The Courage Campaign
VETERAN FILM FESTIVAL
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Courage campaign was formed to show respect and adoration to veterans through the medium of film while being more than "just another festival.” Instead we aim to celebrate and educate our populous, veterans and civilians alike through our campaign.
THE FILMS
“Behind Bayonets and Barbed Wire (2015)"
“The Irving Locker Story”
“The Flag (2015)”
“Searching For Home (2016)”
“Beyond The Divide (2014)”
“Apache Warrior (2017)”
“The Hornets Nest (2013)”
“The Mechanician"
SPECIAL GUESTS
Irving Locker
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John Duffy
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Richard L. Anderson
Academy Award Winner
Eric Christiansen
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Jan Selby
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Joshua Lang
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David Salzberg
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John Henderson
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Zara Marko
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THE TEAM
Program Producer & SF Liaison
Lex Shelton
A native of Gainesville, Florida and multiple degreed in the entertainment technology and Information technology fields, Lex Shelton’s obsession with technology has placed him on a career path that has spanned over 15 years in the digital, film, and live event fields. In his career Lex has worked with dozens of Academy, Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Peabody award winning artists through his company Neo Focus Entertainment LLC. Balance (admittedly a challenge) is the name of the game, as Lex owns several companies and serves as the Executive Director and Founder of the Strong Futures Foundation Inc. a non profit that promotes STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) causes through education and support for events and festivals. In addition to all of his entrepreneurial endeavors, Lex is a proud Santa Fe College Saint staff member (also his alma mater). He’s a proud family man, and loves to spend time with them.
Executive Director
Marcus Trevor Bovee II
For over forty years, Marcus Trevor Bovee II has been engaged in the motion picture industry. For the first decade of his career, Marcus was a theatre operations director for flagship theatres in New York City, Boston and Los Angeles. In 1987, Marcus answered the call to serve in the United States Army and Army Reserve as a General Construction Equipment Operator. He would eventually return to a Mechanized Infantry unit in the California Army National Guard. In the 1990's Marcus started a career in domestic theatrical distribution with the Samuel Goldwyn Company. After a very short period at Goldwyn, he joined the sales team at Universal Pictures where until 1998, sales of first run and legacy studio titles were the focus of Marcus's function at the studio. In 1998 Marcus moved to the studios of Twentieth Century-Fox, where he oversaw the fulfillment of the 35mm theatrical print inventory as well as managed the lion-share of Bel Air circuit needs and various academy and guild print needs. In 2001, Marcus returned to the sales team at Universal Pictures and was responsible for theatrical sales to the independent and regional circuits in the states of Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada. In 2011 he was key in the creation of NBCUniversal's ABILITIES NETWORK@NBCU, driving the creation of the first ever internal corporate diversity initiative focused on ways to provide a better company ambassadorship to the disAbled. Over multiple decades at the studios Marcus was associated with the release of over 430 features with a combined domestic box office gross of over $20.8 Billion. Since leaving Universal Pictures, Marcus has focused his passion and creativity on his vision of an innovative content advertising, marketing and sales collaborative nonprofit platform, Impact Releasing. (IR) Impact Releasing is occupying the landscape of traditional theatrical and digital content services. Marcus is also developing forward-thinking business practices to lead in the development of niche, socially driven Event Cinema. Impact Releasing's current socially focused program VetFlicks (IR/VF) has already created a tremendous presence in the area of content and events about, by, or from the perspectives and life experiences of Veterans and First Responders. Impact Releasing / VetFlicks (IR/VF) also cultivates a culture that will help create exceptionally well made content that continues to preserve the stories of our heroes. As Founder and CEO, Marcus continues to build upon years of cultivating solid and dependable relationships with theater owners, virtual event cinema platforms, a multitude of state and regional organizations, and trade associations such as NATO, the National Association of Theater Owners and MPAA, Motion Picture Association of America.
Program Coordinator
Glenda Torres
Having graduated Albertus Magnus College, with a Degree in Business Management, Glenda spent over twenty-seven years of her career in finance. She decided to leave finance in 2021 and follow her creative heart to start her own filming and entertainment company, GT Management Inc. Glenda is currently producing two documentaries and a docu-series. She takes on projects that drive positive change, educate, and provide a platform through her non profit, Puertorriqueños in Film for Latinos and Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico to have more opportunities to develop their passion and become a part of the entertainment community. Glenda is a respected and sought after business and marketing consultant. She has a talent management branch kickstarted by a rising Urban and Pop Colombian artist that’s highly recognized in Latin America.