The first documentary by director garrett scott who went on to make the iraq war masterpiece occupation. A suburban war story 2003 in 1995 unemployed army veteran shawn nelson steals a tank and drives it through the streets of a california community. Shawn timothy nelson august 21, 1959 may 17, 1995 was a u. Shawn christensen is a musician, filmmaker, and artist. Culdesac kids series in order beverly lewis fictiondb. A suburban war story, documentary, 2002 pictures provided by. Christensen was the frontman of the indie rock band stellastarr. Its about shawn nelson, the unemployed plumber and former gulf war vet, who took an m60 tank on a six mile rampage across san diego. The film prompted filmmaker magazine to cite scott as one of 25 new faces of independent film. In 20, he won the academy award for best live action short film for his 2012 short film curfew. A suburban, white, middleclass family in the 1950s that readily accepted gender roles, with mom playing housewife, and dad the breadwinner. Ian is a princess grace award recipient and earned his mfa from columbia universitys film division in 2006. It arrives bedecked with the best film award from the berlin film festival and the critics award from venice.
I suspect the film was trying to touch your moral core with something about forgotten areas, but that didnt come together so im not quite sure. What unfolds is a constantly shifting scenario in which communitys cultish public shaming is taken to extreme heights. A sweeping analysis of the last half century of american society. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Watch culdesac movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Garrett scott his documentary dreamland is about gis in iraq. Its a fascinatingly bizarre film that has to be given time to immerse oneself fully in its strange characters and sense of humour. Garrett scott his documentary dreamland is about gis. Directing credits include burn country winner of the best actor award at the 2016 tribeca film festival and released theatrically by samuel goldwyn films, the iraq war doc occupation. An exsoldier and methamphetamine abuser, he stole a tank from a nearby national guard armory and went on a rampage through the. A suburban war story, a documentary film, was based on the incident. Garrett was someone with a very powerful and unique mind, said olds, a former san francisco film editor who first collaborated with mr.
This film investigates the story of shawn nelson, who stole a tank and went on a rampage. Thank you to icarus for the film and providing support. The film never explains how he was able to get the tank away from the national guard, and no one from the national guard is interviewed here. Steven holl completed, in 2007, a museum considered the apex of his 33year career. An allegory for a working class suburb in decline, this film investigates the story of shawn nelson, who stole a tank and went on a rampage through the residential streets of clairemont, ca.
Scott takes the police helicopter footage of the event to tell a surreal story of. That this is a war story, as the provocative subtitle puts it, is made clear through the film s brilliantly deployed footage of pilots dropping. I suspect the film was trying to touch your moral core with something about forgotten areas, but that didn. Ian olds edited that film and would later partner with scott to direct the 2005 feature documentary occupation. Review of three documentary films from first runicarus. From the conceptualized mind of paul trillo, we get a quasiimpossible one continuous shot film shot entirely with a drone.
Garrett scott, a documentarian whose probing films were shown at festivals and. Shawn timothy nelson august 21, 1959 may 17, 1995 was an american plumber and u. Fahey, in his perverse way, set about attempting to draw chris in as a coconspirator in undermining the band. A suburban war story by filmmaker garrett scott examines how a citys descent into obsolescence can affect the minds of those who live there, and drive them to lash out at a system that has abandoned them. Scott takes the police helicopter footage of the event to tell a surreal story of the us military industrial complex. Theres footage of it on shows like worlds most dangerous police chases. In may 1995, shawn nelson, a 35 yearold plumber, emerged from an eighteen foot mine shaft he had dug beneath his backyard in search for gold. Also a suburban war story as the tagline is a bridge too far. Donald pleasence, francoise dorleac, lionel stander, jack macgowran, william franklyn, iain quarrier, jacqueline bisset. Two female waitresses mistakenly swap handbags, intertwining their lives for the better. A suburban war story loses track of the poor mans selfpowered crash. Orson welles war of the worlds radio broadcast 1938. At the end of the culdesac short film by paul trillo.
In may 1995, shawn nelson, a 35 yearold plumber from clairemont, california, emerged from an eighteen foot mine shaft he had dug beneath his backyard in search for gold. Jul 28, 2017 ian olds is a director and editor of both documentary and narrative films. Dreamland shortlisted for an academy award for best documentary feature and winner of an independent spirit award, and fixer. A suburban war story emro user published 20181109 permalink this video is both a biography and film study of shawn nelson, a 35 yearold plumber from clairemont, california, as well as an urban study of san diego and clairemont in particular. Knots landing is an american prime time television soap opera that aired on cbs from december 27, 1979, to may, 1993. The first cut of the film is essentially the finished film, which is a way that ive edited all of my films, sort of by accident. Sep 07, 2016 with culdesac set to premiere at the toronto international film festival on friday, september 9th, the short films trailer has been released on bittorrent now, and you can check it out right. A suburban war story does interview nelsons brother and friends, nearly all of whom it seems share some of his pharmaceutical or drinking habits. M60a3 patton on display in lake charles, louisiana, in april 2005. This documentary examines the causes and ramifications of when shawn nelson, a plumber, stole a national guard tank and drove it around the suburban streets of san diego, california. In one continuous shot, a man has a public meltdown in the middle of a residential culdesac. He is a graduate of pratt institute, where he earned a bachelor of fine arts in illustration and graphic design. Soc 1 ucsb gordon midterm fall 2014 flashcards quizlet.
A suburban war story, a documentary film, was based on the. An exsoldier and methamphetamine abuser, he stole a tank from a nearby national guard armory and went on a rampage through the residential streets of his neighborhood, crushing cars and lampposts until the cops took him down. Parked in front of the elder richards bonewhite, twostory house is a green ford mustang that easily would have fit in on the culdesac in the early 70s, back when richard jr. Army veteran and unemployed plumber who stole an m60a3 patton tank from a united states national guard armory in san diego, california, and went on a rampage on may 17, 1995, destroying cars, fire hydrants, and a recreational vehicle before being shot and killed by police prior to the incident. Written and coexecutive produced by sieve, culdesac is a serialized drama about three families living in a suburban culdesac who begin to experience terrifying events and come to realize theres something sinister invading their perfect middleclass dream. A suburban war story, shawn nelson provides good example of what mills meant by the term cheerful robot false according to mills, freedom is the ability to choose between the given alternatives. Shawn was suffering from depression after a divorce, drug addiction meth and the death of his parents. Streaming di film e serie complete con sottotitoli in italiano. Dreamland gives a complete picture of the life of army.
An exsoldier and methamphetamine abuser, he stole a tank from a nearby national guard armory and went on a rampage through the residential streets of his neighborhood, crushing. Hopefully, a better film on this intriguing subject can be made. A suburban war story does interview nelsons brother. A terse, scrupulous film, the footage punctuates a bleak tale of a. The tank rampage also appeared in tv shows such as the worlds most amazing videos and destroyed in seconds. The suburbs is the third studio album by canadian indie rock band arcade fire, released on august 2, 2010.
The film sketches the arc of causality from the false economic promise of a cold war militaryindustrial boomtown of hard working veterans with wellpaying hightech defense industry jobs, to the anomie and alienation of downwardly mobile children living vacuous lives in a shabby neighborhood. The neighbors gather together and watch, debating how best to deal at the end of the culdesac short film by paul trillo on vimeo. Culdesacs greatest strength is that while its script resembles a bourgeois comedy of errors, its visuals are more in tune with existential horror. The rampage was parodied by the simpsons in the season 11 episode brothers little helper.
That feature won the truer than fiction spirit award, and just a day before the. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. That feature won the truer than fiction spirit award, and just a day before the ceremony, scott died. A suburban war story dvd, 2011 at the best online prices at ebay. Chris fujiwara and fahey became chummy during the making of the epiphany of glenn jones. An exsoldier and methamphetamine abuser, he stole a tank from a nearby national guard armory and went on a. When onthelam crook richard lionel stander and his injured partnerincrime, albie jack macgowran, seek shelter in a remote castle by the sea, they find themselves confronted by the owners george donald pleasence, an eccentric and weak retiree, and his oversexed wife, teresa francoise dorleac. Garrett scott documentary development grant filmmaker magazine. A suburban war story, examining the case of a methamphetamine addict who stole a tank from an armory and went on a rampage through the san diego suburbs. A suburban war story stars the movie has a runtime of about 55 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
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