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RetuRn

A retired Green Beret returns to Vietnam for one final mission.

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RETURN is the story of adventure, vulnerability, and healing that follows Jim Markel Sr., a retired Green Beret who voyages from Montana to Vietnam for the first time since the war.

In retracing his steps with his adult son, he reflects on his past actions as both soldier and parent.

Together, father and son embark on a deep search: for long-overdue family healing, for the roots of PTSD, and for the mountain tribes Markel once lived with, fought alongside, and eventually abandoned 45 years ago.

Screenings

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Past

Nov. 8 - Nov. 11 - The Myrna Loy, Helena, MT
10.5.2024 - Jackson Hole, WY |
Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
5.3.2024 - 5.8.2024 - Big Sky, MT | The Waypoint
5.18.2024 - Newport, OR | Newport Performing Arts Center
4.10.2024 - Missoula, MT | UC Theater
[hosted by the University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center]
3.29.2024 - Sioux Falls, SD | State Theater
2.19.2023 - Missoula, MT | Historic Wilma Theatre [
World Premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival]
9.23.2023 - Billings, MT | MINT Film Festival
10.1.2023 - Sheridan, WY | WYO Film Festival
2.2.2023 - 2.15.2023 - Billings, MT | Art House Cinema [Theatrical Run]
9.24.2022 - Billings, MT | Historic Babock Theatre [Hometown Sneak Peek]

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PRODUCTION MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR SPONSORS AND OUR COMMUNITY:

Art House Cinema & Pub, Montana Television Network, Avitus Group, First Interstate Bank, Russ Plath Law, Lou Taubert Ranch Outfitters, Kinetic Marketing & Creative, Computers Unlimited, Rebel River Creative, Montana Video Productions, Riverstone Health, American Legion Post 4 Billings, First Presbyterian Church Mission Committee

WITH GRANT FUNDING FROM:

The Montana Arts Council, The Greater Montana Foundation, and The Montana Film Office