A LAND FOR WAR

In 2009, artist and professor Enid Baxter Ryce entered the abandoned buildings of the historic Fort Ord military base and discovered hundreds of wall paintings drawn by soldiers who'd been stationed there. Ryce has been documenting and studying this decommissioned base ever since.

In her documentary, A Land for War, she presents and discusses these remarkable, long-hidden murals – offering unique insight into the soldiers' lives – alongside archival training footage from the Vietnam War era (when Fort Ord was active), images of wind-swept landscapes from one of the last stretches of California coastal wilderness, and portraits of homeless veterans occupying the land today.

This striking work is a haunting meditation on the impact of the military on the land and the people.