Sleepers

Experimental • Austria 2002 • 3 min

Michal Kosakowski’s juxtaposition of real-life military displays with the aesthetics of video games on how societies introduce the concept of war to children.

Synopsis

Children operate and marvel at the arsenal of the Austrian Army during National Holiday in Vienna. By juxtaposing scenes from computer-games the children become figures of a simulated war-game. The ballet-like style amplifies the illusion of war we learn to consume as given facts from an early age on, and at the same time shows the folly of it.