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Soul Patrol

Soul Patrol

Soul Patrol

Dir. J. M. Harper
99 min

Veteran's Day Screening: November 11 at 4:30 PM

Free tickets for Veterans available at the box office on the day of the screening.

ABOUT THE FILM

Soul Patrol uncovers a hidden chapter of American military history by focusing on the Vietnam War's first Black special ops team, an elite unit operating deep behind enemy lines. With unprecedented access to this once-secretive group of African-American veterans, director J.M. Harper reconstructs their journey with an immediacy rarely seen in Vietnam War storytelling, using raw Super 8 footage, photographs, and audio recordings from their personal archives. Opening on the war’s 50th anniversary, the surviving members reunite in a hotel that becomes a surreal liminal space, where memory, brotherhood, and unresolved trauma collide. As the men reflect on their experiences, the film interrogates the contradictions of fighting for freedom abroad while facing inequality at home.

Winner of the Directing Award for U.S. Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, Soul Patrol is not just a war story, but a reckoning – an intimate portrait of survival, memory, and the enduring cost of war on those asked to fight it.

Film Details

Film Type: Documentary Feature
Release Year: 2026
Runtime: 99 min
Country/Region: USA
Language: English
Print Source: Kino Lorber
Tags: Documentary
Program: Special Screenings

Cast/Crew

Director: J. M. Harper
Producer: Sam Bisbee, Danielle Massie, J.M. Harper, Nasir Jones, Peter Bittenbender
Cinematographer: Logan Triplett
Screenwriter: J.M. Harper
Editor: Byron Leon, Niles Howard, Gabriela Tessitore