(USA, 2009, 60 min.)
Director: Vanessa Warheit Filmmaker Vanessa Warheit will be in attendance
Website - http://www.horseopera.org/Insular_Empire_2010
Most Americans have only a vague idea of where the Marianas Islands are, yet residents of these two U.S. jurisdictions – the territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – speak English, carry U.S. passports and have fought in record numbers in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are not allowed to vote in presidential elections, however, and have no representation in Congress. Subtitled “America in the Mariana Islands,” this thought-provoking documentary examines the hidden story of U.S. colonialism in the Marianas, offering a compelling look at the environmental and cultural impact of ever-escalating American militarism there. Director Vanessa Warheit humanizes her informative film by focusing on the personal, professional and political lives of four residents of the islands, whose attitudes range from loyalty and longing to resentment and resistance
