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The wrong son

The wrong son

Bill Oliver | USA | 1993 | 20' |

| IFFR 1994

–A short film exploring institutional reactions to gays and lesbians, focusing on the U.S. Military. Oliver juxtaposes the fifties game show ‘To Tell the Truth’, excerpts from the McCarthy Senate Hearings and military archive footage with original material shot with a ‘surveillance’ camera.

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Film details

Country of production: USA
Year: 1993
Festival edition: IFFR 1994
Length: 20"
Medium/Format: umatic NTSC
Language: English
Premiere status: International premiere
Director: Bill Oliver

The wrong son

Also in this combined programme

Lady

The new dark ages

Darling child

Nomads

Sunray

Saint Mulekicker

Film details

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