Rene Vautier, Brittany, 1928, studied at the “Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques”. Author of several works denouncing Colonialism, including: Afrique 50, Un homme est mort, Une nation, l'Algerie, L'Algerie en Flammes, Hirochirac,... René Vautier appears to be the archetypal socially committed filmmaker: his militant films are held up by a flexible rigorousness and formal ingenuity that help him overcome the practical problems arising from his "social intervention" works. In his own words, his motto could be: "Write history in images, immediately". In 1950, disgusted by the French censors who confiscated many of his reels, he managed to finish Afrique 50, the first French anti-colonial film. His social commitment as a filmmaker leads to 13 charges against him, and a jail sentence. At the price of many years in jail and a hunger strike, René Vautier's struggle against all kind of oppression - political, economic and cultural – will endure.

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1 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1993.

A discussion with Patrick Watkins and the group Rebond pour la Commune, which was created as a result of the participants’ experience in the production of Peter Watkins’ La Commune. The gathering between Rebond and local groups from Barcelona will revolve around the film and its reading and experiences in the current context.

A discussion with Patrick Watkins and the group Rebond pour la Commune, which was created as a result of the participants’ experience in the production of Peter Watkins’ La Commune. The gathering between Rebond and local groups from Barcelona will revolve around the film and its reading and experiences in the current context.