Director Terry Benedict
Subject: Desmond T. Doss – the first noncombatant ever to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
The film won the DbyD award (film produced only on digital);
Mr. Doss (now 85) was in attendence at the world primeire of the film and received the Maverick Spirit Film Award
Doss was a man incapable of using a weapon by personal interal governing values. He was a man incapable of working on the Sabbath, again, by personal values. Doss became a medic in the US Army. Enduring tremendous villification by his peers and the Army which he served, his courage was highlighted by his constant acts of bravery, putting himself at risk in order to save the lives of “my men,” those that wished him drummed out of the service.
This is an extraordinary film. In editing, in content, in narration, in cimematography, in composition, in story dynamics…it all comes together into one tight, powerful, and touching package. Hurrah for the human spirit!
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