THE REPUBLIC · EPISODE NINE · ALL EPISODES
THE GREAT DEBATE
A narrator tells the story. The characters are figures cut from archival films, each first shown where the archive found it, then lifted onto one stage to speak the screenplay's lines. The archive speaks as the Republic's citizens, in their own pictures and voices.
THE CAST, AS FOUND
BIG DONas found in Under Western Stars
JOEas found in Belmont High School Graduation 06/08/1997 · 1997
EARLas found in Flying Businessman · 1953THE SCORE · D-A-E · HONED FOR FILM, CHOSEN BY WHAT EACH MOVEMENT SAYS AND SHOULD FEEL
Wai Lana Layover (Anakena Tuning) · triumph, cinematic strings
Rusty Carnivals & Barnacled Porch Stride · funk groove, country western
Snowbound Umeå Cabin · glitchy electronic, dreamy ambient
Paddle Meets Current · dreamy ambient, lonely desert
The Geezer's Stride · dreamy ambient, melancholy guitar
Salvaged Room, Traveling Light · melancholy guitar, ritual and ceremony
Plastic Beach Flotsam · triumph, marching drums