Julie Mendez was a 17 year old teenager when she saw the "be all that you can be" Army recruiting messaging and decided to enlist. Her life would change forever when she was deployed to serve in the Iraq War. Her experiences changed her and she returned home to face feelings of isolation and depression. Always a creative person, Julie turned to art to help her process her experiences and begin to heal her PTSD.
Five Came Back
2017
7.9/10
Father Soldier Son
2020
6.5/10
Korengal
2014
6.6/10
Restrepo
2010
7.2/10
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942
6.5/10
City of Ghosts
2017
7.2/10
Let There Be Light
1946
7.3/10
The Invisible War
2012
7.1/10
A Gray State
2017
6.4/10
The Battle of San Pietro
1945
6.1/10
2000 Meters to Andriivka
2025
8.1/10
Salinger
2013
6.4/10
Virunga
2014
7.9/10
Stutz
2022
7.5/10
20 Days in Mariupol
2023
8.1/10
They Shall Not Grow Old
2018
7.8/10
For Sama
2019
8.2/10
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
2018
7.5/10
Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.1/10
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024
7.5/10
Marriage of the Blessed
1989
6.5/10
