The Soviet Army Prepares for Action in Afghanistan
The Soviet Army Prepares for Action in Afghanistan is derived from four shots of a Soviet film called Heirs of Victory (1975) which commemorates the Allied triumph over fascism in World War II. The original film celebrates the military might of the USSR in images of explosions and armed men leaping through flames. These images are subjected to such thorough manipulation that they become patterns flickering like a multitude of abstract paintings, with digital smears standing in for squeegee marks and brush strokes. Slowly the shots become less abstract until they are completely recognizable, though still somehow rather surreal.
PlayMore Like This
Afghanistan's Opium Trail
Jaan
Outside the Wire: The Forgotten Children of Afghanistan
Afghan Star
The Forbidden Reel
The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
Massoud the Afghan
Jung (War) in the Land of the Mujaheddin
Restrepo
Bulletproof Salesman
My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan
My Sunny Maad