Editor's note: Military Times will spotlight a group of GI Film Festival selections regularly in the run-up to the festival. 

The Category: Returning Home

The Films: "Comedy Bootcamp," "The Ravens," "Resurface" and "A War Within"

The Breakdown: From ticker-tape parades to surprises at ballparks to angry protesters, all generations have their own notion of a military homecoming. These four films go beyond the boilerplate, telling stories of service members and their families in search of life after uniform.

  • "Comedy Bootcamp" follows veterans (and one military spouse) who take to the stage with the help of professional stand-ups to share their stories.
  • "The Ravens" looks at the family stresses caused by a father's unexpected return from war, seen through the eyes of his little girl and the birds she sees defending a nearby nest.
  • "Resurface" tracks an Iraq War veteran from the brink of suicide to a new journey on the waves via Operation Surf.
  • "A War Within" combs through medical records and multiple interviews to tell one veteran's fight to keep from harming himself after coming home ... and how systems designed to support service members missed critical warning signs.

The Trailers:

The Screenings: All four films will screen at the Navy Memorial Theater on Saturday, May 27, beginning at 3 p.m. Tickets are available here; full-festival passes are available here. 

The Rundown: For more on these films and others, visit the GI Film Festival's official site.

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