"The More Things Change" tells the story of young men and women, who over the last one hundred years, were accepted to our military academies and chose to serve their nation. The film depicts various decades from the 1890s up to present day and that progression also shows the cultural evolution the United States underwent over that time period. Once we see historical reenactments of receiving an acceptance letter to these military academies, the film switches gears to allow the parents of current cadets and midshipmen to express what that moment was like and how the decision affected them and their children. This brings in a raw and real emotional reactions that go beyond what our scripted scenes can express.

The Army-Navy football game is a contest between the football teams of the US Military Academy and the US Naval Acadamy that has been played for over one hundred years and is perhaps the most heated and storied rivalry in American sports. Although the players on that field will one day be on the same team and serve their country together, for that one day of the Army-Navy game their are no greater enemies. So, the Army-Navy game is about so much more than just a football contest, it is about the young men and women who choose to spend the next decade of their young lives serving and potentially sacrificing their lives for their country. They don't play for glory, money, or super-stardom. They play to honor the values of sacrifice, honor, and commitment.

The challenge for this piece was to seamlessly integrate reality and fantasy into one cohesive story. Beautifully shot scenes of cadets and midshipmen at key moments in American history were used to frame the emotions of the moment the dream of attending a service academy was realized and to emphasize the joy, sacrifice and commitment it requires not only of themselves but their family, as well. In turn, when we hear from the parents of current service academy students, it is not juxtaposition, but a single continuous narrative.