Video and Film Reviews
By Theresa Wolfwood
 AFTERMATH: the remnants of war.
National Film Board of Canada. Director: Daniel Sekulich. 2001. National Film Board of Canada, P.O. Box 6100, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 3H5. www.nfb.ca/homevideo A graphic look at the cleanup and results of WW1 in France, WW2 in Russia, USA war on Vietnam, and the Yugoslavian war. It shows the waste of war as well as dangers that continue for generations after a war.

BOMBIES.
Lumiere Productions. 2002. Vancouver, BC. 604 684-3014 Email: mailbox@movingimages.ca An intimate look at village life in Laos where millions of cluster bombs are still discovered lying in gardens and fields 30 years after the USA dropped them. Laotian teams are trained to destroy these deadly leftovers of a secret, undeclared war.

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT.
California Newsreel. San Francisco, CA, USA. contact@newsreel.org www.newsreel.org An emotional, wrenching story of four cases presented to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa. Horrific in its detail, it is an awe-inspiring account of the power of forgiveness and the strength of the human spirit.

PAYING THE PRICE: Killing the children of Iraq.
John Pilger. www.bullfrogfilms.com A passionate plea for an end to sanctions against Iraq. Pilger, distinguished Australian journalist, interviews many people and shows the devastation of health and community in Iraq.

HIDDEN WARS OF DESERT STORM.
Free-Will Productions. Audrey Brohy & Gerard Ungerman. www.oz.net/~vvawai/general/hiddenwars.html Excellent historical background to the present situation in Iraq today. French made.