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CCA 5 Friday 17th October
4.45-6.00 pm
The Pain with being Thirsty
David Yun
USA, 2007 - 7 mins
The Pain with Being Thirsty juxtaposes found footage of Japanese Internment camps in Arizona with a found letter written by Babar Ahmad, a Muslim prisoner accused of running Al- Qaeda websites in the UK and awaiting extradition to Guantanamo Bay.
In linking the two, the film traces a connection between the way Japanese Americans were perceived during World War II and how individuals in the Arab diaspora are being treated in a post-9/11 world, whilst raising larger questions about the fragility of our own freedoms.
Recycling the Newsreel with Paul Mcisaac
Ivora Cusack
James June Schneider
France/USA | 2007 | 65 mins
Through
the archive footage of the 60s radical film collective, The Newsreel -
and engaging interviews with member Paul Mclsaac - Recycling the Newsreel...
explores the history of radical social movements in North America and
the key role of independent media in resistance. With both rare and familiar
clips featuring everyone from the Black Panther Party to the Yippies,
and images of resistance to the war in Vietnam, the film offers a unique
glimpse into the 60s, a time of incredible defiance and creativity. Recycling
the Newsreel... is more than a retrospective - it is a challenge to
4.45-6.00 pm
The Pain with being Thirsty
David Yun
USA, 2007 - 7 mins
The Pain with Being Thirsty juxtaposes found footage of Japanese Internment camps in Arizona with a found letter written by Babar Ahmad, a Muslim prisoner accused of running Al- Qaeda websites in the UK and awaiting extradition to Guantanamo Bay.
In linking the two, the film traces a connection between the way Japanese Americans were perceived during World War II and how individuals in the Arab diaspora are being treated in a post-9/11 world, whilst raising larger questions about the fragility of our own freedoms.
Recycling the Newsreel with Paul Mcisaac
Ivora Cusack
James June Schneider
France/USA | 2007 | 65 mins
Through
the archive footage of the 60s radical film collective, The Newsreel -
and engaging interviews with member Paul Mclsaac - Recycling the Newsreel...
explores the history of radical social movements in North America and
the key role of independent media in resistance. With both rare and familiar
clips featuring everyone from the Black Panther Party to the Yippies,
and images of resistance to the war in Vietnam, the film offers a unique
glimpse into the 60s, a time of incredible defiance and creativity. Recycling
the Newsreel... is more than a retrospective - it is a challenge to | Day Passes | Waged £15 | Unwaged £5 |
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