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In Free Fall

Plot: The space of the junkyard allows various ‘crash’ narratives to unfold, with the stories of actual crashes and the remnants and afterlife of these machines becoming metaphors for economic decline. This is an investigation of planes as they are parked during the economic downturn, stored and recycled, revealing unexpected connections between economy, violence and spectacle, finding perfect example in the form of the Boeing 4X-JYI, an aircraft first acquired by film director Howard Hughes for TWA, which was subsequently flown by the Israeli Airforce before finding its way to the Californian desert to be blown up for the Hollywood blockbuster Speed
Release Date: Saturday, January 2 2009
15 years ago
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Portrait of Hito SteyerlHito Steyerl
Hito Steyerl was
44 in In Free Fall
as 'Director'
Sat, Jan 01 1966