A Marine Story
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| Directed by | Ned Farr |
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JD Disalvatore Dreya Weber Paris P. Pickard |
| Written by | Ned Farr |
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Dreya Weber Paris P. Pickard Christine Mourad Anthony Michael Jones Jason Williams |
| Music by | Craig Richey |
| Cinematography | Alexandre Naufel |
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Red Road Studio
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98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Marine Story is a 2010 drama film written and directed by Ned Farr about the United States military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay, lesbian and bisexual people serving in the armed forces.
A Marine Story was filmed in Los Angeles, beginning May 30, 2009. Ned Farr, and his real-life wife Dreya Weber, first developed the story as original programming for the here! network; however the budget was cancelled for economic reasons, and the two continued with the project independently. The film premiered at the Frameline Film Festival on June 19, 2010.
Major Alexandra Everett, a decorated Marine officer (Dreya Weber) unexpectedly returns home from the Iraq war and is quickly recruited to help Saffron (Paris P. Pickard), a troubled teen, prepare for boot camp,. However, when the true reasons for Alexandra's return become known, it threatens the future for both of them.
Chuck Wilson and Ernest Hardy of LA Weekly praised the film, writing "[f]or their first film since winning the 2006 Outfest Audience Award for The Gymnast, writer-director Ned Farr and his wife, actress Dreya Weber, have made a huge artistic leap forward", and he admired "the fascinating, subtle beauty of Weber's portrayal of a woman who's been holding herself within for so long that she can barely breathe."
David Wiegand of San Francisco Chronicle wrote of the military policy of 'Don't ask, don't tell' being predominant at the Frameline festival in 2010, with "Marine Story being one of the winners, regardless of what happens with the official U.S. policy toward gays in the military." He shared that "[t]his film does not go where you might think it will go because it's so credibly written, acted and directed."
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