Why We Fight
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Why We Fight is animator Byron Grush’s response to televised coverage of the first Gulf; War. Over colorful and grotesque images that constantly shift and change, the; soundtrack repeats the phrase “fear itself,” proposing an answer to the title. This film; premiered at the 29 the Ann Arbor Film Festival.
Credits
Byron Grush (filmmaker); Byron Grush (animator)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Byron Grush Collection
Notes: Why We Fight features a series of animated sequences. The opening animation is a man in Western gear that quickly changes into a child. Other sequences include a woman and her pet that turn into a sharp shooter and his rifle, a woman’s face that turns into a gas mask, a disintegrating peace sign, and much more. Consistently throughout the film there are flashes of words such as “fear” and “terror”. The film’s soundtrack is the sound of explosions, gunshots, and several phrases including “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.”
Subjects: War
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 133 feet; Positive Soundtrack (Pos Track), 250 feet; A and B Rolls (Positive), 250 feet; Print, 150 feet; Print, 90 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/20783; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/20769; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/20770; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/20791; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/47265
Notes: Why We Fight features a series of animated sequences. The opening animation is a man in Western gear that quickly changes into a child. Other sequences include a woman and her pet that turn into a sharp shooter and his rifle, a woman’s face that turns into a gas mask, a disintegrating peace sign, and much more. Consistently throughout the film there are flashes of words such as “fear” and “terror”. The film’s soundtrack is the sound of explosions, gunshots, and several phrases including “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.”
Subjects: War
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 133 feet; Positive Soundtrack (Pos Track), 250 feet; A and B Rolls (Positive), 250 feet; Print, 150 feet; Print, 90 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/20783; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/20769; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/20770; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/20791; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/47265
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:24