One Week in Vietnam 5/28–6/3–'69
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One Week in Vietnam 5/28–6/3–'69 (1969)
Director: Howard Lester
Animated short film of a counter and portraits of the 242 American soldiers who died in Vietnam during the week of May 28 through June 3, 1969. Made by experimental and documentary filmmaker Howard Lester during the height of national and student protests against the Vietnam War.
Visit our blog to learn more about the history of UCLA student animation: https://cinema.ucla.edu/blog/animation-workshop-collective-ucla-student-filmmakers
Complete catalog record
Director: Howard Lester
Animated short film of a counter and portraits of the 242 American soldiers who died in Vietnam during the week of May 28 through June 3, 1969. Made by experimental and documentary filmmaker Howard Lester during the height of national and student protests against the Vietnam War.
Visit our blog to learn more about the history of UCLA student animation: https://cinema.ucla.edu/blog/animation-workshop-collective-ucla-student-filmmakers
Transcription
[music] [music] [music and singing] [music] [singing] [music] [music] [singing] [music and singing] [music] [music] [singing and music] [music and singing] [music] [music] [singing] [music] [singing] [music] >> This is but one week's dead in Vietnam. The first American was reported killed in Vietnam on the April 8th, 1962. As of today, May 27th, 1970, 423 weeks have gone by. How many more weeks before we stop it?
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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