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WORLD WAR IV

USA, 2006, 75 min. English

Director: Don Craven
Producer: Don Craven
Cinematography/Sound: Bill Brennan, Kenny Grant, Barry Hetch & Keith Walker
Editing: Chris Blakenship, Joe Ashe
Music: Kelly Bryarly
Production company: Matchframe Productions
Print Source:
Matchframe Productions
550 Bowie St., Suite 330
Austin, TX 78703-4644
USA
Tel.: 512 328 0078
Fax: 512 328 1016
e-mail: abuss@matchframe.com
www.worldwarfourfilm.com


World War IV

Travel beyond the hype of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, past the news media’s sensationalized portrait of the war in Iraq to grounded and provocative insights on the legitimacy of America’s War on Terror - with a Conservative bend. From former Governor’s Circle member of then Texas Governor George W. Bush, Don Craven, comes World War IV, an investigation of the U.S. government’s decision to invade Iraq and to launch a world wide search and destroy mission against terrorists. Craven foments conservative debate from intelligence analysts, political and religious leaders as well as a few academic voices on the strategic wisdom of America’s war in Iraq, its handling of 9/11 and the War on Terror. Compelling interviews with such media figures as Republican Congressman and “Freedom Fries” resolution sponsor Walter Jones (NC), Pentagon Analyst Karen Kwiatowski and International Terrorism Expert Bob Pape pave the way for Craven’s questioning of the Bush administration – one that he used to champion and bolster. Also included are battlefield testimonies from Iraq War Veterans Hart Viges and Geoffrey Millard who openly comment of the morale of soldiers stationed in the Middle East. World War IV avoids conspiracy theory and hackneyed motives behind America’s current military situation and chooses instead to ask leading conservatives whether or not the War in Iraq and the War on Terror are good for America.

Don Craven, Jr. is an entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas and was an early contributor to the Austin Film Society. He has founded and sold several technology businesses and other businesses ventures. Don has written one play, Like The Mountains, which showed at Austin's Hyde Park Theater in 2004, and has co-written two festure screenplays: Jackpot, and Dirty Martini which are in pre-production.

Filmography:

World War IV (2006) a directorial debut, first documentary project.

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 AT 5:00 PM./FACETS CINEMATHEQUE

THURSDAY, APRIL 5 AT 2:00 PM./THE WILMETTE THEATRE

THURSDAY, APRIL 5 AT 5:00 PM./CHOPIN THEATRE