“Max: One Last Favor” is a 21-minute documentary directed by Patti Bonnet, produced by Jeffrey Wright, Patti Bonnet and David Holbrooke, co-produced and edited by Sara McKellogg Lane, featuring the art of Joe Merritt.
The film premiered at the 2024 Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride as part of the Indomitable Spirits Shorts program.
The Story:
After 20 years of war, America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left hundreds of thousands of Afghan interpreters and other allies behind as the Taliban retook the country with shocking speed.
Fearing retribution for his brave work with allied forces, beloved Interpreter “Max” and his family of 10 are forced into hiding as they desperately struggle to escape Afghanistan before they are tracked down and punished. Meanwhile in the U.S., Max’s former brothers-in-arms and their network of supporters work frantically to navigate the byzantine process established by the U.S government to bring these allies to safety.
Told through frenzied communications between Max, his devoted Marine friends, and their network, we witness the surreal situation unfold over time as the group confronts the harsh realities of our broken system, and a world that moves on.
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To support Max and his family, please donate to his GoFundMe account.
All GoFundMe donations (minus transaction and banking fees) will be used for the family’s living expenses, legal fees, and support getting the family to safety.
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If you would like to support the film and our team’s efforts to fix this broken system, please contact us here. We are in need of financial support for our film’s impact campaign to continue our work. We are also seeking legal, security, and social media assistance, so if you have special skills and would like to volunteer, please let us know.