'Life After Oblivion' on set at Meadows Field 2.28.2020
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VetPics Productions is producing a SAG short film project (15 min), 'Life After Oblivion' for the Armed Forces Film Con Challenge through the San Diego Film Consortium. It is a 60 Day challenge, during which we select one of several stories offered by the Challenge management, write a screenplay, film (with 2 assigned elements), edit and submit to the Challenge management.
Our team is comprised of: Floyd Strayer (Team Leader/Producer/Director/Veteran), Tommy Anderson (Producer/Screenwriter/Veteran), Susan J. Farese (Producer/Casting/Publicist/Veteran) and Shar Yonan (Producer/Location Scout).
The story we chose is Oblivion by Veteran Adam Stone. It is about a Marine Sniper returning from Afghanistan and the ghosts that come with him. It focuses on a singular event that tends to stick out amongst the many he has experienced. It stands out with our team as a phenomenal opportunity to show the world a snippet of what our veterans struggle with when they come home.
Floyd Strayer works with Survivors of Suicide Loss in San Diego, supporting those that have loss to suicide. He acts as the military and Veteran Chair to reach out to our veteran community offering our support. Daily, 22 veterans have struggled with PTSD, mental illness, depression or ghosts of some sort that drove them to take their own life. 22 a day! Floyd’s IMDB
Tommy Anderson is a PTS survivor and has worked with veterans’ issues including suicide prevention for both veterans and public safety personnel. He is on the board of directors of the US For Warriors Foundation in San Diego and has been recognized by both the Los Angeles County Board and the Riverside County Board for with work with veterans. Tommy’s IMDB
Susan Farese, is the owner of SJF Communications and is a veteran Army and Navy Nurse. Susan’s IMDB
Shar Yonan is a strong child advocate for abused children in foster care as well as an advocate for children who have attempted to take their own life. Shar’s IMDB
We hope to help bring awareness and remove the stigma around suicide to provide hope and encouragement to those in need.
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