In The Moment: A 1917 Video Essay
People who helped me on the Chapter 5 stuff:
Amandeep Madra: / amanmadra
Angelina Sandhu: / angelina_sandhu
G.S. Bhatti
Reddit User Paminder
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00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Chapter 1: Up the Down Trench
05:05 - Chapter 2: Mentions in Dispatches
09:34 - Chapter 3: A Bit of Tin
13:33 - Chapter 4: Gehenna
22:31 - Chapter 5: There Were Two Of Us
37:32 - Chapter 6: Night Window
46:36 - Chapter 7: Sixteen Hundred Men
55:59 - Credits
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/
Land Acknowledgment:
This video was produced on land that traditionally belonged to the Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash Nations. I still need to learn more about the First Nations in America, but I wanted to start by acknowledging the First Nation people who lived on this land. https://native-land.ca/
SOURCES
Hate Crime Tracking and Prevention-The Sikh Coalition
https://www.sikhcoalition.org/our-wor...
Sikh community calls for gun reforms after FedEx shooting
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities...
Sikhs in America: A History of Hate
https://www.propublica.org/article/si...
How '1917' highlights erased contributions of Indian soldiers during WWI
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-am...
The truth behind 1917's Sikh soldier:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
Sam Mendes: ‘There were days when making “1917” seemed ridiculous’
https://www.timeout.com/london/film/s...
Who are Sikhs and what do they believe?
https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/05/us/rel...
Empire, Faith and War: The Sikhs and World War One
https://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/efw/
'1917' Sikh lesson for actor Laurence Fox
https://www.telegraphindia.com/entert...
Tolkien’s grandson on how WW1 inspired The Lord of the Rings
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...
UK inquiry blames ‘pervasive racism’ for unequal commemoration of troops
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
Why half a million people from Punjab enlisted to fight for Britain in World War I
https://qz.com/india/1425486/british-...
Why World War I films, like ‘1917,’ have a different feel than those about WWII
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment...
Why are we so obsessed with films about the second world war?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014...
"1917" has one major flaw - it's irresponsibly nationalistic
https://www.salon.com/2020/01/10/1917...
1917 IS THE BEST VIDEO GAME MOVIE EVER MADE
https://oneroomwithaview.com/2020/01/....
1917 Is a Movie That Feels Like a Videogame—in a Good Way
https://www.wired.com/story/1917-vide...
1917 Is a Video Game Come to Life
https://www.gq.com/story/1917-is-a-vi...
1917 Is a Visual Feat and a Bad Movie
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...
1917 turns a nightmare war into a theme park showcase
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/9/210...
‘1917’ Review: Sam Mendes’ Unnerving Single-Take WWI Epic Is Much More Than a Gimmick
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/191...
The ‘single-shot’ war movie 1917 is a trick without a purpose
https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/25/20...
'1917' is an impressively made but hollow spectacle that doesn't deserve to win best picture at the Oscars
https://www.insider.com/1917-impressi...
REVIEW: 1917 Is A Cinematic Masterpiece
https://fandomwire.com/review-1917-is...
1917 review: Spectacular, shocking and masterfully stylised, it deserves all the prizes it'll take
https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/fi...
Taika Waititi Will Make a Star Wars Movie with 1917 Writer
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/...