Concept:

A highly stylized allegory about the U.S. involvement in Iraq.  The gritty backdrop of an LA project/low-incoming style apartment complex sets the stage for the primary factors leading up to Operation Iraqi Freedom to be personified in complex and conflicted characters.  Despite his wife’s legitimized concerns, a man will choose to stand up for what he believes in and intervene with the domestic abuse and criminal activity that has been transpiring in the neighboring family’s apartment. But nothing is as easy as it seems; collateral damage and innocent death quickly muddy the waters of this man’s struggle with right versus wrong.

Filmmaker Bio:

Director/Producer Kyle Hausmann-Stokes is a senior at the USC School of Cinematic Arts – Production.  Recently returned from a year-long combat tour with the US Army in Iraq, Kyle has distinguished himself as one of the most cutting-edge and controversial soldier/filmmakers.  Kyle’s films are informed by an eclectic background and experience-based knowledge in studio feature films, music videos, commercials, documentaries, and numerous short film productions.  Previous works have garnered festival-level success as well as distribution throughout nationwide networks such as Soldiers’ Angels and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.   (more here...)