P.S. What about Hollywood?

Hey folks, it’s Command and Signal again with a BONUS EPISODE!

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Throughout the process of making the podcast, I came up against some pushback from some that if I’m talking about propaganda and fake news, I should look at Hollywood. Now, personally, I do not think Hollywood fits into the type of propaganda Command and Signal was about- foreign agitation using wedge issues to misinform. 

However, I am going to follow my own advice and explore this topic. So let’s explore it through the lens of the military- does Hollywood propagandize the military?

In this episode I spoke with two Marine Corps veterans that are also filmmakers.

If you liked the film, please give us a thumbs up and subscribe! The Hun is a short film drama set in the trenches during the late stages of the First World ...

Tyler Mendelson:

Tyler is an OEF veteran of the Marine Corps and filmmaker. He filmed “The Hun” after a successful independent fundraising campaign. “The Hun” is set during World War 1 and follows a young, fresh soldier on the front lines in Europe.

The true story of two U.S. Marines who, in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb and protect the lives of the 150 Marines and Iraqi Police behind them. Donate & Own The Film filmmakerscollab.org/films/the-11th-order Less about glorifying warfare or the true event itself, our film aims to provide context to the unimaginable: to show these young men as everyday people put in extraordinary circumstances, and explain why there was never doubt in their actions that fateful morning.

Joshua DeFour:

Joshua DeFour is an OEF veteran of the Marine Corps and filmmaker. “The 11th Order” was his Master’s Thesis film at the University of Texas in Austin and was a semi-finalist for the student Academy Awards.