There is little in the current cinematic landscape that matches or evokes the anger and the sense of injustice that have galvanized the protesters at Occupy Wall Street and its proliferating offshoots. You know things are bleak when people are positioning the financial-crisis indie thriller “Margin Call” as a movie of the moment.
Perhaps it will take time, but while we’re waiting, class warriors and curious bystanders alike might want to check out Travis Wilkerson’s “An Injury to One,” one of American independent cinema’s great achievements of the past decade, just issued on DVD by Icarus Films.
A Second Look: ‘An Injury to One’ by Dennis Lim. A well-deserved reminder that there are great political films that are also great art. Travis Wilkerson’s 2002 film is one of my two favorite documentaries (the other being Thom Anderson’s Los Angeles Plays Itself) and I’ve been waiting with baited breath to upgrade my VHS tape. Icarus has put up an excerpt on Youtube, but take my word for it and go buy Wilkerson’s DVD right now. You won’t be disappointed.
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