Film Snail

War

The Lights Above

The Lights Above

September 17, 2023

In 1942, a series of unidentified aircraft sightings over Los Angeles lead a determined journalist to reluctantly pair up with a Japanese American photographer in order to prevent another attack.

Forgotten Innocence

Forgotten Innocence

September 11, 2023

Richard Becker, a military veteran who finds himself on live television, recounting the harrowing experiences of his two-year deployment in the Iraqi war while reflecting on the tragic events he endured.

Devil's Men

Devil's Men

September 11, 2023

The horrors of war through the eyes of a real WWII soldier who helped form our special forces. Sam Byrne was a Wyoming ranch boy drafted into doing his duty, even though he was a deeply religious man who didn’t believe in killing. Unwilling to kill, he quickly learns how to adapt, eventually saving many of his platoon in the Battle of Anzio and showing the heart of a hero.

Irena's Vow

Irena's Vow

April 15, 2024

19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.

Lee

Lee

September 12, 2024

The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Nocturnal Celluloid

Nocturnal Celluloid

September 9, 2023

In the midst of a move out, Stevie finds his deceased uncles film prints that depict his service in the Vietnam war.

WARmerica's Fate

WARmerica's Fate

September 8, 2023

The United States, a country born from war, became the world's unipolar hegemony through war. Addicted to war, the U.S. committed numerous invasions and massacres around the world. In 2023, a great transformation has begun in world history. The struggle of the people around the world against the imperialist ruling order is fiercely taking place. The rise of countries began to overthrow the US's unipolar hegemony and create a world order of multipolar coexistence and co-prosperity. We are witnessing in real-time the decline of the fastest declining empire in history.

Shadow of Fire

Shadow of Fire

November 25, 2023

In the black market, a war orphan is confronted with the struggles of people living in the immediate aftermath of WWII.

White Christmas 1948

White Christmas 1948

September 4, 2023

In December 1948, an unofficial truce between the Democratic Army and the National Army enables the soldiers to share a human, touching moment before returning to the barbarous reality of the eternally divided Greeks.

Nadie queda atrás

Nadie queda atrás

September 3, 2023

Dramatized biopic of Andrew Pereiro, a Spaniard who fought during World War II in the ranks of the 29th Infantry Division of the US Army, the famous Blue and Gray. Andrea Pereiro, as a child, traveled to the United States with his mother, escaping the Spanish Civil War, to reunite with his father who had already been there for some time.

Mastergame

Mastergame

November 9, 2023

A young, revolutionary couple aboard the last train leaving Budapest after the Russian invasion of 1956. Based on a novel by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig.

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

September 3, 2023

Barney Greenwald, a skeptical lawyer, reluctantly defends an officer of the navy who took control of the Caine from its captain, Lt. Philip Francis Queeg, while caught in a violent sea storm. As the court-martial proceeds, however, Greenwald increasingly questions if it was truly a mutiny or rather the courageous acts of a group of sailors who could not trust their unstable leader.

The Last Men

The Last Men

February 21, 2024

March 1945. The Japanese army launches a sudden and extremely brutal assault against the French garrisons in the Far East. Thousands of civilians and soldiers were executed. Hunted by the Japanese enemy, a column of legionnaires already weakened by alcohol and disease decides to enter the jungle to try to reach China and the allied bases.

Underlying Silence

Underlying Silence

September 2, 2023

An ex-combatant is admitted to a psychiatric facility due to what happened in the Falklands War. During his stay in that institution, he will find a purpose to fight against the treatments that tend to harm him.

Nguyen

September 1, 2023

The incredible true story of Trung Nguyen. A refugee who fled Vietnam as a boy and came to America. From the streets of Chicago to the war torn city of Mosul. Nguyen is a story of war, passion, corruption, and the indomitable will of one man's American dream. An inside look into modern law enforcement and the complex issues facing officers and policy makers.

Pilecki's Report

Pilecki's Report

September 1, 2023

Polish WWII resistance fighter Witold Pilecki infiltrates Auschwitz, is imprisoned and interrogated by communist officials post-war, depicting his wartime experiences, incarceration, torture, and 1948 execution for opposing Soviet regime.

Misdirection

Misdirection

September 1, 2023

A terrified young girl, Silvia, finds refuge from the horrors of war in a barn, before her worst fears come true. The menacing figure of a man, Albrecht, appears in the doorway, blocking her only escape...

Hollywoodgate

Hollywoodgate

July 19, 2024

Immediately after the US pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban forces occupied the Hollywood Gate complex, which is claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul.

The Commander

The Commander

October 31, 2023

One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine, he is forced to navigate on the surface of the water for three days, visible to the enemy forces and endangering his life and that of his men.

Martyrs

Martyrs

August 29, 2023

This short passion project delves deep into the trauma surrounding recent political strife. A fight over trust and purpose breaks out in the rubble of a post-apocalyptic town.