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Back Home and Voting (3:29)
Anthony Tenczar - Concord, NH
My proposal is simple in content but more complex and nuanced in its presentation. I want to present 3 to 4 socio-psychological and physical portraits of recently returned Iraq War combat veterans. Besides their deeply personal stories, sounds and visuals the overarching element of these video portraits will be their contemplation of the 2008 presidential election. These veterans will be chosen with the following traits in mind: diversity in voice, appearance, eloquence, experience (combat disability?), political philosophy, age, ethnicity and gender.
My most recent work has been experimental and longer form documentary, but I have wanted to do more short form psychological portraits for sometime now. As an example of my work in this area I have uploaded a short excerpt from my film Spoken Flesh about body adornment. The excerpt features a Vietnam veteran and his tattoos.
For "Back Home and Voting" I intend to shoot in widescreen 24p HDV and digitally record audio stories off camera.
I am a filmmaker and university professor living in Concord, NH.
My bio can be found at:
http://unhm.unh.edu/faculty-staff/campus-directory/view-faculty.php?facu...
Anthony Tenczar
Anthony Tenczar is a mediamaker and educator. His documentary and experimental film work has been recognized by numerous film festivals. Professor Tenczar teaches digital media making and moving image aesthetics at the University of New Hampshire in Manchester.
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Very moving subject for all
Very moving subject for all Americans!
Great work.
nice work
Nice diversity in voice. It is important for everyone, especially those who are in favor of warfare and destruction, to hear these voices.
I grew up in San Diego where many Vietnam vets lived around the freeways and now most of those guys are dead. The homeless are vets from our current and ongoing wars. I see them out there and I wonder what happened and if they will ever be able to be very close to what they once were, prior to what happened to them in Iraq or Afghanistan.