A Wrench in the Machine

Produced and Directed by Fred Nagel
Wrench in the Machine
14 minutes

Another fine Veterans For Peace Action, this time at the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in NYC. Chris Hedges spoke, along with many others. Music by David Rovics and Watermelon Slim. A standoff happened when the NYC Police ordered the vets out of the park before all the names of the war dead were read out loud. 18 vets were arrested.

Resisting Endless Wars: VFP in DC

Produced and Directed by Fred Nagel
Resisting Endless Wars
14 minutes

This veterans' action in the middle of a snowstorm shows the determined of those who have been in the US military to stop Obama's endless wars. Speakers include Chris Hedges and Daniel Ellsberg. In all, over 350 members of Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War were arrested at the White House gate.

Still in Cairo

Produced and Directed by Fred Nagel

 Still in Cairo


30 minutes

Twelve residents of the Hudson Valley took part in the Gaza Freedom March from Dec. 25 to January 4, 2010. We were part of the International Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza, formed after Israel's 22-day assault in the winter of 2008-2009. Thanks to:
 Alternat Focus
for packaging and distributing this film Special Thanks to:
 Code Pink for organizing The Gaza Freedom March.

Veterans For Peace in DC

Produced and Directed by Fred Nagel

VFP in DC 

9 minutes

Veterans For Peace march for an end to war crimes being committed by the US military. Film short features Buffy Sainte-Marie. Thanks to:
 Veterans For Peace

Impeachment Banner in DC

Produced and Directed by Fred Nagel

VFP Raise Impeachment Banner

8 minutes

Veterans For Peace raise banner at the National Archives in DC. Banner reads, "Defend our Constitution. Arrest Bush and Cheney for War Crimes." Thanks to: Veterans For Peace.

Nothing After All

Produced and Directed by Fred Nagel

Nothing After All

26 Minutes

Three old men express delight, remorse and wonder as they each relate a sexual encounter from their youth. The stories are funny as well as infuriating. 

Although full of bravado, each reveals a moment of tenderness and even vulnerability. Are they aware of the complexities involved in their early sexual exploits? Do they feel remorse? Are they each still dependent on what others might think?

In Order of Appearance

Herb Smithline

Jack Cahill

Jim O’Neill

Production Credits

Cameraman:

Norval Johnson

Sound:

George Lefas

The Resisters: Those Who Refused the Draft During Vietnam

Produced and Directed by Fred Nagel

The Resisters

58 Minutes

Those Who Refused the Draft During VietNam  Here I am in 1967, drafted and in the Army. But I always wondered about the men who had refused to be part of the Vietnam War. How had they resisted, and why? Of course, I also wondered what had happened to them for taking a stand against the war. This is their story. 

I interviewed twelve men who resisted the draft in some way during the Vietnam War. I finally picked five, two who went to jail, two who went to Canada, and one who burned his draftcard. The film is made up of these interviews, at times insightful, at times disturbing and often emotionally revealing. These men paid a high price for their resistance, but in their own minds often got back so much more.

Chomsky on Viet Nam 

Strada lends a hand 

Draft Diaspora 

My letter to resisters 

A Canadian response 

Marist College screening 

Vassar College screening 

Chicken Hawk Factor 

Resistance reading