It's an
era we're so used to seeing in B&W whether in a film made in those decades or on documentary footage of those
times, that colour representation of it can look unreal particularly if proper attention is not paid to
era -
appropriate make - up techniques, hair - styles, costuming and physical props, and the way in which people held their bodies.
In a post-truth
era whereby testimony may be wildly
appropriated, Holzer used her privilege to elevate those narratives that remain largely unheard or unseen, while at the same
time drawing attention to the irregular records of conflict itself.