William Jefferson Wilderness

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William Jefferson Wilderness

William Jefferson Wilderness
Ben Young
International Competition Short Film 2020
Documentary Film
UK,
USA
2020
6 minutes
English
Subtitles: 
English

An inventive examination of the legacy of the 1990s: In his experimental short film, Ben Young portrays the figure of the then U.S. president – whom he is said to have met once in person in Louisville, Kentucky – as a foil for the questionable political developments, the beginnings of a globalised world and a society marked by collective amnesia. The director’s intelligent, witty and very personal reckoning with Bill Clinton.

Borjana Gaković

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Director
Ben Young
Script
Ben Young
Editor
Theo Watkins
Producer
Ben Young
Sound
Emily Wiles, Jack Eyres
Animation
Theo Watkins