Nearly twenty years after director Charles Libin stunned critics with his tale of revolutionaries attempting to stage a coup in the World Trade Center (The Distribution of Lead), he returns with a topical drama about crime, punishment, the passage of time, and the lasting impact of 9/11. While most men seem genetically predisposed to selective memory loss, Fred White (Libin) can't seem to forget the role he played in his sister's death some twenty years earlier. According to Fred, her death during those dark and violent days can also be directly linked to 9/11. These days Fred's wife has gone, he can no longer hold a steady job, and he's usually drunk. Driven by a need for penance, Fred hires a film student to capture his remarkable testimony and document his grim journey. By inter-twining clips from The Distribution of Lead with the newly crafted plot of American Combatant, Libin details the invasion of his sister's apartment by failed white collar revolutionaries in the late 1980s as navigates Lower Manhattan in an effort to connect with his ex-wife and children. ~ Jason Buchanan All Movie Guide

Dougie Bowne Composed, Performed, and Produced the Score for American Combatant at his studio on the same Ludlow Street block. DOL was the first feature shot by DP Paul Cameron, ASC. Libin has worked as a director of photography on diverse projects, most recently Paul Krik's thriller Able Danger starring Elina Löwensohn. Libin DPd Bob Dylan's Train of Love tribute to Johnny Cash, produced by Jeff Rosen. Libin has shot documentaries including Julie Drazen's Rise: Rave Outlaw Disco Donnie and Alison Chernick's Matthew Barney: No Restraint. Libin DPd the Zhang Yuan directed campaign for United Colors of Benetton. Libin has shot promos for HBO's OZ, Six Feet Under, John Leguizamo's Sexaholix, Sundance Channel's Ozwald Boateng, and BET with Outkast, Nelly, Snoop Dog, Alicia Keys, Mary J Blige, and Jill Scott. He's done camerawork on Jonathan Demme's Dancing With Shiva and Neil Young: Heart of Gold, Ross Katz's Taking Chance, Mike Figgis' Canterbury's Law, Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind, Julian Schnabel's Lou Reed's Berlin, Steve Buscemi's Trees Lounge, and Alexandre Rockwell's In the Soup. Libin has worked as a camera operator or 2nd Unit DP for Alar Kivilo CSC, ASC, Ellen Kuras ASC, Declan Qinn ASC, Lisa Rinzler, Tami Reiker ASC, Caroline Chen, Mott Hupfel, Peter Donahue, Dan Gilham, Christophe Lanzenberg, and Phil Parmet.
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