POTSDAM – A movie that was filmed almost entirely on Clarkson University campus that sheds lights on the struggles of female veterans will premiere Veteran’s Day at Cinema 10 in the Roxy Theater.

Clarkson film professor Brian Hauser says wants to bring female veterans’ stories to the forefront in Nontraditional, a film that follows 26 year-old Erika Byrd, a female combat veteran starting her freshman year in college.

The world premiere, which Hauser wrote and directed, is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 11.

 Christina Xydias, an assistant professor of political science at Clarkson, co-produced the film with Hauser.

Most of the movie was filmed on or near the Clarkson campus over the summer and features several local cast members.

Editing wrapped up recently and the film is being submitted for possible screenings at several film festivals across the country.

Hauser said notices an odd distinction among male and female veterans in his classes at the start of each semester.

“I can usually tell within a couple minutes: the haircut, how they walk, where they choose to sit in my classes. And once they say sir, I know,” Hauser, himself a veteran, says of male vets.

“Among the women in my classes, I can’t tell who’s a vet. They usually don't bring it up until we’re well into the semester and I’ve mentioned my time in the military, Houser said”

In the movie, Byrd believes college will be easier than her recent tour of duty in Afghanistan. But she struggles to connect both with her classmates and her professors.

“We know that some returning soldiers can face unexpected challenges,” Hauser said. “They’ve just left a highly regimented world where they’re in extreme danger most of the time. Once they’re home and with family and friends, going back to work, they have to navigate a social structure that’s extremely ambiguous, at the best of times. It’s not easy for most people, whether they’re military or not.”

Hauser says he hopes the movie can shed more light on the lives and struggles of female combat veterans.

More information on Nontraditional can be found at www.facebook.com/nontraditionalthemovie