The Untold Story of American Valor: Behind “The Outpost”

The Untold Story of American Valor: Behind “The Outpost”

10 am PDT

The Outpost, which has been #1 on VOD since its release on July 4th weekend, tells the true story of a small team of US soldiers who battled the Taliban against all odds in Afghanistan. Based on Jake Tapper’s 2012 novel, the movie begs the question: is there such a thing as pointless sacrifice?

Join producer and Co-President of Millennium Films, Jonathan Yunger, who also plays SFC Jonathan Hill in the film, and actor Taylor John Smith, who plays First Lt. Andrew Bundermann, in conversation with Rabbi Sherre Hirsch.

To watch the film, please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-outpost/id1515512877

Jonathan Yunger joined Millennium Films/Nu Image in 2011 and has worked on more than fifty films during his tenure at the company, including The Expendables franchise, Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, and Mechanic: Resurrection. Presently, Yunger is the Co-President of Millennium Media.

Millennium recently released Ric Waugh’s Angel Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman and Rod Lurie’s adaptation of Jake Tapper’s Afghan war story The Outpost with Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, and Orlando Bloom. Upcoming titles include the The Hitman’s Wife's Bodyguard with Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek. Yunger currently lives in Los Angeles and travels regularly to Millennium’s studio in Sofia, Nu Boyana Film Studios, for the productions of its films.

Taylor John Smith is quickly proving himself to be one of the most exciting emerging talents in Hollywood. He most recently starred in the rugged war drama, The Outpost, opposite Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, and Scott Eastwood (based on the book by CNN’s Jake Tapper). He can also be seen as the emotionally charged John Keene opposite Amy Adams in the HBO limited series Sharp Objects, directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and based off Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel. His performance placed him on Variety's 10 Actors to Watch. 

Rabbi Sherre Hirsch is the Chief Innovation Officer for American Jewish University. Rabbi Hirsch made headlines as the first female rabbi at Sinai Temple, the largest Conservative congregation on the west coast. She served as Senior Rabbinic Scholar at Hillel International, where she created and developed Hillelwell, an initiative for Hillels worldwide to become the recognized address for preventative mental health. A thought leader on spirituality and religion, Rabbi Hirsch has appeared on the Today Show, ABC News, Extra, and PBS, among other outlets, and has been a contributor to Time.com, Oprah Magazine, the Jewish Journal, the Hollywood Journal, and more. She is the author of “Thresholds, How to Live Fearlessly and Regret Free” (featured in “Hot Type” in Vanity Fair), and “We Plan, God Laughs, What to do When Life Hits You Over the Head” (recognized on Amazon’s Top 100 List). Rabbi Hirsch was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.