NATIONAL BIRD

USA / DOCUMENTARY / 2016
DIRECTOR: SONIA KENNEBECK

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12
4.25 - 6.10PM / QVMAG

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Short Film
THE DRIVER

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This is a disturbing documentary which, through the testimonies of three courageous whistleblowers, sheds some daylight on the USA’s secret military drone programme. Director Sonia Kennebeck juxtaposes Obama’s speeches about drones being able to take out insurgents without harming those around them – with the testimonies of maimed civilian survivors in Afghanistan. Whistle-blower Daniel, a former signals intelligence analyst with the NSA, gets the full force of the government machinery dropped on him, including the raiding of his house by dozens of FBI agents and the threat of decades in jail for treason. A scathing exposé on America’s use of drone warfare and the effects it has on both the victims and the crews operating the aircraft.

“A film of remarkable access and emotional sensitivity which explores the ethics and efficacy of drone strikes through the lives of three guilt-stricken drone operators.”

- Filmmaker