Death in the Fields is an animated documentary that focuses on the cluster bomb crisis in southern Lebanon

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Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction Volume 15 Issue 2 The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Article 34 July 2011 Conveying Lebanon’s Cluster Bomb Issue through Film News Brief Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR) Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal  Part of the Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, and the Peace and Conflict Studies Commons Recommended Citation Brief, News (2011) "Conveying Lebanon’s Cluster Bomb Issue through Film," The Journal of ERW and Mine Action : Vol. 15 : Iss. 2 , Article 34. Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol15/iss2/34 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction by an authorized editor of JMU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact dc_admin@jmu.edu. 9/4/15, 3:24 PMConveying Lebanon’s Cluster Bomb Issue through Film (15.2)Page 1 of 2http://www.jmu.edu/cisr/journal/15.2/briefs/baker-film/baker.shtmlTable ofContentsEditorial Focus Feature SpecialReportNotes Obituaries BookReviewsBriefs R & DConveying Lebanon’s Cluster Bomb Issue through FilmDeath in the Fields is an animated documentary that focuses onthe cluster bomb crisis in southern Lebanon. The millions ofunexploded bomblets scattered across the country’s south arethe ill-fated result of a 2006 Israeli offensive against Hezbollahin Lebanon. Today, in addition to killing and maimingindiscriminately, these weapons continue to contaminate landswhere children once played and make agricultural landunavailable to farmers.Throughout the film’s concise run time of just over 11 minutes,editorial cartoonist Patrick Chapette manages to convey thedread of these horrific weapons in a unique fashion. His black-and-white illustrations are surprisingly lively while alluding tothe starkness of the issue. When these illustrations mix withreal-life photographs, statistics and stories, they pack a seriouspunch. The film premiered at the Visions du Réel film festival inNyon, Switzerland on 8 April 2011 and is currently available onthe International Committee for the Red Cross’s website:http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/film/01079-w-death-in-the-field-chappatte-film-2011.htm. ~Dan Baker, CISR staffCenter for International Stabilization and RecoveryJames Madison University 800 S. Main St. MSC 4902Harrisonburg, VA 22807cisr(at)jmu.eduhttp://cisr.jmu.edu The Journal of ERW & Mine Action is sponsored by:     © 2011 All rights reserved. The Journal of ERW and Mine Action, Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at James Madison University. MSC 4902 Harrisonburg, VA / USA 22807 | Email: cisr@jmu.edu1Brief: Conveying Lebanon’s Cluster Bomb Issue through FilmPublished by JMU Scholarly Commons, 20119/4/15, 3:24 PMConveying Lebanon’s Cluster Bomb Issue through Film (15.2)Page 2 of 2http://www.jmu.edu/cisr/journal/15.2/briefs/baker-film/baker.shtmlIf cited properly, short sections (a sentence or two) can be used without permission. Written Journal of ERW and Mine Action approval is required,however, before longer sections of content published in The Journal may be used by another source or publication. ISSN 2154-1485 Past Issues * CISR Home * Subscribe2Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Vol. 15, Iss. 2 [2011], Art. 34https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol15/iss2/34

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