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2022 Sarasota Film Festival

The Militiaman

2021• 32 min• Denmark• English

Screenings

  • The Humans Behind Headlines: Documentary Shorts

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    Friday, April 1 at 12:01 AM EDT

    Ends 11:59 PM EDT

About this film

n the hills of rural Pennsylvania, the leader of a local militia must prepare his men for the turbulent political landscape of 2020 while at war with his own conscience. For over ten years, 48-year-old Iraqi War Veteran and machinist Christian Yingling has commanded a troop of private militiamen and women concerned with the government’s infringement on their constitutional rights. The group practices paramilitary drills, stockpiles food and ammo, and attends gun rights rallies in preparation for a doomsday scenario. Now that a worldwide pandemic has hit, followed by a summer of racial injustice protests and a Presidential election like no other, Christian—out of work and nearly out of money—must confront his allegiance and choose to act or not.

Credits

Director
David Peter Hansen
Producer
David Peter Hansen
Executive Producer
Alyse Ardell Spiegel
Cinematographer
David Peter Hansen
Editor
David Peter Hansen
Music
Ryan Seaton
Sound Design
Dennis Dembeck
Cast
Christian Yingling, Bob Gardner, John Wagner
Short FilmThe Humans Behind Headlines: Documentary Shorts
The Militiaman
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