Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art
2013
9 min
English
Sometimes pain cannot be expressed or exorcised through words.
$22,000
No trailer available
Julie Mendez was a 17 year old teenager when she saw the "be all that you can be" Army recruiting messaging and decided to enlist. Her life would change forever when she was deployed to serve in the Iraq War. Her experiences changed her and she returned home to face feelings of isolation and depression. Always a creative person, Julie turned to art to help her process her experiences and begin to heal her PTSD.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- El Dorado Films, Veteran Documentary Corps
Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- us army
- art
- iraq war
- veteran
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Top Cast
Julie Mendez as Julie Mendez
Top Crew
Silvia Turchin · Director, Editor
Daniel L. Bernardi · Producer
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