Journey To Normal Inc

RECOUNT EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN IN UNIFORM RETURNING TO FAMILY AFTER COMBAT ZONE DEPLOYMENT. INITIATIVES INCLUDE FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY, ONLINE VIDEO INTERVIEW ARCHIVE, AND NETWORK CONNECTING VETERANS AND FAMILIES WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH VETERANS' SERVICES.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS: JOURNEY TO NORMAL, INC. IS AN ONGOING PROJECT IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE VETERANS REGARDING THE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE COMBAT ZONE AND THEIR EXPERIENCES RETURNING TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. PRESENTATIONS MADE AND POPULATIONS REACHED IN 2014 INCLUDED: APRIL 2, 2014 PRESENTED DOCUMENTARY PREVIEW AT NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES LAUNCH OF STANDING TOGETHER: THE HUMANITIES AND THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR, WASHINGTON , D.C., JUNE 6, 7, 8, 2014 PARTNERED WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PRESENT THE 2014 PA WOMEN VETERANS SYMPOSIUM, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014: LUNCHEON PRESENTATION DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (DAV) WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 25, 2014: PANEL DISCUSSION ON CAPITOL HILL, WASHINGTON D.C. SPONSORED BY DAV, NOVEMBER 1, 2014, PHILADELPHIA, PA PRESENTED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS, HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. IN TOTAL REACHED OVER 5,000 PEOPLE IN FORUMS, LECTURES, AND WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

DOCUMENTARY FILM DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION: IN 2014 JOURNEY TO NORMAL WAS IN POST- PRODUCTION FOR THE FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILM JOURNEY TO NORMAL: WOMEN OF WAR COME HOME, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCY OF OUR WOMEN IN UNIFORM AND EXPLORES THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THEY FACE REJOINING THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AFTER A DEPLOYMENT TO THE COMBAT ZONE. THE FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FOCUSES ON THE EXPERIENCES OF EIGHT OF THE 100+ WOMEN DIRECTOR JULIEHERA DESTEFANO ORIGINALLY MET AND INTERVIEWED IN AFGHANISTAN. FILMING HAS COVERED THE ARRIVAL OF WOMEN VETERANS UPON THEIR RETURN FROM COMBAT DEPLOYMENT AND FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS HAVE BEEN FILMED.THIS FILMING HAS RESULTED IN 158 HOURS OF FOOTAGE FOR USE BOTH IN THE FILM AND IN THE PERMANENT VIDEO ARCHIVE BEING CREATED FOR FUTURE RESEARCH PURPOSES. POST-PRODUCTION BEGAN IN LOS ANGELES SEPTEMBER 2013.

WEB PORTAL DEVELOPMENT: IN 2012, JOURNEY TO NORMAL, INC. BEGAN DEVELOPMENT ON A WEBSITE THAT WILL GROW TO INCLUDE A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF OUR ARCHIVAL INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, HISTORIANS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH AND GENERAL AWARENESS. WE INTEND TO GROW THE COLLECTION OVER TIME. THE PORTAL WILL ALLOW VETERANS TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH VETERAN SERVICES AND CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT WWW.JOURNEYTONORMAL.ORG.