Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived
Plus post-film discussion: with Dr Mark Betz (Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, King's College London) and Clive Webb (Head of History Department, University of Sussex). Chaired by Patrick Hazard (LIDF Director)
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Virtual history is the study of ‘what if’ scenarios, and this film addresses undoubtedly one of the biggest questions of the 20th century: what would have happened in Vietnam if Kennedy had lived and been re-elected?
Using recently declassified documents, rarely seen television footage, photographic and archive material, this film explores Kennedy’s record on the issues of war and peace in Vietnam, the Bay of Pigs, and other notable crises during his comparatively short time in office as the basis for a wider debate on presidential decision-making in the US.
Far from virtual, this is actual JFK in action, handling the press with humour and grace while steering a course that, it could be argued, at least twice prevented the start of the Third World War.
Director: Koji Masutani
Cinematographer: Koji Masutani / Ed Huff / Curt Worden
Music: Josh Kern
Country: United States of America
Length: 80 minutes
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