Our America
"Our America" is a short-form, non-narrative meditation on American 20th century industrial promises gone awry. The film explores the dreams of World War II America through imagery based on 1943 teacher aid posters called Our America which were distributed to schools throughout the U.S. From the vantage point of nearly a century later, the film examines how the innocent, celebratory intent of American ingenuity has led us on a path of unintended consequences. "Our America" follows "140 Characters" (2017), a short non-narrative film about the unfulfilled promises of internet technology.
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Dean WinklerDirectordirector credits: 140 Characters, Race Up Race Down, Infinite Escher, Continuum, Perfect Lives (Editor / VFX), Luminaire, ACT III, Renaissance, Big Electric Cat, Futura 2000, Voyage, Tempest, Aquarelles, Chirp-1/ Quantel, Modulated Horizontal Lines
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Donald S ButlerDirectordirector credits: 140 Characters / Aloi
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Jon KaneMusic and Sound DesignVisitors, Naqoyqatsi
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Other
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Genres:Experimental
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Runtime:4 minutes 7 seconds
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Completion Date:March 25, 2022
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Production Budget:8,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:16mm
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Dubai Film FestDubai
United Arab Emirates
May 12, 2022
Best Experimental Film -
End Of Days Film FestivalOrlando
United States
May 14, 2022
Best Experimental Music Video -
Coney Island Film FestivalNew York
United States
September 16, 2022
Best Animated Film -
Deep Cut Film FestivalOntario
Canada
February 28, 2022
Best Visuals -
Bowery Film FestivalNew York
United States
November 17, 2023
Best Experimental Film
Dean Winkler is a NYC-based film/television engineer and video artist. Career highlights include: Senior Engineer Production and Post Production, Doha Film Institute, supervising the production, post production and display of nine boundary-pushing immersive films for the new National Museum of Qatar; Executive Producer / CTO of Crossroads Films and Co-Founder/ President of Post Perfect. Winkler has collaborated / co-directed numerous video art projects including: “Act III” (1983) with John Sanborn and Philip Glass, “Good Morning Mr. Orwell” (1984) with Nam June Paik, “Perfect Lives” (1984) with Robert Ashley, “Luminaire” (1986) with John Sanborn and Don Butler, “Continuum” (1990) with Maureen Nappi, “Race Up Race Down” (2015) and “140 Characters”(2017) with Maureen Nappi and Don Butler. His works are in the permanent collections of institutions worldwide including the Donnell Film Library/New York Public Library , High Museum, Kitchen Center for Video Art, Musee d’art Moderne and Museum of Modern Art. More info: www.wci.nyc
Donald S. Butler is a painter, computer animator and video artist. His career spans stage, screen and print. An early pioneer in the use of computer animation, he began his “Aloi” studies of robot animations in 1986. He has worked as a digital animator and digital compositor across the world including at Post Perfect in New York City and Industrial Light and Magic in California, where he contributed to major television and motion picture productions. He co-directed “140 Characters.” Don currently resides in Queensland, Australia.