Short film

The Rifleman

2020 · 18 min

A cool, unsettling collage of old footage that quietly builds a sense of dread around ordinary images.

Overview: An all-archival excavation of the links between gun culture, the National Rifle Association, and the U.S. Border Patrol across five decades.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, violence, power, race
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
violence
power
race
media
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Sierra Pettengill
Written by: Daniel Garber, Sierra Pettengill
Starring: Harlon Carter, Solonje Burnett, Aric Grauke, Nick Pinkerton, Zach Smith
Music: Los Lichis
Runtime: 18 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English