“Hacksaw Ridge” is a nontraditional war movie depicting the story of Desmond Doss, a war hero who survived World War II without ever picking up a gun, and won a Medal of Honor for saving dozens of his comrades. Andrew Hanks, a film junior, is the lead event organizer of Hollywood Invades Tempe, which screens movies and brings in filmmakers to speak to students. “We like to pick popular films or films that have just come out so they’re fresh on people’s minds,” Hanks said. “‘Hacksaw Ridge’ being nominated for six Oscars and winning two, really just a powerful movie that came out in the past year. The fact that we could get Mr. Schenkkan just made it even better.” To read more, click here.