Homefront USA
Overview of films
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Persons of Interest
In a cool form, an (in)human problem is made painfully tangible. After September 11, immigrants from Moslem countries were made outlaws in the USA.
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George W. Bush: Superstar?
The president as a fictional protagonist. Film critic Jim Hoberman (Village Voice) shows a selection of films and fragments that are guaranteed to
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It’s Not My Memory of It
Archive material reveals the operation of the secret services. A documentary thriller.
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A Room with a View in the Financial District
Before it all happened, an artist looked around the WTC in New York. In retrospect, it all looks very spooky.
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A Certain Kind of Death
Obstinate documentary that reconstructs in painful detail the lives of several unknown people who died in obscurity. Their deaths reveal just how m
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Just Another Day in the Homeland
America is at war again. A film maker goes out into the street and films spontaneous reactions by proponents and opponents. And then he lets his th
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Exist
Not a protest film, but a film about people who live for protest. Or even die for it. Shot with little money and much bravura.
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The Agronomist
Dramatic and entertaining documentary portrait about the last few decades in Haiti. Or how you can run a country from the Pentagon.
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Falling Grace
An angel once made a mistake that put Bush in the White House. But she comes back to put things right.
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Elephant
Authentic, supple film version of a shooting at a high school, loosely based on true events. Pure fiction, but with a documentary feel. Winner of t
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American Dreams #3
Sad impression of a line of people who leave Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge. Does everyone still remember why?
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ONE YEAR LATER – Interviews and Radio
On the road through America passing tourist landscapes. One year after September 11, the date comes round again. At least it does on the radio.