Also Resisters considers solidarity across generations and geography. Adapted from a 1968 essay by the gay American socialist David E. McReynolds, the short archival film takes the images and sounds of the American war in Vietnam to reflect on the feedback loop between militarism abroad and at home — and the people who resisted it.
Country
USAYear
2025Length
14'
Category
DocumentaryPremiere
Italian
Cinematography
Found footageEditing
Christina D. BartsonMusic
Dani DerksSound
Dani Derks / Gigantic StudiosProduction
Christina D. BartsonSynopsis
Biography
Christina D. Bartson is a filmmaker and archivist based in London with roots in the American Midwest. Her projects consider the political economy of media and how narratives about conflict, social movements, and land are metastasized and mobilized through archival materials.
Statement
— Christina Danielle Bartson
Archival materials
The majority of the footage is from the Department of Defense in the U.S. and all of the footage is from, or around, the year 1968.
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