CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1) (2019)

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"CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1)" is the first installment in a five-part project of experimental and hybrid-form short films contemplating a second American civil war via lyrical nonfiction, mixing call-in radio, twenty years of verité footage from the filmmaker's archive, and robots. Conceptually speculating from sixteen years in the future (and a protracted civil war), the project is partly nostalgic political travelogue, partly a quest to mine the archive for what went wrong, and part prewar surveillance records, the project deconstructs and builds to a clashing ideology, culminating in an installation of sound sculpture, four-walled video and artifacts.

Director: Mitch McCabe
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 15 min
Release Date:
Cinematography: Mitch McCabe
Editing: Mitch McCabe
Production: Corporation of Yaddo, MacDowell Colony, iPark Foundation, SPACE Gallery, Purchase College Foundation
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en

Keywords

civil war, found footage, social unrest

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1) about?
"CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1)" is the first installment in a five-part project of experimental and hybrid-form short films contemplating a second American civil war via lyrical nonfiction, mixing call-in radio, twenty years of verité footage from the filmmaker's archive, and robots. Conceptually speculating from sixteen years in the future (and a protracted civil war), the project is partly nostalgic political travelogue, partly a quest to mine the archive for what went wrong, and part prewar surveillance records, the project deconstructs and builds to a clashing ideology, culminating in an installation of sound sculpture, four-walled video and artifacts.
Who directed CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1)?
CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1) was directed by Mitch McCabe.
How long is CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1)?
CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1) has a runtime of 15m (15 minutes).
What genre is CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1)?
CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1) is a Documentary film.
Where was CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1) produced?
CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1) was produced in United States of America.