Mentre la rabbia e il malcontento per l’ingiustizia economica crescono, molte manifestazioni di protesta sono soggette a una repressione sempre più brutale. Partendo da una impressionante raccolta di video amatoriali e di citizen journalist realizzati durante le manifestazioni dei “gilet gialli” in Francia, un gruppo di cittadini di diversa estrazione viene invitato a rivedere e interrogare quelle immagini, a e confrontare le proprie opinioni sull’ordine sociale e la legittimità dell’uso della violenza da parte dello Stato. A vent’anni dal G8 di Genova, e in seguito ai recenti soprusi sui detenuti nel carcere di Santa Maria Capua Vetere, una riflessione lucida e urgente che trova in Italia un’eco particolare, più che mai attuale.
They're young, unemployed and on the march - from Glasgow, Liverpool and Swansea to London.
One neighborhood in New York City, March 2020: the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, the federal government is clueless, and life seems increasingly surreal. A month later, the city has become an epicenter of the pandemic as the death rate spirals upwards. Then the racial justice protests erupt... Strange Days Diary NYC is a visual account of living through a disruptive, frightening, yet inspiring time.
A documentary recording the lives of Khon students in their last years of study. They spent six years under the rules of the military regime after the 2014 coup d’etat. The coup granted the regime power to change many things, especially education which became more focused on the monarchy and royal glorification instead of basic human values. While the world is becoming awakened to human rights, the military regime deems them against their own values. The shooting of the film began at the time of the king’s succession, shortly after which there was a great social awakening in Thailand. Meanwhile, the authorities used state violence and oppression in an effort to eliminate dissidents, even when they were just high school and university students.
"Jeunesse Rouge" is a documentary exploring young French Communist revolutionaries fighting for a just and equal society. The film follows their organizing and mobilizing, while delving into the history of the Communist movement in France. Archival footage and interviews with activists show their passionate commitment, from protests and strikes to political education. It highlights the power of youth activism and their potential to bring about change in the face of systemic inequality.
Join distracted onlookers at a protest “be-in” at Camden’s Roundhouse –alongside portraits of Lenin and a giant inflatable phallus.