Many Veterans upon their return from the war suffered from
post-traumatic stress syndrome, and many died forgotten, their cremains lying
unclaimed on basement shelves for decades. This documentary will bring to light
the efforts of one group to find and memorialize them.
The Missing in America Project
is an upcoming feature documentary about the non-profit organization MIAP that
helps to find, locate, identify, and inter many of the unclaimed cremated
remains of veterans that have been sitting on
shelves in storage rooms for years. Mental and physical disabilities left many
of these Veterans homeless, indigent and forgotten in death.
The goal with this documentary will be to
immortalize their stories, and showcase the extraordinary efforts of the
volunteers who continue to work tirelessly to give these soldiers the proper
military burial they deserve.
“I have long believed in the power of
storytelling; especially stories told on behalf of those who may otherwise go
unheard. I believe these brave soldiers deserve to have their stories preserved
on film, so their sacrifices are celebrated and not forgotten,” says Dianna
Ippolito.
Producer Mark Andrushko: Founder and CEO of Scriptapalooza Inc., one
of the longest running screenwriting competitions in the world. Mark has
produced Award-winning films such as Tics,
Passage, Close Your Eyes, Rob’s
Problem, and Naked.
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