Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. Escape from Suburbia takes us “through the looking glass” on a journey of discovery – a sobering yet vital and ultimately positive exploration of what the second half of the Oil Age has in store for us. It deals with subjects such as urban density, local farming, industrial agriculture, overpopulation, renewable energies and the position of the United States Government.
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2 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1994.
Every Wandering Cloud is the first instalment in a series of experimental videos inspired by the writings of Oscar Wilde. Interweaving text from Wilde's “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” with hand-drawn animation derived from Edward Muybridge's “Human and Animal Location”, Every Wandering Cloud is a meditation on themes of freedom and imprisonment.
The catalog of promises of a conservative American politician serves to affix some underwear as a souvenir. 3 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1996.
UntitledPart-animated screen ad for Esso "Extra" gasoline. (The Prelinger Archives are a source of educational material, mainly ordered by theme, giving a vision of the dark side, the underbelly, perhaps naive of the American dream and the America that is often hidden behind the media curtain.)
UntitledAn epic journey across the U.S.A. in search of what is causing our unfolding global crisis. Pollution, droughts and diminishing resources now threaten the very engine driving these catastrophes: civilization itself. Massive dislocations are manifesting in or lifetime, and our world will never be the same. This is not a story of despair but rather a rallying effort to find our way back towards harmony with nature. Fall and Winter uncovers ingenious new strategies for the future while drawing on past wisdom; it is a survival guide for the 21st century.
UntitledFallujah is a collaborative production created by Iraqi and American filmmakers. After a major US led offensive launch in November of 2004, two-thirds of the city was destroyed and thousands of its citizens were forced into refugee camps. Code Pink commissioned Iraqi filmmaker Homodi Hasim to send a team of videomakers and investigative journalists to Fallujah to record the destruction and death inflicted by the American assault. He also interviewed many of the thousands of Fallujah residents who were forced to live in refugee camps on the outskirts of Fallujah and Baghdad.