Kill Joy: Iraq War Army Short Film

On routine patrol through a small Iraqi hamlet, a convoy of US Army vehicles is suddenly ambushed. Private McKay, the squadron’s newest recruit, finds himself thrust unexpectedly into his first ever combat experience.

His ears ring from the shrieking of exploding shells, but McKay hesitates to return fire. In a matter of seconds his understanding of warfare is forever changed as he raises his gun and unloads on the target.

Kill Joy is basically about the danger of socialization, the power of social change, and the effects of warfare on our veterans. While there have been countless war films in the past, Kill Joy seeks to present an unbiased glimpse into the lives of those fighting in Iraq. As an objective film that seeks to neither glorify nor condemn the US invasion, it hopes to encourage viewers to think about their world view and challenges them to make their own mind about armed conflict on a very real, applicable level.

Starring: Mike McNamee, Frank T Ziede, Jasyn Jeffries, Kamil Haque, Sam Puefua, Frederick Lawrence, Patrick Castillo, Nathan Daly, Nicholas August, Lex Rapaport, Mason Bontempo, Ivan Gaspar, Kyle Agnew, Harpreet Shinger, Michael Cook, Haref Topete, Matt Louie and Martin de Bore

Directed by: Brian L. Tan “BLT”

Producers: Steve Nguyen, Alex Valentine, Chris Mogannam

Edited by: Kendra Pasker

Cinematographer: Graham Robbins

Music: Tony Fiala

VFX Supervisor: Matthew T. Lynn

Stunt Choreographer: Martin de Bore

1st Assistant Director: Katryna Shattuck

2nd Assistant Director: Joel Reaves

2nd Unit Directors: Kevin Theal, Sanjay Belani

Writer: Ty Coughenour

Associate Producer: Andrea Pasquettin

Production Managers: Simon Wang, Yue Deng, Ryan Domipge Production Coordinators: Kyle Lau, Wayne Altman,

Armorer: Steve Bernard

Script Supervisor: Dina Fiala

Gaffer: Chris Geukens

2nd Unit Gaffer: Alex Evans

Camera Team: Daniel Fritz, Daniel Pazone, Jace McPartland, Andrew Bemis, Ivan Valadez, Pat Geraghty, Brian Frager, Shamil Erfania, Ron McPherson, Yusuke Sato, Adam Hall

Steadicam: Aldo Valadez

Sound: Monica Lancaster, Chris Wilson

Grips: Levi Jackson, Marlow Nunez, ML Wills, Brandon Cunningham, Joseph Hernandez, David May

Production Designer: Sonny Nguyen

Make Up: Alka Sharma, Karen Crane

Special Effects: Aaron Burgess

Stuntman: Michael Cook

Humvees: Stan Serr

Production Assistants: Cody Coker, Julie Park, Leonard Menchiari, Christina Andrews

BTS Photos: Scott Dee, Hans Wang

Data Wrangler: Brian Ramirez