Free Political Film Screenings Cinema Politica is a project organized by Montréal-based non-profit überculture, and comprises a network of several local film exhibition series across Canada, Europe and the USA.

Smash the Medium, Liberate the Message , Volume 1

WARNING! May incite urgent radical action - In Collaboration with London Indymedia

Cinema Politica London
Thursday October 9, 2008
Screening begins 13h45
Venue: Landon Library - Wortley Village

Canada / 2004 / 100

In Collaboration with London Indymedia

This DWD Compilation, featuring 6 short films and bonus material, is “DIY” film making at its best. Filmed in a cross section of locations in North and South America this DVD captures the essence of the modern global justice movement. WARNING! May incite urgent radical action. Over 100 minutes of radical memetic replication.

Data Reel: Episode 1

Inspired by the newsreels of the past, the Data Reel project uses powerful audiovisual collages, made-up of original music and spoken word, to disseminate marginalized information and censored news. (21 minutes)

Watch the Data Reel in Quicktime: Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5
Tears Down The Wall

A daring guerilla project showcasing the front lines of the Quebec City Protest of 2001. It was constructed out of 60 hours of audio and video, the music was built by using actual sounds of the protest. It is humorous, fast, emotional, and in many ways mirrors the range of emotions stirred by the protest. It is ultimately about making significant moments in history simply cool, and accessible to a jaded younger generation. (21 minutes)
Confronting Empire, World Social Forum 2003

A retrospective piece about the World Social Forum in Porto Allegre, Brazil featuring Noam Chomsky and Arandhati Roy among others. Although there was very little attention given to the WSF in North American media, 100 000 internationals gathered to share their ideas under the slogan “Another World is Possible”. (10 mins)
Seed Saver: Percy Schmeiser vs Monsanto

Chapters 1 and 2 of the story of a farmer’s last stand, the sacrifices he has made, the world he has lost and the spirit that has let him stand up to one of the largest and most aggressive corporations on the planet. (30 minutes)
The Real Thing: Extended Trailer

The Real Thing is a film that peels away the layers of rhetoric used to justify the "War on Drugs" and now the "War on Terrorism" revealing a war between two world's, one global and modern, the other local and indigenous. (8 minutes)

Also features: Noam Chomsky interview on the Drug War and more …