Alex Sutton, a veteran of three combat tours in Iraq, has been done with war for nearly a decade. But his fight is far from over. Dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and medications that leave him feeling “zombified,” he seeks solace in the land, investing his disability payments in a 43-acre spread in rural North Carolina and flocks of chickens and goats.

The acclaimed 2016 documentary Farmer/Veteran chronicles his heartbreaking story and the larger struggle to address the health of our nation’s returning combat veterans. It is screened by the Library and KCPT-TV as part of the Indie Lens Pop-Up community cinema initiative. The film’s director, Jeremy Lange, helps lead a follow-up discussion along with area farmers/veterans and representatives of the Farmer Veteran Coalition and Servicemember Agricultural Vocation Education (SAVE) Farm.

Co-presented by KCPT-TV, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the Kansas International Film Festival.