Learning to Love the Gun

Synopsis

The myth of Ernest Hemingway frames this journey from a rifle club in Britain to the savannah of southern Africa. Filmmaker Joseph Matthews has never fired a gun before, but makes a surprising discovery about his own attitude to shooting that leads him into the disturbing world of big game trophy hunting.

From Hemingway to present day the film examines whether there is anything we can learn about masculinity from these men who seek their thrills from the power a gun gives to its bearer.

Details

Year

2010

Type of film

Shorts

Running Time

29 mins

Format

HD

Director

Joseph Matthews

Producer

Kurban Kassam

Editor

Esben B W Asgaard

Director of Photography

Joseph Matthews

Sound

Jussi Honka

Music

Paul Pringle

Genre

• Documentary

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 28th January 2011