National bird : drone wars / Ro*co Films Educational and Ten Forward Films presents ; a film by Sonia Kennebeck ; director and producer, Sonia Kennebeck ; producer Ines Hofmann Kanna ; executive producers, Wim Wenders, Errol Morris.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Kennebeck, Sonia, film director, film producer.

Hofmann Kanna, Ines, film producer.

Wenders, Wim, producer.

Morris, Errol, film producer.

Rudolph, Insa, composer (expression), performer.

Ro*Co Films Educational (Firm), film production company, publisher.

Ten Forward Films, film production company, publisher.

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Persian

Subjects (All):

Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles.

Air warfare (International law).

War--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

War.

Drone aircraft--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Drone aircraft.

Civilian war casualties.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Edition:

Educational edition.

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Ten Forward Films ; [Sausilito, CA] : Ro*co Films Educational, [2016]

Language Note:

In English and Farsi with subtitles in English.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation.

digital optical stereo

widescreen (1.85:1)

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

National Bird is the story of courageous whistle-blowers who break the silence around the secret U.S. drone war a decision that will change their lives forever. At the centre of the film are three U.S. military veterans; plagued by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries, they decide to speak out publicly, despite the possible consequences. Their stories take dramatic turns, leading one of the protagonists to Afghanistan where she learns about a horrendous incident. But her journey also gives hope for peace and redemption. National Bird gives rare insight into the U.S. drone program through the eyes of veterans and survivors, connecting their stories as never seen before in a documentary. Its images haunt the audience and bring a faraway issue close to home.

Credits:

Director of photography, Torsten Lapp; editor, Maxine Goedicke; music, Insa Rudolph; title song, Sole and DJ Pain 1.

Notes:

Vidoedisc release of the motion picture produced in 2016.

Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

OCLC:

974643242