Julie Mendez: From PTSD to Art

Julie Mendez: From PTSD to Art

Directed by Silvia Turchin

Julie Mendez served in the Iraq War. Finding herself on convoys engaging insurgents, she came to question the reason why so many Iraqi found the Americans as invaders rather than liberators. She turned to art to recover from her experiences.

Julie Mendez: From PTSD to Art
  • Julie Mendez: From PTSD to Art

    Directed by Silvia Turchin

    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 fe...