Linda Mason
The delirious spectacle of wars
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I wanted to look explore the media and war, inspired by what Jean Baudrillard thought,
"Yet Baudrillard was pointing out that the war was conducted as a media spectacle. Rehearsed as a wargame or simulation, it was then enacted for the viewing public as a simulation: as a news event, with its paraphernalia of embedded journalists and missile’s-eye-view video cameras, it was a videogame. The real violence was thoroughly overwritten by electronic narrative: by simulation."
Read more from this article: theguardian.com/news/2007/mar/07/guardianobituaries.france
Short film - submitted term 2
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In this film, three young Christian women share their experiences of being gay. The topic of homosexuality in the church is a contentious and very politcal subject, but I wanted to convey the individual experience rather than being caught up in the wider, more abstracted debates. The film therefore priorities these women's stories by using imagery that evokes their personal memories and experiences.
This film was selected by BFI Flare 2015 film festival, as part of their online films for delegates (22 chosen)
To watch the film - the password is love