In the summer of 2016, I embarked on a journey to Iraq and Syria with my friend, Joseph Cavallo, an experienced photographer.

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The sole reason for the trip was to properly research the story for my upcoming screenplay, A Brotherhood. We engaged with Kurdish Militia Groups, most notably the Kurdish YPG.

<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/251915316">A Brotherhood - Behind the scenes research video</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/bandar">Bandar Albuliwi</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

This is what we discovered.