

8 minutes that'll wreck you — Vietnam vet builds hope from the ashes of war.
Jack Lyon used his experience as a Vietnam Veteran to help found the Veterans Village of San Diego. With a mission of offering peer support and spiritual guidance, Jack immerses himself in a life of helping young U.S. veterans.
Direction
Giannini trusts silence; every frame earns its weight.
Acting
Jack Lyon IS the film — no performance, just presence.
Director
John Giannini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director John Giannini shot this as a student project at San Diego State; it sat unseen for years before a 2019 Reddit post revived it.
Veterans Village of San Diego, founded 1981, pioneered the 'peer support' model now standard in VA treatment — Jack's fingerprints are everywhere.
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