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A documentary about the psychological effects the Vietnam War had on veterans is being screened this week in Houston.
The Mark of War focuses on seven Vietnam veterans who talk candidly about how the war affected them and about their struggles to adapt back to civilian life afterward.
In the audio above, Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty talks with the film's director, Ricardo Ainslie, who's also a psychologist-psychoanalyst.
The free screening, presented by Humanities Texas, is Thursday, May 2, at 6:30 p.m., at Rice Cinema.
- Archival footage from the documentary The Mark of War, which chronicles the mental toll of the Vietnam War on those who fought it. (Photo Credit: The Mark of War)
- Archival footage from the documentary The Mark of War, which chronicles the mental toll of the Vietnam War on those who fought it. (Photo Credit: The Mark of War)
- One of seven Vietnam veterans interviewed in the documentary The Mark of War, which chronicles the mental toll of the war on those who fought it. (Photo Credit: The Mark of War)
- Archival footage from the documentary, The Mark of War, about the mental toll of the Vietnam War. (Photo Credit: The Mark of War/Screen Capture)
- Eduardo Garza is a San Antonio poet and Vietnam veteran who's featured in the documentary, The Mark of War. (Photo Credit: The Mark of War/Screen Capture)
- Five of the seven Vietnam veterans featured in the film, The Mark of War, along with director Ricardo Ainslie (third from left). (Photo Credit: Charles Ramírez Berg)
- The documentary The Mark of War chronicles the mental toll of the Vietnam War on those who fought it. (Photo Credit: The Mark of War)
