Kyle Hausmann-Stokes

Enlisting a month before 9/11, Kyle served 5 years in the US Army as a paratrooper and received the Bronze Star in Iraq.

Following USC film, Kyle spent a decade writing, producing and directing content about the military, veterans and mental health. He is the co-founder of Veterans in Media & Entertainment, the nation’s foremost nonprofit organization for veterans working in the entertainment industry.

Kyle is the director, co-writer and producer of the feature film "My Dead Friend Zoe." Based on Kyle’s true story and his feature debut, the film won the 2024 SXSW Audience Award, Woodstock Grand Jury Best Narrative, and released in theaters nationwide on February 24, 2025.

Kyle is a member of Hollywood American Legion Post 43 in California.