occupy america: extended trailer
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 08:05AM occupy america: extended trailer from Mark Aloysious Strandquist on Vimeo.
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Beyond slogans and stereotypes
The most difficult obstacle facing the occupation movements throughout the United States is not the billy club or mace, nor mass arrests (those have proven to be lightning rods), but rather an inability or at least, an extreme difficulty, in articulating their message(s) to the everyday American.
The intention of the film is to create a space where those messages, ideas, critiques, and alternatives can be articulated and experienced in a way that is both clear and digestible.
In a distinct, intentional departure from new and mainstream media, the film incorporates long, static portraits of various occupiers while non-sync audio plays underneath. This method is used to convey the movement's anonymity as well as the collective, ego-less voice of the 99%. No one's voice will be connected to their own image. Each portrait, containing an occupier staring into the camera, will give human faces to slogans and catchwords, while maintaining the confrontational aspects of their growing movement.
Still in production.
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