G.I. Hospital

Antiwar comedy. A group of severely wounded soldiers are cheerful about their injuries. After all, it's not like they lost their arms or legs for nothing. It was "for their country," so that makes it okay. This film uses humor to encourage the viewer to think twice about the personal cost of war.

  • Jonny Lewis
    Director
  • Jonny Lewis
    Writer
  • Jonny Lewis
    Producer
  • Deus Xavier Scott
    Key Cast
  • Adrian Gonzalez
    Key Cast
  • Heather Fox
    Key Cast
  • Jonny Lewis
    Key Cast
  • Maxwell Glick
    Key Cast
  • Christine Joëlle
    Key Cast
  • Carol Rasaphangthong
    Animators
  • Jennifer Kim
    Animators
  • Carol Rasaphangthong
    Editor
  • David Raiklen
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 11, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Chandler International Film Festival
    United States
    September 28, 2016
    Arizona Premiere
    Best Animated Short
  • Indie Night Festival
    United States
    September 24, 2016
  • California International Shorts Festival
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    September 17, 2016
    U.S. Premiere
    Best Animated Short
Director Biography - Jonny Lewis

[NOTE: Although I am currently in Michigan looking after my elderly mother, I acted and made films in L.A. for 11 years. I do fly to L.A. for festivals that have Q&A, and 90% of my 1000+ Facebook friends are actors and filmmakers I've worked with in L.A.]

Jonny Lewis started acting in 2002, at age 45. He starred in three stage plays in New York, and won an award for the first short film he ever acted in, before moving to Los Angeles in 2003, where he acted in 150 student and independent films. In 2009 he wrote and shot his first short film. Since then he has shot 16 more (including some in Spanish), and written about a hundred. He has completed one feature film (a “spiritual comedy”) and is working on others. Jonny’s current project consists of a series of antiwar comedy shorts.

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Director Statement

War is simply average people trying to kill each other because someone "higher up" told them to do so. Seems kind of crazy to me. Yet we accept it as natural and right. I don't. So I've written several short comedies highlighting the many ways in which war is pointless. Let's have a good laugh, and then think again.