[Frameworks] Avant-Garde cinema and war

[John Knecht]

My film, *Aspects of a Certain History*, 1984, 60:00, 16mm.  Is about the
history of the war in Viet Nam and my time there with the U.S. 9th Division
in 1967-68.  Available from the New York Filmmker's Coop.

John Knecht

On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 4:43 PM Kornelia Boczkowska <
kornelia.boczkowska at gmail.com> wrote:

> PS. I forgot to mention Kamila Kuc's experimental documentary film from
> 2021, What We Shared, which re-tells the personal stories and memories of
> the 1992-93 war in Abhazia.
>
> W dniu 14.11.2022 o 22:09, Kornelia Boczkowska pisze:
>
> Daniel Reeves’ Smothering Dreams (1981)
>
>
>
> John Smith’s Hotel Diaries (2001-2007)
>
>
>
> Also (though the war is not the main focus of these films):
>
>
> Lynne Sachs’ Which Way is East: Notebooks from Vietnam (1994, made in
> collaboration with Dana Sachs) reflects on the historical trauma and
> memories associated with the Vietnam war
>
>
> Martha Rosler’s Secrets from the Street: No Disclosure (1980) critiques
> (among many other things) covert war and the U.S. presence and military
> involvement in Central America
>
>
> Kornelia
>
> W dniu 14.11.2022 o 21:45, Rob Gawthrop pisze:
>
> Two films in anticipation of the 2nd World war were: Hell Unlimited by
> Helen Biggar & Norman McLaren;  and Peace & Plenty by Ivor Montagu.
>
> There was a film shot during the first Gulf War of a family watching the
> news of the war on  TV as the bombing was taking place outside their home.
> I wish I knew more about it., does anyone on the list know?
>
> Rob
>
> On 14 Nov 2022, at 19:38, Albert Alcoz <albertalcoz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> In avant-garde cinema and video art it seems that the representation of
> war is a minor issue. Compared to the relevance of war movies in industrial
> cinema, it seems that experimental filmmakers and videoartists have barely
> dealt with war conflicts. Even so, I have found a list of titles that
> dismantle the conventional representations of war cinema or that propose
> unusual ways of approaching it, mainly through found footage.
>
> Do other titles come to mind that complement the list below?
>
> PAUL SHARITS Piece Mandala / End War (1966)
> STAN BRAKHAGE 23rd Psalm Branch: Part I (1967)
> BRUCE CONNER Crossroads (1976)
> THE DUVET BROTHERS War Machine (1984)
> JOSU REKALDE Sin imágenes (1994)
> BARBARA HAMMER Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War (2001)
> HARUN FAROCKI War at a Distance (2003)
> HARUN FAROCKI Serious Games I (2010)
> BIRGIT HEIN Kriegsbilder (Images of War) (2006)
> AERNOUT MIK Raw Footage (2006)
> TONI SERRA / ABU ALI The Job (2010)
>
> Do you know any relevant text on the subject besides *War and Cinema* by
> Paul Virilio?
> Any suggestion will be appreciated.
>
> Best,
> Albert Alcoz
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John Knecht, Russell Colgate Distinguished
 University Professor of Art and Art History
 and Film and Media Studies. Emeritus.
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