In Free Fall
In Free Fall

In Free Fall

0.0

0 hr 32 min

2010-01-02

0

The space of the junkyard allows various ‘crash’ narratives to unfold, with the stories of actual crashes and the remnants and afterlife of these machines becoming metaphors for economic decline. This is an investigation of planes as they are parked during the economic downturn, stored and recycled, revealing unexpected connections between economy, violence and spectacle, finding perfect example in the form of the Boeing 4X-JYI, an aircraft first acquired by film director Howard Hughes for TWA, which was subsequently flown by the Israeli Airforce before finding its way to the Californian desert to be blown up for the Hollywood blockbuster Speed. Through intertwined narratives of people, planes and places Steyerl reveals cycles of capitalism incorporating and adapting to the changing status of the commodity, but also points at a horizon beyond this endless repetition.

Documentary

Trailers

Characters

Hito Steyerl

Hito Steyerl

Self

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Similar Movies

The Yes Men

2003-09-07

Petey & Ginger

2012-10-01

Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.

2014-06-09

Blindsight

2006-09-11

The (Dead Mothers) Club

2014-05-12

Citizens of Cosmopolis

2012-09-25

Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum

2017-09-02

Maria's Story

1991-01-18

Dealing Dogs

2006-01-30

Promised Lands

1974-07-11

Abxang

2003-07-26

Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio

2014-07-17

Germany in Autumn

1978-03-03

Keep Talking

2017-03-16

The Devil Came on Horseback

2007-01-19

Annie Oakley

2006-05-08

American Teen

2008-07-25

Air Guitar Nation

2006-03-09

We Need to Talk About A.I.

2020-04-20

My Survival as an Aboriginal

1979-07-10