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5,000 Feet is the Best (2011)
Short | 32 min | Short, Drama

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5,000 Feet is the Best (2011)

Short | 32 min | Short, Drama

The film is based on two meetings with a Predator drone sensor operator, which were recorded in a hotel in Las Vegas in September 2010. On camera, the drone operator agreed to discuss the technical aspects of his job and his daily routine....See moreThe film is based on two meetings with a Predator drone sensor operator, which were recorded in a hotel in Las Vegas in September 2010. On camera, the drone operator agreed to discuss the technical aspects of his job and his daily routine. Off camera and off the record, he briefly described recurring incidents in which the unmanned plane fired at both militants and civilians - and the psychological difficulties he experienced as a result. Instead of looking for the appropriate news accounts or documentary footage to augment his redacted story, the film is deliberately miscast and misplaced: It follows an actor cast as the drone operator who grudgingly sits for an interview in a dark hotel. The interview is repeatedly interrupted by the actor\'s digressions, which take the viewer on meandering trips around Las Vegas. Told in quick flashbacks, the stories form a circular plot that nevertheless returns fitfully to the voice and blurred face of the drone operator - and to his unfinished story. See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Denis O'Hare Pilot Pilot See fewer	Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Jennifer Anderson Mom Mom See fewer	Karen's Self Defense (2022)
Maggie Anderson Zoe (as Maggie Elizabeth Anderson) Zoe (as Maggie Elizabeth Anderson) See fewer	S.W.A.T. (2017)
Michael Artura Police Man #1 Police Man #1 See fewer	Money Train (1995)
Carter Barsch Johnny Johnny See fewer	5,000 Feet is the Best (2011)
Michael Brooks Train Freak Child Train Freak Child See fewer	The Big Short (2015)
Bill Crounse Mark Mark See fewer	Faded Memories (2008)
Gabriel Gutierrez Interviewer Interviewer See fewer	Sweetbitter (2018)
Linc Hand Militiaman #2 Militiaman #2 See fewer	42 (2013)
Aden Hunt Train Freak Baby Train Freak Baby See fewer	5,000 Feet is the Best (2011)
Tracy Kay Con Woman Con Woman See fewer	Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Tony LaThanh Soldier #1 Soldier #1 See fewer	Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Armani Marley Train Freak Older Teen Train Freak Older Teen See fewer	5,000 Feet is the Best (2011)
Brendan McCarthy Militiaman #1 Militiaman #1 See fewer	Justified (2010)
Brad Nelson Con Man Con Man See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
William Ngo Soldier #3 Soldier #3 See fewer	The Staircase (2022)
Laura Patalano Hotel Maid Hotel Maid See fewer	This Fool (2022)
Brad Schecter Police Man #2 Police Man #2 See fewer	Monk (2002)
Eddie B. Smith Train Freak Adult Train Freak Adult See fewer	Caged Animal (2010)
Jan-David Soutar Militiaman #3 Militiaman #3 See fewer	Grief (2023)
George Tsai Soldier #2 Soldier #2 See fewer	Station 19 (2018)
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