Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
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| Directed by | Denis Delestrac |
| Produced by | Lucie Tremblay, Jeremy Edwardes, Brice Garnier, ARTE France |
| Written by | Denis Delestrac, Harold Crooks |
| Narrated by | Mikela Jay |
| Music by | Amon Tobin |
| Cinematography | Jean-Pierre Saint-Louis |
| Edited by | David LeGuerrier |
| Distributed by | Films Transit International |
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85 minutes |
| Country | Canada - France |
| Language | English - French |
Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space is a documentary film by Denis Delestrac with a music score by Amon Tobin. The film deals with the issue of space weapons and their politics, featuring interviews with several key United States military personal, academics such as Noam Chomsky and others, including Martin Sheen. The film won the Best Documentary award at the 2009 Whistler Film Festival and has been selected in a number of international film festivals.
The prospect of Earth being ruled from space is no longer science-fiction. The dream of the original Dr. Strangelove, Wernher von Braun (from Nazi rocket-scientist to NASA director) has survived every US administration since World War II and is coming to life. Today the technology exists to weaponize space, a massive American industry thrives, and nations are maneuvering for advantage.
Among the challenges faced by the production team was the difficulty to get the authorization to bring a camera inside the Air Force Space Command bases and other US military and government locations. After four months of investigation, the US Department of Defense's public relations office decided to grant Denis Delestrac and his crew the access to the locations they had requested. It is the first time most of the Air Force Space Command bases have been filmed by a civilian crew.
The film features interviews with prominent weaponization of space advocates, space policy analysts, politicians, diplomats, military officials and peace activists. The following individuals were interviewed for the film:
The 85-minute theatrical version was screened at international film festivals since November 2009 and released in theaters across Canada in June 2010.
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