REALPOLITIK
Politics in America has been transformed over the past two decades by the vast reach of the internet and the concomitant proliferation of media sources of dubious origin and intent. These films at times juxtapose images of assembly and protest with a range of political voices, some of them strident in the manner that has come to characterize our increasingly dysfunctional political world. The films also feature politics at ground level, signaling the mood and character of voters as election day approaches and they go about their daily routines.
Shooting an Elephant 2012 | HD color | 15:00
Right-wing authoritarianism hangs in the air as the words, faces and public spectacles of the Tea Party illuminate the absurdity, mania and incoherent rage that define the movement. More about Shooting an Elephant
Memory Leak 2009 | HD color | 20:00
A meditation on the waning days of a decade from hell, loosely built around a verbal duel between Bernie Sanders and Alan Greenspan. More about Memory Leak
Camp Diaries 2008 | B&W video | 14:30
A merging of two World War II archives: U.S. Government anti-Japanese-American propaganda materials, and Dorothea Lange’s jarring, elegiac images of internment camps. More about Camp Diaries
Using recovered, now-distressed video I shot as a college freshman in 1972, prominent journalists are interviewed just before Richard Nixon’s re-election, discussing how a corrupt, lawless President could be heading towards a landslide victory despite the burgeoning Watergate scandal. More about Cold Sweat
Galvanized 2012 | HD Color | 5:00
Kingdom-minded Christ-followers gather in peaceful protest in Charlotte, NC in 2012 on the eve of the Democratic National Convention. More about Galvanized