Little Fiel

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Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?
Screening Room - Michigan Theater Sat, Mar 24, 2018 12:30 PM
Alabama, 1946. S.E. Branch, the filmmaker’s great-grandfather, murdered Bill Spann, a black man. The murder has become hidden family lore, and when Wilkerson sets out to unravel the mystery, he encounters obstacle upon obstacle, destroyed records, and everyone refusing to talk. He’s accused of bringing shame upon the family, shaking up old trouble nobody wants. The ghosts are real in Alabama. This isn’t a white savior story. It's a white nightmare story.
Film Info
Event Type:Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?
Release Year:2017
Production Country:Mozambique/USA
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Irina Patkanian

Description

Little Fiel is a stop-motion animation/documentary that tells a universal story of peaceful people who have been coerced, conscripted, and enticed into killing each other during a civil war. It is based on the life story of Mozambican artist Fiel dos Santos, who grew up during the 16-year-old civil war—another proxy war equipped and sustained by conflicting foreign powers. Fiel created all figures for the animation from dismantled AK47s and M16s. Three New York artists turned them into puppets and animated them.