Almost Sunrise
Two friends, ex-soldiers, battle the moral injuries of war – and the temptationTwo friends, ex-soldiers, battle the moral injuries of war – and the temptation toto escape through suicide – as they walk across America. Step by step, they csoldiers, battle the moral injuries of war – and the temptation to escape through suicide – as they walk across America. Step by step, they confront demons, while discovering the power of community and spirituality to heal.onfront demons, while discovering the power of community and spirituality to heal. to escape through suicide – as they walk across America. Step by step, they csoldiers, battle the moral injuries of war – and the temptation to escape through suicide – as they walk across America. Step by step, they confront demons, while discovering the power of community and spirituality to heal.onfront demons, while discovering the power of community and spirituality to heal.
Awards & Recognition
Nominee
2017 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
Almost Sunrise follows two young men on an epic journey of healing. Haunted by memories of combat, Iraq veterans Tom Voss and Anthony Anderson are driven to drink and depression. Fearful of succumbing to the raging epidemic of veteran suicide (22 per day), they seek a lifeline. Together they embark on a 2,700 mile walk across America as a way to confront the inner torment that threatens to tear their lives apart.
With the imminent draw down of troops in Afghanistan, this timely documentary is the first to explore the groundbreaking field of “moral injury” – the burden of intense shame arising when a soldier’s actions in the line of duty violate his moral beliefs.
Almost Sunrise captures an intimate portrait of two friends who struggle with the unseen wounds of war as they discover an unlikely treatment: the restorative power, not of pills, but of silence and meditation.