How does it feel to be caught in a war that shouldn't ever have been waged? In New York City on Memorial Day, Iraq war veterans used street theater to bring the reality home.
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Pointing imaginary guns and roughing up "Iraqi civilians", a group of
antiwar veterans brought the realities of the Iraq debacle to Manhattan,
in a Memorial Day protest that briefly turned the streets of the city
into a combat zone. In "Operation First Casualty," a
half-dozen members of
Iraq Veterans
Against the War employed the tactics of street theater to stage
mini-dramas in Times Square, Union Square and the World Trade Center
site, simulating sniper fire and staging mock arrests of fellow
protesters who portrayed Iraqis. The group plans to take Operation First
Casualty to the streets of Chicago June 17.
About Laura Hanna
Laura Hanna is a filmmaker who, with Astra Taylor, produces short-form documentaries for The Nation. Their New York-based production company, Hidden Driver, specializes in feature-length and short-form films focusing on intellectual, cultural and political issues
A California native, she has worked in all stages of production, as an editor, producer, sound recordist, post-production sound editor, mixer and designer. She is currently directing the documentary feature Megapolis.
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About Astra Taylor
Astra Taylor is a writer, filmmaker and director who, with Laura Hanna, produces short-form documentaries for The Nation. Their New York-based production company, Hidden Driver, specializes in feature-length and short-form films that explore intellectual, cultural and political issues.
She directed the 2005 documentary Zizek!. In 2006, she was named one of the 25 New Faces to Watch in independent cinema by Filmmaker Magazine.
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