Vanessa Guillen Doc, About Soldier Whose Murder Sparked Military Reform, Heads to Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film Writer The tragic death — and subsequent sweeping justice movement — of U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillen is the center of a new documentary coming to Netflix later this fall. “I Am Vanessa Guillen,” from director Christy Wegener, will tell Guillen’s tragic but galvanizing tale, about a young woman who dreamed of a military career.
In 2020, however, after telling her mother she was being sexually harassed on the Fort Hood army base, Guillen was murdered by a fellow soldier.
Her story sparked an international movement of assault victims demanding action. The project follows her family’s fight for historic reform, a journey that takes them to the Oval Office. “At the core, this is a story about overcoming the greatest odds imaginable in the name of family, love and justice.
This is David vs. Goliath on steroids,” Wegener said. “Taking on the U.S. military, one of the largest, most powerful institutions in America is no easy feat.
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