Anas ek Aili works with Palestinian children in Ramallah. Independently, they create a video to portray their surroundings from their own perspective and their understanding of the language of video.
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The secrets behind Dr. Linus Tyler's psychoactive baking. The alcohol industry wants to buy the formula for Vip, a new product that threatens to reduce its massive profits. Dr Linus Taylor not only refuses, he gives up the opportunity to market it himself and goes public with the formula.
UntitledThe Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela as connected to the worldwide movement against capitalist globalization. The evolution of the popular movement in Venezuela from the "Caracazo" riots of 1989 to the massive actions that brought revolutionary president Hugo Chávez back to power, 48 hours after a U.S.-led military coup in 2002. The main theme is how the Bolivarian Revolution, thanks to its incredible grassroots and networking power, is a revolution that transcends the national frontiers of Venezuela and contributes with concrete alternatives to the fight against neoliberal capitalism.
UntitledAddressing issues of transition, alienation, refusal, identities, ethno-fascism, body as object & metaphor, agents, monsters, abjectness, subjective affinities, and objective trusts with material taped predominately while moving through Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Belgrade, and Skopje. The subjects conversing come from a range of constituencies; migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, residents (permanent and transient), students, workers, and cultural producers, recounting experience, locating sites, shifts, events, and the theorizing and accounting of the issues at stake, with associated ambient imagery forming specific histories of locations, and locations of histories at the intersection of cultures in this/these particular place(s) and time(s).
UntitledWhat happens when a butterfly flutters its wings? Does the air around it rumble and seethe, creating a hurricane on the other side of the globe? And when blue chip stocks suddenly plummet one day, how many workers lose their jobs or their pensions? The global market is not a neutral territory, but an unprecedented state of interconnections and interdependence.
UntitledThe Terror is British colonialism and cold war imperialism The Time is 1953. This documentary treats colonialism and western cold war imperialism in the context of the British army invasion of Guyana in 1953. Focusing on the economic and cultural repression of the Guyanese people, the Victor Jara Collective captures the force of the historical events that clarifies the struggles of the working and peasant class. Centering around historical references, interviews and nine Poems of Resistance by Martin Carter, the film deals critically with the total impact of the period. It reveals the complex nature of colonialist domination in daily life presenting images which examine the psychological consequences of poverty and oppression. In examining the effective use of Carter's poetry, which was banned in Guyana, Eusi Kwayana, leading member of the working people's alliance, sees the collection as a cultural product to enrich the struggle with "ideological nourishment."
UntitledThe post-war period and the New World Order told through documentaries, war films, propaganda and photographs. Waco, Oklahoma City, September 11, the war on terrorism and Special Laws, the "Other America" and the destruction of the 10 amendments. The Pentagon is born from the need to bring together counter-information and journalistic rigor, continuing the operation that began with the radio spots "Iraq 2 Special Edition", "death for sale" and "The Black Mirror of Democracy".
UntitledMohamed Ramzam is a Pakistani who has earned a living delivering gas bottles in the neighbourhood of "El Raval" since arriving in Barcelona in 1990. Despite working these last 12 years Mohamed doesn't receive a salary and lives from day to day on the tips he receives from the customers. He has managed to bring his wife and three children from Pakistan and they live in a warehouse situated in the heart of this working class area where the Muslim ideas and traditions of Pakistan are held dear.
UntitledThank god for India is a documentary that deals with the generation gap between young Israeli travelers in India and the conformities of society in Israel today . The film also takes a look at the new Israeli subculture that has developed in India as a result of this gap. The film follows 72 year old Amos Mosenzon , who decides to venture to the country he's always dreamed about - India . He asks permission from his 95 year - old mother , who doesn't understand why he has to go to India , of all places , instead of "civilized"countries , like France or Japan . Amos says farewell to his wife and takes off for a journey into the unknown .
UntitledSoraida is a Palestinian woman who lives in Ramallah, in the occupied territories. This video captures her personal struggle to retain her humanity in the midst of oppression. In her neighbourhood, the women do not all wear veils, the men do not rattle off empty political slogans, and the young people do not have bombs strapped to their belts. Life goes on despite the curfews and checkpoints that confine the people in a barless cage. Soraida invites us into her world, and that of her family and neighbours. Through their simple, everyday actions, we discover the worst thing about living under a state of siege: the loss of control over one's own life. In this vibrant plea against the occupation, Soraida shares her reflections on life in Palestine and her refusal to give in to the hate and violence.
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