About Face!: Reenacting in a Time of War

Summary A documentary about reenacting war in a time of war. About Face! is an autobiographical documentary about the meaning of commemorating military history in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Every year in mid April, groups of New Englanders dress up as American colonists and 18th century British soldiers, Redcoats, to reenact the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first of the American Revolutionary War. Between 2002 and 2005, the filmmaker participates in the event as a Redcoat reenactor, taking up the perspective of a bad guy to ask questions about how Americans make sense of their history in a time of war. View more details

About Face!: Reenacting in a Time of War

Directed : Andy Rice Carla Blackmar

Written : Andy Rice

Stars : Michael Kaplan Mike McComas Paul O'Shaughnessy Mike Reilly

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Genres : Fantasy History War Documentary

Release date : Mar 31, 2010

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Blog

Summary A documentary about reenacting war in a time of war. About Face! is an autobiographical documentary about the meaning of commemorating military history in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Every year in mid April, groups of New Englanders dress up as American colonists and 18th century British soldiers, Redcoats, to reenact the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first of the American Revolutionary War. Between 2002 and 2005, the filmmaker participates in the event as a Redcoat reenactor, taking up the perspective of a bad guy to ask questions about how Americans make sense of their history in a time of war. View more details

Details

Genres : Fantasy History War Documentary

Release date : Mar 31, 2010

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Blog

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