FLAG BURNING, 2024

SD, Mini-DV, sound/color, 8:47 (trailer 1:24)

 A rare, filmed observation of a U.S. Army flag burning ceremony. High school students frolic on the banks of the Etowah River in North Georgia and then convene to destroy an American flag. The film absorbs the viewer into an unfamiliar reality. It records an experience of growing up, an intersection of friendship, flirtation, education, and the military where the shaping takes place. FLAG BURNING is the final installment in a video trilogy documenting the everyday lives of teenagers and their families in the far corners of Georgia.