Screening: “What I Want You To Know” Presented with Providence Clemente Veterans’ Initiative

What I Want You To Know is a documentary featuring 13 veterans and their personal stories from their deployments in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Executive producers Travis Weiner and Tommy Furlong, combat veterans, made this film as an outlet for veterans to candidly share their emotional experiences  of these wars and for civilians to listen.

Audience Advisory:  This film contains images and video of explosions, and images of civilians injured and killed in these wars.

Following the screening, a panel discussion explores the making and impact of the film. Panel participants include moderator, Dr. Mark Santow, Director, PCVI, filmmakers, Catie Foertsch, and Cpt. Tommy Furlong (USMC, Afghanistan), along with E-3 Rachael Garcia, RI VFW Commander (USAF, Iraq), and Col. Bill Millette (US Army, Iraq).

Free. Registration for this in-person program is requested. Click here to register.

This program is presented in collaboration with Providence Clemente Veterans’ Initiative and the RISD Museum.

Providence Clemente Veterans’ Initiative was the 2020 recipient of RI Humanities’ Innovation in the Humanities Award.