Photos: Military Film Festival

Army veteran John King of Twentynine Palms watches the Afghan war movie “Restrepo” from inside his pickup truck during the Military Film Festival at Smith’s Ranch Drive-In in Twentynine Palms, Calif.   (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times )

A beam of light from the movie projector cuts through the darkness as the Afghan war movie “Restrepo” is played during the Military Film Festival.

Moviegoers sit in beach chairs to watch the Afghan war movie “Restrepo” during the Military Film Festival at Smith’s Ranch Drive-In.

Army veteran John King of Twentynine Palms watches the Afghan war movie “Restrepo” from inside his pickup truck during the Military Film Festival.