SCREENING 4 SCREENINGS: Parachute

BE SEEN is united in mission with PARACHUTE, a feature narrative film by award-winning filmmakers Annie Silverstein and Monique Walton.

The film centers around an off-the-grid community of Veterans who find healing and connection through skydiving. The film is being made in collaboration with Veterans - both in front of and behind the camera - with a plan for an impact campaign during the release of the film to reach audiences across the country. PARACHUTE aims to bring people together, build empathy, and start conversations around mental health and healing.

With dates set to begin production next Spring, the film team is currently raising $50K to support crucial elements of the project, including traditional and non-traditional casting within the Veteran and skydiving communities, and workforce development for Veterans.

PARACHUTE Logline:
Set in 2010, Samantha Lee (“Lee”) is the aerial videographer in a rowdy, off-the-grid community of veterans who work as skydiving instructors in middle-of-nowhere Texas. When they aren’t throwing themselves out of planes, getting their thrills and “sky therapy,” they’re sitting around a fire, sharing stories, having a few too many drinks, and trying to keep their small business afloat. The delicate balance of Lee’s found family is upset by the arrival of Cindy-- an affluent housewife who threatens Lee’s way of life by opening her heart. PARACHUTE is about re-entry, found family, healing, and a homecoming to oneself.

Production:

Central Texas, Spring 2026

Why is BE SEEN united in mission with PARACHUTE?

Colorectal cancer is one of the most diagnosed cancers among Veterans, and each year VA diagnoses approximately 4,000 new cases.

Burn pits, oil well fires, radiation and other toxins during deployment are linked to higher risks for CRC for those actively servicing and for Veterans once they return home.

The problem was so prevalent that, in 2002, The PACT Act was passed which presumes a connection between colorectal cancer and military service due to potential toxin exposure.

This presumption means Veterans don’t need to provide as much evidence connecting their cancer to their military service—making the claims process faster and more straightforward.

The BE SEEN community sparks action.
We refuse to accept that Veterans are at higher risk.
We refuse to stay silent about PTSD and post-service support.
We refuse to let people go unseen.

This isn’t abstract. It’s personal. Our founder, Marisa Peters, diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer at 39, lives with PTSD following childbirth and is the granddaughter to WWII Veterans.

That’s why Screening 4 Screenings exists: to break down barriers, elevate stories that build community and put action front and center. Because everyone deserves to be seen. And let’s be real: it all starts with taking your health seriously. Because right now, there’s a skyrocketing rise of 20-, 30-, and 40-somethings being told too late that they have cancer. Late stage. Life-altering. Deadly.

Support stories that move. Spark action. Change the ending.