Doug Hawes-Davis, Gita Saedi, & Ken Furrow
Through memoir, archival footage and a distinct American beat, “Star Spangled Blues” asks the hard question of why we fight wars. Gita Saedi, an Iranian-American, weaves a narrative, telling her story of a once pacifist cousin serving in Iraq, of the rise and fall of two empires that span centuries, and of optimistic hope through her son and the next generation. The eight-minute film contemplates family, peace, war, freedom and American values. The film was made as part of the International Documentary Challenge, a timed filmmaking competition in March of 2006.
(USA, 2006, 8 min, Beta)
Scheduled Show Times
(Saturday, 11:00 a.m., HC)