NATIONAL BIRD

Tuesday, November 8
The 33rd Annual Olympia Film Festival presents
NATIONAL BIRD
6:30pm

From executive producers Wim Wenders and Errol Morris, National Bird follows the dramatic journey of three whistle-blowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war. At the center of the film are three U.S. military veterans. Plagued by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries, they decide to speak out publicly, despite the possible consequences. National Bird gives rare insight into the U.S. drone program through the eyes of veterans and survivors, connecting their stories as never seen before in a documentary. Its images haunt the audience and bring a faraway issue close to home.
Director: Sonia Kennebeck / 2016 / US / 92 min