American Bomber
(DVD)
DIRECTED BY - Eric Trenkamp
Recently released from military prison with a dishonorable discharge and a broken heart, John Hidell decides to travel to New York City. His preparations for his trip are inter-cut with documentary-style interviews with his mother and childhood acquaintances revealing his abusive childhood and his adoration of his older half-brother, Jim. Interviews with Army buddies reveal Hidell’s desire to become an Army Ranger in Afghanistan, like Jim. He enlists and the Army stations him in Arizona instead. Jim dies in Afghanistan and Hidell takes the news badly, hospitalizing a sergeant and earning six months in the brig. While serving out his sentence he meets Speiler, a charismatic sociopath who uses Hidell’s anger to manipulate him into joining an extremist militia group composed of former inmates.
other videos:
Official Trailer, Teaser Trailer
Film Info
RUNTIME - 90 minutes
YEAR - 2013
FORMAT - DVD Region All
SPECIAL FEATURES (DVD Only) -
- Commentary with writer/director Eric Trenkamp, actors Rebekah Nelson and Michael C. Freeland, and cinematographer Sean Donnelly (90 minutes)
- Short film "American Bomber: The John William Hidell Story" (22 minutes)
- Q&A with writer/director Eric Trenkamp, actors Rebekah Nelson, Michael C. Freeland and Kenny Wade Marshall, and domestic terrorism expert Dr. Michael Kaune (13 minutes)
- Outtakes Reel (3 minutes)
- Teaser Trailer (49 seconds)
- Trailer (1 minute, 26 seconds)
Related Links:
Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, IMDB
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Michael C. Freeland | John Hidell |
Rebekah Nelson | Amy Rile |
Brian Floyd | David Miles |
Pamela Tate | Lee Hidell |
Kenny Wade Marshall | Barry Aaron Speiler |
Jen Kwok | Kim Chang |
Brandon T. Snider | Radio DJ |
Gerrit Goossen | Ted Santolo |
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FESTIVALS
Awards
- Best Crime Feature (Winner)
2013 Annual Manhattan Film Festival (Manhattan, NY) - Best Director (Winner)
2013 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY) - Best Feature Film (Winner)
2013 Mississippi International Film Festival (Jackson, MS)