- Kent Youngblood
Kent Youngblood (August 22, 1965 – ) is an
experimental film maker.Biography
Influenced by
Luis Buñuel , Bruce Connor andStan Brakhage , Youngblood's films lack a traditional storyline, preferring to be visual poetry suggesting certain topics and themes. As with other influential experimental filmmakers, Youngblood's films feature a montage of shots combined from widely different sources.Film topics include politics and war, gender and family issues like father-son relationships and growing up in America. The work includes elements of "found footage", which can be anything from home movies, educational films, documentaries and cartoons from the 1930s, 40s and 50s.
His most famous film, "Patriot Dreams" (2003), takes us inside a child's dream of
war ,honor ,patriotism and conflicted feelings about his father's service in theAir Force . Using found footage as his canvas, Youngblood suggests that there is a link to the American establishment's portrayal of war to the cartoon-like nature of violence in the media.Youngblood currently resides in Colorado and has his M.A. in Video/Film from the
University of Denver .Filmography
* "Now and Zen" (2002)
* "Patriot Dreams" (2003)
* "Wonder City" (2004)
* "Memories Make Me..." (2006)External links
*imdb name|1618195
* [http://www.veritefilm.com/ Verite Films]
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