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We Make Great Pets

Directed by Ryan Churchill
Narrative Short
United States | 15 min | 2022

Jason Hackleford, an alcoholic homeless Afghan War Navy veteran with PTSD, is taken in by an experimental human biotech lab, made into part-dog and given a chance to be rehabilitated back into society. Will he succeed?

“Coming home doesn’t mean the war is over; for some veterans, a new battle begins.” The objective of this show is to bring attention to a serious issue (PTSD) in a non-serious manner. In my work I try to make a point, help someone and focus on the connective tissue of performance. In my opinion, that is the key to taking a fictional set of circumstances and make them believable to an audience. As a white male, I have always made a point to bring a diverse cast and crew to the screen even before it became a “thing” that we weren’t using a diverse enough cast to the screen. Feel free to look at my projects going back to 1999. All diverse. And important and most importantly: funny.

We Make Great Pets, film poster

We Make Great Pets - Ryan Churchill DirectorRyan E. Churchell
Director

Coming home doesn’t mean the war is over; for some veterans, a new battle begins.” The objective of this show is to bring attention to a serious issue (PTSD) in a non-serious manner. In my work I try to make a point, help someone and focus on the connective tissue of performance. In my opinion, that is the key to taking a fictional set of circumstances and make them believable to an audience. If I can make one person laugh, I’m satisfied.

Film Information

Director:  Ryan Churchill
Country: United States
Year: 2022
Language: English
Runtime: 15 min.
Rated:  PG-13

Credits

Writer: Ryan E Churchill
Producer:Ryan Churchill

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