"Empty Streets" Depicts PTSD of Hawaii War Veteran

Kauai-raised filmmaker and Hawaii Student Film Festival founder Paul Booth has just completed shooting his directorial debut, "Empty Streets," a short film based on his friend's experience with PTSD. Booth's high school pal Ely Kalilikane suffered heavy emotional and psychological trauma upon his return from a tour of duty in the Middle East.

The $2,000-3,000 budget film was shot in Northern California, where Booth is now based, with a Panasonic DVX100 and a skeleton crew. Besides Booth and Kalilikane, the film's Hawaii connections include co-writer Eve Hands of Kauai, actor Desiree Duclayan-Parsonson of Kauai, and Anthony Haviland of Maui.

Booth is currently editing "Empty Streets" and preparing to submit it to film festivals. He expects to release it via educational venues and the Internet as well.

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