Extremis, a feature film mission for veterans and active duty service members with PTSD and survivor guilt
A project to raise funds
to produce a motion picture
based on the book
SAVE THE BELKNAP
by
Captain Robert Carney Powers,
U.S. Navy (Retired)
A night to forget
that will always
be remembered.
The Mission
For the ones who came home
carrying what no one saw.
Project Extremis exists to reach veterans and active duty service members living with PTSD and survivor guilt, to help families understand, and to give one more reason to stay. We tell the story so the next person in the dark hears it.
"If this film saves one life, the whole thing was worth it."
All active duty members become veterans. The story belongs to the sailor on the ship tonight as much as the veteran remembering it decades later.
If you found this page at 2 a.m. in a dark place, you are not alone. The Veterans Crisis Line is open right now. Dial 988, then press 1.
Two Ways In
For Supporters
Support the Mission
Help fund the development of Project Extremis, the feature screenplay that carries this story forward.
For Veterans, Active Duty & Families
Talk to Someone Now
If you or someone you love, in uniform or retired, is in crisis, the Veterans Crisis Line is open 24/7. Dial 988, then press 1.
Now In Development
Two Stories. One Mission.
The Screenplay
Project Extremis
A feature in development
Ordinary people. An extreme moment. A trauma that surfaces years later.
A Prior Credit
The Keeper
Released 2024
A veteran walks the Appalachian Trail carrying the names of those lost to suicide, and finds a reason to keep going.