Hank Hughes is the first Post-9/11 veteran to be nominated for an Oscar.<br /><br />Hughes sat down with WATM’s Blake Stilwell and discussed the inspiration behind the film and what he hopes to achieve with it.<br /><br />‘Day One’ is inspired by a Hughes’ experiences in Afghanistan. The film depicts a new translator’s first day accompanying a U.S. Army unit on patrol. As she quickly discovers, her job will bring up brutal complexities as gender and religious barriers emerge with lives hanging in the balance.<br /><br />For more subscribe: http://themghty.co/1jX7s5q<br /><br />Get more We Are The Mighty:<br />http://www.wearethemighty.com<br />https://www.facebook.com/themighty<br />https://twitter.com/wearethemighty<br />https://instagram.com/wearethemighty<br />http://www.we-are-the-mighty.tumblr.com/
