Battlefield
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Open Mind Film Screening
Battlefield: Home - Breaking the Silence
In an effort to unravel her own journey of dealing with PTSD as a Vietnam era military child, Japanese-American documentary filmmaker, Anita Sugimura Holsapple, interviews multi-generational family members and exposes the unflinching impact of war, and the failing systems that continue the legacy of trauma from generation to generation.
Filmed over a 9-year period, the documentary unexpectedly becomes a pilgrimage of forgiveness and understanding from a daughter to her dad.
Raised abroad with a Japanese mother and American father, Anita’s view of the world is seen through the eyes of eastern and western philosophies and she shares with the audience her unique perspective of life and culture.
Featuring a discussion with:
Anita Sugimura Holsapple
Director/Producer/Writer of Battlefield: Home
Melanie Gideon, MHSA
Director, UCLA Health Operation Mend, a groundbreaking partnership among UCLA Health, the United States military and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Operation Mend provides advanced surgical and medical treatment, as well as comprehensive psychological-health support for post-9/11-era service members, veterans and their families at no cost.
Christopher Giza, M.D.
Professor of Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. Founder and Director of the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT program Medical Director for the Operation MEND-Wounded Warrior Project mild TBI program.
Deborah Davidson, Ph.D.,
Licensed clinical psychologist, writer, and mental health advocate.
Board member for Bring Change to Mind and UCLA's Friends of the Semel Institute.
Daughter of Allyn Franklin, MBA, and Vietnam Veteran, US Navy.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
6:30PM Check-in | 7:00 PM Program
Melnitz Hall, UCLA (see map)
Admission is free but reservations are required.
