Wild West Reloaded

Video Collage created 2007 with Jona Hoier

"Wild West Reloaded" is an ironic found footage collage about the image of american history that media presents to the public. The genocide and disappropriation of the native Americans are compared to the war in Iraq. The original uncutted audio of a CNN broadcast is mixed with images of a classic John Ford Western movie. Original film: "She wore a yellow ribbon", John Ford (1949). Audio: CNN News (8.Sept 2004 "A miserable milestone reached in iraq")

Format: DVD
Sound: Stereo
Duration: 1:15 min