Art à la Carte | Artbound Fallujah: Art, Healing, and PTSD
Event Type | Art à la Carte / Free Videos, Adults, Teens, Free Programs |
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Date | Wednesday, May 22, 2024 |
Time | 12:15pm - 1:15pm (1h) |
Location | Isabel Hall |
Details | Artbound Fallujah: Art, Healing, and PTSD USMC Sergeant Christian Ellis was a machine gunner in Iraq, whose platoon was ambushed, leaving him with a broken back and only one of a few survivors. Ellis returned home to join millions of Americans who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Ellis inspired the first opera about the Iraq war with a score composed by Tobin Stokes, a libretto by Iraqi-American Heather Raffo, and produced by the Long Beach Opera. This documentary explores how the experience of war is transformed into a work of art. 56 min |
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