Mirages focuses on a mock Iraqi village in the middle of the Mojave desert in California. The village is used not only to train soldiers for combat, but also as a device to guide their gaze. It familiarises them with the ‘reality’ of Iraq, as it is fictionalized by the Army and Hollywood. Soldiers are trained to differentiate the ‘good people’ from the terrorists and taught that every Iraqi is a potential enemy.
Also in this combined programme
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Home Movie
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These Hammers Don’t Hurt Us
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Maska
This beautiful new animation from the Brothers Quay is a dark, terrifying fairytale after the eponymous story by Stanislaw Lem.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Canada, France
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 22"
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
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