We use the movies to invent ourselves... and we always have, says Eric Trenkamp in his new book, Race, War and the Cinematic Myth of America: Dust That Never Settles. We'll talk with Eric about the way genre films — from early Westerns, through the action films of the 1980s and 90s to the current crop of superhero films — perpetuate ideas about what it means to be an American.
Eric Trenkamp is an award-winning filmmaker, Assistant Chair for Film/Video at Pratt Institute and former AoBFF Guest Festival Director. His prescient feature film American Bomber (2013) is available on Amazon.
Purchase Eric's book here and save 30% off with code LXFANDF30
We use the movies to invent ourselves... and we always have, says Eric Trenkamp in his new book, Race, War and the Cinematic Myth of America: Dust That Never Settles.
AoBFF co-founder Joseph Shahadi talks with Eric about the way genre films — from early Westerns, through the action films of the 1980s and 90s to the current crop of superhero films — perpetuate ideas about what it means to be an American.
Eric Trenkamp is an award-winning filmmaker, Assistant Chair for Film/Video at Pratt Institute and former AoBFF Guest Festival Director.
- Year2023
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- CastEric Trenkamp, Joseph Shahadi
We use the movies to invent ourselves... and we always have, says Eric Trenkamp in his new book, Race, War and the Cinematic Myth of America: Dust That Never Settles. We'll talk with Eric about the way genre films — from early Westerns, through the action films of the 1980s and 90s to the current crop of superhero films — perpetuate ideas about what it means to be an American.
Eric Trenkamp is an award-winning filmmaker, Assistant Chair for Film/Video at Pratt Institute and former AoBFF Guest Festival Director. His prescient feature film American Bomber (2013) is available on Amazon.
Purchase Eric's book here and save 30% off with code LXFANDF30
We use the movies to invent ourselves... and we always have, says Eric Trenkamp in his new book, Race, War and the Cinematic Myth of America: Dust That Never Settles.
AoBFF co-founder Joseph Shahadi talks with Eric about the way genre films — from early Westerns, through the action films of the 1980s and 90s to the current crop of superhero films — perpetuate ideas about what it means to be an American.
Eric Trenkamp is an award-winning filmmaker, Assistant Chair for Film/Video at Pratt Institute and former AoBFF Guest Festival Director.
- Year2023
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- CastEric Trenkamp, Joseph Shahadi