Brff Cul De Sac – A Suburban War Story
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Sun 3 March 2013 // 17:30
Introduction by Humberto Perez-Blanco
(Sun 3rd March / 5.30pm)
(Garrett Scott, USA, 2002, 55min) with
In May 1995, Shawn Nelson, a 35 year-old plumber from Clairemont, California, emerged from an eighteen foot mine shaft he had dug beneath his backyard in search for gold, stole a tank from a nearby National Guard armoury and went on a rampage through the residential streets of his neighbourhood, crushing cars and lampposts until he was shot dead by the police. “Cul De Sac” goes well beyond this news story and provides extensive political, economic and social context that ties Nelson’s life to the larger story of a working class community in decline.
(Sun 3rd March / 5.30pm)
(Garrett Scott, USA, 2002, 55min) with
In May 1995, Shawn Nelson, a 35 year-old plumber from Clairemont, California, emerged from an eighteen foot mine shaft he had dug beneath his backyard in search for gold, stole a tank from a nearby National Guard armoury and went on a rampage through the residential streets of his neighbourhood, crushing cars and lampposts until he was shot dead by the police. “Cul De Sac” goes well beyond this news story and provides extensive political, economic and social context that ties Nelson’s life to the larger story of a working class community in decline.