Introduction

Local interpreters rebuild their lives after helping US forces.

Outline

Local interpreters were key to the US war effort, but now many face danger in their countries because of their affiliation. This is the story of how they are rebuilding their lives, told through a chain-smoking Iraqi codenamed “Phillip Morris” who was able to make it to the US with the help of an American soldier he befriended during his deployment, an Afghan called Malik who is still working as an active interpreter at the US base in Kabul despite threats to his life, and another Afghan named Mujtaba who fled with his family as refugees to Turkey.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Andres Caballero and Sofian Khan.
• Producer(s): Andres Caballero, Sally Jo Fifer, Sofian Khan, Carrie Lozano, Sam Osterhout, Mark Steele, Shana Swanson, and Simon Taufique.
• Music: Simon Taufique.
• Cinematography: Sofian Khan.
• Editor(s): Francisco Bello and Fanian Caballero.
• Production: Capital K Pictures.
• Distributor(s): The Clearance Lab.
• Release Date: 11 October 2018 (San Diego International Film Festival).
• Running Time: 76 minutes.
• Country: US and Afghanistan.
• Language: English.