Pyrrhic Victory
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"Pyrrhic Victory" was directed and shot by my brother Michael Reuben in 9mm. It was made around 1970 or so when he was about 17 years old. This is a silent film, set to some of his favorite music, both classical and contemporary.
The film is about a man (my father, Samuel Reuben, played the part) who captures a red-tailed hawk and trains it, but then gets in trouble with the law. Michael, who was four years older than me, died in a boating accident when I was a junior in high school.
(Special thanks to my sister Shelly Reuben who turned the decaying film into a video taped format.)
