On a more serious note, “Drones” by director/producer Rick Rosenthal, will be screening at the festival on Oct 19 and 20th, and is a MUST SEE if you are interested in seeing just what it takes, and what is exactly involved while operating these new war machines that can wreak havoc from 7,000 miles away.

“Drones is about two Air Force personnel in a trailer in Nevada piloting a drone over Afghanistan. As they zero in – from halfway around the world – on a man who may or may not be a terrorist, they are forced to confront a military hierarchy who unequivocally wants him dead.
Presenting a controversial vision of the ethical dilemmas of modern warfare, further compressed by a ticking clock, Drones forces the audience to examine how they might respond under similar circumstances.

Drones is an unflinching examination of the moral issues and collateral damage facing a U.S. military that relies ever more heavily on the use of unmanned drones to execute its strategies. With the US government regarding the use of drones one of its “essential services” that will be continued in the midst of a current nationwide shutdown, Drones is a timely look at the human cost of 21st century warfare.

SYNOPSIS

In an expanse of desert just outside Las Vegas, a dozen trailers dot the stark landscape. Inside each air-conditioned trailer, two Air Force personnel pilot an unmanned aircraft over Afghanistan, half a world away. While surveilling a possible terrorist hideout, sophisticated new girl, Sue Lawson (Eloise Mumford), daughter of a well-respected and feared army general, and dogged, blue-collar airman (Matt O’Leary) find themselves at odds with their orders – and each other – as they face a range of complicated moral dilemmas when ordered to take out a suspected terrorist – especially because to do so would also mean killing many innocent men, women, and children.”