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War Games (3:23)
Heather Arment | Seattle, WA
Several months ago I was sifting through some old family slides when I came across an image of me (age 3) sheepishly hiding behind my two older brothers. What stood out to me in an otherwise stereotypical family photo was that all three of us had play pistols strapped to our tiny prepubescent waists. "War" was as American to us a baseball and apple pie. This quirky, animated narrative explores my childhood's obsession with guns, heroes and villains and how one accident introduced the reality check that made my brothers and I retire our weapons.
Editor/designer Heather Arment has a decade of experience in both documentary filmmaking and motion graphic commercial work. She has a growing interest in mixing both of these worlds by crafting a breed of animated documentaries. Having been raised in the farmlands of Lancaster, PA, she tends to wear a lot of black, which, some people assume is an “art thing.” “But really,” she says, “it’s probably closer to an Amish thing.” Heather currently freelances out of her home studio in Seattle, WA.
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You are awesome!
I love this piece. You are so talented. Let's see more of these! Update your bio. You wear dresses?
Wonderful and poignant
What a simple way to portray the message that war is complicated. I love it, because this is totally appropriate for and able to be understood by children, but at the same time just as effective for adults.
A perfectly crafted allegory
I actually had to Google "allegory" to make sure I'd used the right term. Few.
Loved your short and a great message. I've married into a family of DieHard Republicans and they are so ideologically devoted to the belief in the "good intent" of the Republican Party that - for them - it logically follows that nothing Bush did could be intrinsically evil.
A very sweet yet pointed piece.
Great piece Heather!
Hey,
It's Matt DeCoste here. Wow, haven't seen anything like this from you before. You really are diverse! I loved it. Will pass on to Katie to see. Was great seeing you out here for the wedding. Even better seeing you in a dress. Take care my friend.