Travis Wilkerson
Travis Wilkerson was born in 1969 in the United States and is a performance and video artist. After completing studies in Literature, Arts, and Sciences at the University of Michigan, he attended a Film and Video program at the California Institute of the Arts. He has been named "the political conscience of American independent 21st century cinema" by Sight and Sound magazine. His films, including Distinguished Flying Cross (2011), were shown at many festivals including Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Yamagata, and FID Marseille. He teaches directing at the prestigious Vassar College and co-founded Creative Agitation, a collective that is oriented towards revolutionary street art and direct action.
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An Injury To One
Travis Wilkersons deep-seated concern for American history is intelligently expressed through his experimental documentaries. He reconstructs the history of Butte, Montana, where capitalist interests in copper mining ran into direct conflict with the labor union movement. Wilkerson weaves a fascinating historical inquiry, moving between past and present, incorporating workers songs, company and...
An Injury To One
Travis Wilkersons deep-seated concern for American history is intelligently expressed through his experimental documentaries. He reconstructs the history of Butte, Montana, where capitalist interests in copper mining ran into direct conflict with the labor union movement. Wilkerson weaves a fascinating historical inquiry, moving between past and present, incorporating workers songs, company and...
