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March 19, 2009

Gone Gitmo on cover of IDA Spring 2009 Issue

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In an article titled: When Docs Get Graphic: Animation Meets Actuality by Beige Luciano-Adams in IDA, the journal of the International Documentary Association

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"Some methods take more liberty than others. For filmmaker Nonny de la Peña, Second Life technology allowed her to expnd on issues treated in her prior documentary, Unconstitutional (2004). With USC Interactive Media adjunct professor Peggy Weil, De al Peña created a virtual Guantánamo Bay Prison, called Gone Gitmo. Here, users can experience first-hand - through their personal avatar-what it might feel like to don the orange jupsuit and have your rights indefinitely suspended. Using writings and testimonials of actual detainees to shape the virtual world, the project aims at new means of connecting viewers to the issues."

Posted by pweil at March 19, 2009 12:25 PM

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