servicethefilm.com or email contactus@servicethefilm.com for updated information. * Producers will provide extensive local notifications and support from Veteran Service Organizations in every city that broadcasts SERVICE. * The producers have national reach through their social media groups and will alert local communities to the broadcasts. The producers are so enthusiastic about all aspects of the documentary and all the potential support that I've asked them to write up a personal statement and also additional information about Outreach and Social Media available at, Producers' Letter and Outreach Plan. SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home is produced by Marcia Rock and Patricia Lee Stotter. The documentary is distributed to public television stations by NETA. It is funded by Disabled American Veterans and New York University. Local underwriting is permissible. Please contact me if you have questions. I'll be in touch with you about your carriage plans over the next months. Or, when you know them, please zap them over to me. Very truly yours, Regina Regina Eisenberg | Station Relations |
