The Welcome trailer 2012

The Welcome offers a fiercely intimate view of life after war: the fear, anger, and isolation of post-traumatic stress that affects vets and family members alike. As we join them in a small room for an unusual five day healing retreat, we witness how the ruins of war can be transformed into the beauty of poetry. Here our perceptions are changed, our psyches strained, and our hearts broken. And at the end, when this poetry is shared with a large civilian audience, we begin to understand that all of us are a vital piece of the Welcome as veterans try to find the way back home. Their examples of unflinching honesty, courage, and love lift us up, inspiring all of us once again to feel our common humanity, always the first casualty of war.

• Category

  Nonprofits & Activism

[billmcmillan74]

Thanks, Judi - please help spread the word! And, bring it to your hometown for a special screening. Happening all over the country and you can be a part of that.

[Judi B]

Anxious to see The Welcome. From this video, I anticipate that it will be beneficial for all to see and from which to learn about our Heroes as they come back looking for their home - that place of comfort where they can find peace.