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Legendary singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, the son of an Air Force general, leads us on a heartfelt journey into the strange but interesting life of an American military "brat." Based on poignant and provocative interviews with adult brats of all ethnicities, including General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and author Mary Edwards Wertsch, BRATS is the first non-fiction film to explore this peculiar subculture from the child's point-of-view. What it's like to: Move twelve times before you graduate from high school... Feel like an outsider in your own country... Go to an integrated school 20 years before the civil rights movement... Grow up in a paradox that is idealistic and authoritarian, privileged and perilous, supportive and stifling - all at the same time... The film additionally explores how being a brat impacts adult life... when a brat leaves the armed forces environment and struggles to "fit in." Featuring songs by Kris Kristofferson and archival footage from post-war Germany and Japan. BRATS is a gripping documentary "with universal dimensions" that "should be seen by everyone concerned about children" (Marlene Koenig & Betty Nicholas, Retired DoD Teachers).

Sales Points

• Official Selection in dozens of festivals including Sedona, Santa Fe, Newport Beach, Rhode Island, San Diego and many more.
• Features on NPR 'All Things Considered'
• Featured on CNN's 'This Week At War'
• As seen on American Family Network TV
• Winner: Founders Choice GI Film Festival
• Winner: Best Documentary Beaufort Film Festival
• Winner: Southern Lens Award Best Documentary
• 7% of the American population grew up as 'brats'

Press Quotes

A powerful glimpse of life 'inside the fortress.' It is a must see for Brats and will be surprisingly popular with non-Brats...

     —School Library Journal

Some people still don't even know we are here. They don't even try to understand what we go through. We are glad to see movies like 'Brats-Our Journey Home' because it tells the world we are here

     —Military Brats Magazine

Watching 'BRATS: Our Journey Home' is one of the best steps one can take to expand or become more effective with the military community!

     —Youth for Christ Military Youth Ministry

A splendid documentary... that does most everything you'd want a good documentary to do... and changes the way we look at these people.

     —Orlando Sentinel

...rapidly becoming a cult classic among former dependents of military members

     —Marine Corp News