A note from the Director

While considering the Direction of this film, I wanted to be sensitive to the subject matter. The men that are our Private Security Defense Contractors will never show the stress and struggles they endure. However, I feel that we take them for granted. Many of us don't even know what they do, simply because we are not supposed to know. I have found it hard to hear these stories and not feel like hugging each and every one of them. The things they see and live through are more than a sensitive ear can take.

In film, it is hard to entertain and still hold true to facts. In this film, I have held on as tight as I can to the real stories. Although we aren't supposed to know about what they actually do, they need an outlet. This kind of outlet can be therapeutic and help soften the edges of PTSD.

I hope that they can view this film and feel like they were portrayed honestly and be able to soften their edges as much as possible.

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Synopsis

Short

Michael is a former military contractor and has served all over the world. He has seen horrible things that no human should see. To help cope with these events, Michael writes out his memory into his journal. This particular entry looks back on Michael’s time in one of Afghanistan’s most dangerous cities, Kabul. While in Kabul, Michael worked with his team comprised of other soldiers of fortune working to protect the civilians, military personnel, and government officials. Michael works with his shy best friend Lee and the boisterous Ras. The two men are in a perpetual argument. Michael and his team also work along side their local Kabuli driver Ali, a fan of all things America and friend of the team. Unfortunately, he is treated as a second class citizen when compared to the Americans, not even able to get into a local bar, The Ghandamac. After a particularly bad day, however, Michael and Lee convince Ali to join them as they meet Ras at the bar. Michael and Lee apply enough peer pressure and come up with a seemingly clever disguise. A slight bribe lands the boys in the bar. But a simple night at the bar turns ugly, because safety is not guaranteed when you go for A Night Out in Kabul.

Long

Michael is a former military contractor and has served all over the world. He has seen horrible things that no human should see. To help cope with these events, Michael writes out his memory into his journal. This particular entry looks back on Michael’s time in one of Afghanistan’s most dangerous cities, Kabul. While in Kabul, Michael worked with his team comprised of other soldiers of fortune working to protect the civilians, military personnel, and government officials. Michael works with his shy best friend Lee and the boisterous Ras. The two men are in a perpetual argument. Michael and his team also work along side their local Kabuli driver Ali, a fan of all things America and friend of the team but unfortunately treated as a second class citizen when compared to the Americans. He isn’t even able to get into a local bar, The Ghandamac. After a particularly bad day, however, Michael and Lee convince Ali to join them as they meet Ras at the bar. Applying enough peer pressure, coming up with seemingly clever disguise and a slight bribe, the boys are in the bar. While at the bar the boys meet up with Ras, short for Rasputin, the loony goon and grab beers for the first time as a full unit with Ali in tow. The bar is also a local hotspot for State Department officials, one of whom takes a liking to Lee but its Ras who really takes a shine to her. Michael is more interested in poor practices of her agency and begins to pester her with questions accusing her of blindly paying out insurance money to victims of accidents, victims who may have been maimed or killed for money. But a simple night at the bar turns ugly, because safety is not guaranteed when you go for A Night Out in Kabul.