War at a Distance

Thematic Why War? Curated by Cara Mertes

Harun Farocki, one of Germany’s best-known experimental filmmakers, continues his provocative filmic essays on the relationship between wartime production and destruction. Using military-industrial images and training materials, Farocki explores the history of the development of guided missile systems, tracing how human sight is being replaced by computerized tracking systems and how these technologies have been incorporated into an increasingly surveilled society.

Director

Harun Farocki

Release Year

2003

Festival Year

2005

Country

Germany

Run Time

54 minutes