Out of the Mouth of Babes (1987)

Out of the Mouth of Babes

1987

Documentary

Synopsis

This video proposes an ironic metaphor to grasp the follies of U.S. government action and inaction in Central America. The process of learning U.S. policy is similar to the process of a young child acquiring the principles of language. These dual senses of literacy operate on several levels, situating a child’s consciousness within the contradictions of history comments on the illusory innocence of childhood, and the unexamined, but real, guilt of the U.S. government, its supporters and clients.

Credits

Director

Ernest Larsen

Sherry Millner

Crew

Jim Smith (Technical Advisor)

Lynn Burnstan (Technical Advisor)

Peter Mitchell (Technical Advisor)

Richard Wargo (Technical Advisor)