Home About the Film Life as a BRAT Trailer Filmmaker Purchasing the DVD Screenings & Parties Press Room Audience Reactions Future Projects BRATS RAW The Nonprofit Donate! BRAT Links Contact Us BRATS has received some amazing press during this journey. Thank you to everyone who is helping "get the word out." Here are some of the highlights. If you're a journalist and want a copy of our e-press kit, or would like to review the film or set up an interview, please let us know! And don't forget to check out our Audience Reactions page. It's comments like these that have made this long journey all worthwhile. Movie Reviews TV Interviews Radio Interviews Magazines Newspaper and Internet Articles Blogs and Chats Brats Organizations Educational Organizations Movie Reviews Orlando Sentinel/Rotten Tomatoes website (FL) - Roger Moore 4 stars! "...a splendid documentary that explores this rarefied 'cruel' life of 'privilege,' pain and responsibility, all lived at the point of America's spear..." Portfolio Weekly (VA) - Gregory Epps 4 stars! "...local screening of a new documentary about growing up in the military draws a packed crowd — and for good reason... her acclaimed film is simply a well-done documentary..." Old School Reviews - John Nesbit "...commands attention as the most detailed non-fictional account of this unique lifestyle..." All Movie Guide/New York Times/MTV/Fandango/ Moviefone/Blockbuster/MSN Movies/Starpulse/Answers.com - Mark Deming Average reader rating - 5/5 "...the emotional trials of growing up as a military brat and the little-explored bonds of those who shared this upbringing..." School Library Journal - Mike Brown "...a powerful glimpse of life 'inside the fortress.' It is a must see for Brats and will be surprisingly popular with non-Brats..." South County Independent (RI) - Doug Norris "...powerful... illuminating... compelling... at the heart of this fascinating documentary is the universal need for belonging... brats experience the world and what it means to be American in ways that most of us will never understand..." The New Mexican (NM) - Robert Nott "...absorbing..." TheCelebrityCafe.com - Auriette Lindsey Reviewer's Rating: 8.5 - Reader's Rating: 9.5 "...a must-see for brats and their friends and loved ones who want to understand why they see the world from a whole different perspective..." New England Entertainment Digest - George T. Marshall (Executive Director, Rhode Island International Film Festival) "Strongly and creatively directed... the film hit home." The Fort Huachuca Scout (AZ) - Tanja Linton "The discussion with Musil almost took on the air of a revival meeting as total strangers who thought they had an unusual childhood realized they had so much in common with each other." Associated Content - Lucy Newman "...pointed out many truths that seemed to have lifted a heavy weight from shoulders... at the end of the movie I felt as if someone understood me and I wasn't alone..." Marine Corps News - Heather Owens "...rapidly becoming a cult classic among former dependents of military members..." Youth for Christ Military Youth Ministry - Executive Director "Watching 'BRATS: Our Journey Home' one of the best steps one can take to expand or become more effective with the military community!" American Overseas Schools Historical Society "If you are a Brat, this is a must-see production." Simply Sandra - Sandra Okamoto, Reporter, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, GA "I'd seen the documentary before, but I watched it at home by myself. This time, I was surrounded by military brats. And boy, was it great!" The Sentinel-Record - Glenda J. Cooper, Reel Opinion, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas "Finally, there is some kind of understanding of the past and productive self-reflection!" Military Brats Magazine - Trent & Amanda "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." San Diego Film Festival Blog 2006 - Nick "...it was almost therapeutic..." The Moving Image - J. Emmett Winn "...a balanced and insightful investigation of the problems, joys, and pains of growing up in the military..." TV Interviews CNN's "This Week at War" with John Roberts (national broadcast) Armed Forces Network Television - Korea (11/2007) Alabama Live/WSFA-Channel 12 News - Montgomery, AL First Coast News/WTLV-12 - Jacksonville, FL Fox 12 News at Nine/KTRV - Boise, ID WEAR-TV, Channel 3, ABC - Pensacola, FL WMAZ-TV Eyewitness News - Macon, GA WRBL, Channel 3 - Columbus, GA Radio Interviews NPR's "All Things Considered", "Military Families and the Lives of Brats," Debbie Elliott Georgia Public Radio's "Georgia Gazette", Rickey Bevington SpouseBUZZ Radio, "Focus on Military Brats," Andi Cox Radio with Chrissie Murnin, San Antonio, TX 106.9 The Fox Hampton Roads Classic Rock (VA) Military Brats Registry Podcast Magazines Soldiers, "On Being a 'Brat,'" Rachael Tolliver USAA Magazine, "Military Brats Unite" Leatherneck, "Leatherneck Line" Military Officer, "Attention!" Military Brats Magazine, "Boys vs. Girls - Review & Critique - "Brats Our Journey Home" Georgia Magazine, "BRATS - Documentary Explores Growing Up Military," Alyson Waldrop Reunions, "Film Writer Covers 'Brats" Life Stories" Georgia Bar Journal, "Bench & Bar" Grady College Grady News, "Musil Completes Work of Passion" CinemaATL, "Brats Comes Home to AFF," Martin Kelley Folioweekly, Jacksonville's News and Opinion Magazine, FL Good Stuff, Peterson Air Force Base, CO Georgia Law Advocate, "America's Lost Subculture," Jennifer Bogan Newspaper & Internet Articles Movie About Children of Servicemembers Getting Good Reviews In Case You Missed It... 'Brat' offers glimpse of her world Filmmaker to bring stories of ‘military brats’ to South Korea New Film Focuses on Military Brats By Jenny Sokol Published 12/21/2007 A Military Brat's Review By Lucy Newman Published Jul 20, 2007 It feels good to be a brat Brian Dukes Published on Friday, June 22, 2007 Growing up military A documentary illuminates the lives and culture of "military brats," tipping its hat to a book by a former local resident. BY STEPHANIE HEINATZ June 21, 2007 A documentary film about military brats will be screened this week in Hampton Roads. By CHERISE M. WILLIAMS, The Virginian-Pilot June 21, 2007 Filmmaker, audience share a culture as military 'Brats' By Andrew C. Martel Published on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Documentary explores what it's like to grow up in a military family By Amneris Solano Monday, June 18, 2007 Military brats view their lives positively By Margo Rutledge Kissell 6/15/2007 Museum to screen documentary By Margo Rutledge Kissell 6/15/2007 ParaGlide.com page D6 6/14/2007 FayObserver.com AROUND THE COUNTY Saturday, June 09, 2007 PressZoom Free screening of 'BRATS: Our Journey Home' at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force 5/30/2007 Stars and Stripes Documentary explores transitory lives of military children By Ben Murray, Sunday, April 15, 2007 Orlando Weekly Screening of the documentary about the lives of children with parents in the military   Jacksonville.Com What it's like to grow up a military brat,  5/18/2007 - 7:07 am Ledger-Enquirer.com 'Brats' film airs today at CSU,  Monday, May 21, 2007 Macon.Com Museum to show film about growing up in a military family,  Fri, May. 18, 2007 Florida Today Film explores life of a military brat,  May 18, 2007 The Orlando Sentinal Brats: Movie about Military kids, to screen in Orlando,  May 7, 2007 The Pensacola News Military 'Brats' to screen in Gulf Breeze,  April, 25, 2007 Film relates military brat joys, travails The Huntsville Times,  Monday, April 23, 2007 Film helps 'brats' belong www.thenewsenterprise.com,  Sunday, April 22, 2007 Film explores upbringing of military children Killeen Daily Herald,  Friday, March 30, 2007 These women's films carry festival's weight Herald Net,  Friday, March 2, 2007 Everett film fest will celebrate women's spirit Seattle Times,  Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Film on how military life affects brats Citizen Staff Report,  February 27, 2007 Military brats know no place like home Alison apRoberts - Bee Staff Writer,  Saturday, February 24, 2007 Film festival fades to black with its version of the Oscars Tim Hager,  Sunday February 25, 2007 New documentary: Military parents 'must do what they are told to do' David Edwards and Shant Mesrobian,  Wednesday January 17, 2007 AP Video: Documentary: Military Kids 'Suffer' When Parents Deploy,   A new victim in the war in Iraq and the war on terror is coming to light. It's the children of military men and women. (Jan. 17) "The Lost Tribe"   Gregory Epps,     PortFolio Weekly,  Tuesday, Jul. 25, 2006 Today at the Anchorage International Film Festival , Anchorage Daily News, 12/8/2006 "Film Shows Reality Of Being A Military Brat" Debbie Evert, Co.Springs Military Newspaper Group Space Guardian, 11/2/2006 "Military brats on film," Chelsea J. Carter, ASAP (Associated Press) , Los Angeles, 9/12/2006 Chelsea Carter's ASAP story was also picked up, among others, the following news outlets: The Austin American-Statesman, Austin, TX; The Columbian, Clark County, WA; The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC; Tahoe World, Lake Tahoe, CA; and The Times West Virginian, Fairmont, West Virginia. "Another 'feature' of Beaufort," Tim Hager, The Beaufort Gazette , Beaufort, SC, 8/27/2006 "Students of the World," Anne Malinee, The Washington Times, 8/6/2006 "BRATS," Lorraine Eaton, The Virginian Pilot, Virginia Beach, VA, 7/16/2006 "The Life of a Brat," Mick Walsh, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, GA, 6/10/2006 "Film writer covers 'Brats' life stories," Zachary Baehr, Bellevue Leader, Bellevue, Omaha, 4/4/2006 "The art of the documentary," Marilyn Bellemore, ntwlive.com, Newport, Rhode Island, 3/22/2006 "Oscar Micheaux Film & Book Festival Blooms...," Mona Taggart, Gregory Times-Advocate, Gregory, South Dakota, 8/3/2005 Blogs & Chats The Journey Home.... Tuesday, August 28, 2007 "Home" punishyourma 8/22/07 06:56 am Calling all brats 16 Jul 2007|07:55am by Gail Dunagan Morrison BRATS: A Film Dedicated to the Military Brat June 21, 2007 by Andi Memorial Day Gratitude, Posted by Maria Elena on May 28th, 2007 Jinks Writes And Rewrites, Thursday, June 14, 2007 Thomas Hill Consulting, June 17th, 2007 Simply Sandra Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Proud to be a brat One Tired Mom: Sunday, April 22, 2007 An afternoon with the brats HOMECOMING 2007 02/02/2007 AT Mahan HS Alumni Website Blog Military parents 'must do what they are told' 18 Jan 2007 Media Monarchy Military parents 'must do what they are told to do' 17 Jan 2007 by Patt H. Our Journey Home on CNN 6 Jan 2007 Georgia: Host Rickey Bevington talks with Donna Musil about her documentary Zweibrucken High School 14 Dec 2006 by The Angry Independent BRATS: Our Journey Home 9 Dec 2006 by gdtownshende Exploring my history being raised as a Military Brat - 1950s and 1960s "BRATS FILM TOUR - Our Journey Home" is underway! 8 Oct 2006 by Lietta Ruger 3 Oct 2006 by Terry-Someone made a documentary about my home town! Day 2: Brats 29 Sep 2006 by Nick-I didn't know what to expect The Last Brats Notification. And a few Images. 25 Sep 2006 by Jack F. Mancilla The Party! 20 Sep 2006 by Stacy Military Brats 20 Sep 2006 by Jonesy Are You A Military Brat? 12 Sep 2006 by example@example.com (arniecoleman) BRATS: Our Journey Home 29 Jun 2006 I co-produced the documentary I'm a BRAT -26 Jun 2006 by Sara Brats 14 Jun 2006 by Sissy I got this via email Military parents 'must do what they are told' Media Monarchy There is a new documentary out... Brat Pack, By Blueberry(Blueberry), 1/18/2007 I was contacted by a gentleman ... BrandToBeDetermined, eschipul, 1/18/2007 Attention military brats (You know who you are...): Have Skunk, 1/18/2007 Thanks for the Meme-ories, G Dean Townshende, 11/22/2006 Comments re BRATS film, Kubasaki High School Alumni Discussion Board, 9/26/2006 "Brats," Jeff Mariotte, Dispatches From the Flying M, AZ, 9/17/2006 "My Not-so-Short Bio," MommyTonya's Homeschool Blog, 8/24/2006 "Brats, Our Journey Home," Ruth Kneale, Tucson, AZ, 5/4/2006 "Brats, Our Journey Home Documentary," Nathan Scott, Santa Monica, 5/1/2006 "Thinkin' About... Military Brats," No Bad Days in South Dakota, 4/11/2006 "Brats: Our Journey Home," Rogle, Free Republic, 4/10/2006 "Brats Our Journey Home," Tonya Murphy, Bald Eagles Aerie, 3/11/2006 "Brats: Our Journey Home," Larry Antley-Keller, Texas, 1/28/2006 "Brats: Our Journey Home - Update," David Cummings, Texas, 1/26/2006 "Brats Are People Too," Fallenmonk (after Seoul American High School Reunion), 8/1/2005 "Brats: Our Journey Home,", M. Sinclair Stevens, Words Into Bytes, 6/7/2005 Brats Organizations International School of Bangkok comments, Thailand, 9/20/2006 American International School/American Embassy School, New Delhi, India, 9/2006 Sembach American High School comments, Germany, 8/7/2006 AFCENT/AFNORTH International School, Brunssum, Netherlands Bitburg American High School comments, Bitburg, Germany, 6/16/2006 "Brats Life: Adventure or Stressful," Military Brats Online Soundoff, Military Brats Registry Ankara High School Alumni Posts, 1/23/2006 Ankara High School Connections, Dallas Reunion, 8/2005 Seoul American High School, Seoul, Korea American International School of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan Karlsruhe American High School comments, Karlsruhe, Germany Kaiserslautern American International School, K-Town, Germany Educational Organizations "BRATS: Our Journey Home" used to spark discussion at National Catholic Youth Ministry Conference, AMS News, June, 2006 - Mark Moitoza, Director of Youth Ministry, Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (see page 17), November 2006 Families in Global Transition Conference, Houston, TX, 9/15/2006 The American Sociological Association 100th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 8/14/2006