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Q: What is a movie you love that depicts a community rocked by changes in the world?
A:If..... Lindsay Anderson’s satire, set in a British public school where a handful of students lead an armed insurrection, was an allegory for the growing frustration of the under-30 generation with the “Establishment" and its pre-occupation with traditional values and materialism. Shot in April and May of 1968, the film captured the zeitgeist of the period, with its December 1968 release coinciding with the student occupation of the office of Columbia University’s president and the beginning of student unrest the world over.
- Victor Eisenberg, Independent Producer, Tenafly, NJ
A Bit of Education Reform
Speaking in Tongues follows four diverse kids on a journey to become bilingual. This charming story will challenge you to rethink the skills that Americans need to succeed in the 21st century.
Do you know what the Tibetans are protesting about?
As Tibetans continue to voice their opposition to the Chinese occupation through peaceful demonstrations, in 150 cities across the U.S., Americans are taking to the streets to speak out against a system they deem unjust. But not unlike in Tibet, protesters here have been pepper-sprayed, beaten, and arrested, despite being what CNN's iReport described as "a model community." Peaceful protests in recent history often have been met with harsh crackdowns by authorities, from the civil rights movement's acts of nonviolent civil disobedience, when police dogs and fire hoses were unleashed on protestors, to the National Guard shooting unarmed Kent State University students demonstrating against the invasion of Cambodia. Ultimately, though, peaceful voices have an impact. In the 80's, a massive civil disobedience campaign against apartheid in South Africa made huge strides in ending the racist system. Peaceful protest was also a key tactic in the movement against intervention in Central America. Starting as early as the 70's, activism against homophobia, and calling for AIDS research and education, was also based in nonviolent means. It may not be so much the tone of the individual voices as the number of them calling for action.
Films in cFF 2011
cFF 2011 accepted films are in! These films are not to be missed!
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5 Minutes Each
Afghanistan: Between Light and Darkness
Baby in the Sky
Break the Spell
Colorless
Crossing the American Crises: From Collapse to Action
De corpo e alma
Death By Medicine
El Sueueo del Chaman
Face to Face
Here's What I Like: Fashion and Flowers.-
And Now I'll Tell You Why.
Huma; bird of fortune
L.E.S. (Lower East Side)
L'ancre, la croix, le coeur
Latzuf
Les femmes de la Brukman
Living City
Living River
Mugs
Obama Likes Spending
On the Bridge
Police Tape
SASA
ShakeSPHERE: Romeo and Juliet
Sudd
Tauwetter
The Bottom Line: Privatizing the World
The Interviewer
To Be King (2011)
Vox Populi, Methods of Manipulation
What if Cannabis Cured Cancer?
What's Up?
Q: How do you feel about the recent budget cuts to the education system? A: The government put in place is not my government. They are a corporate government and they don't speak for me. I cannot approve of anything that they do.
Q: Do you think your tax dollars are being utilized fairly when it comes to spending on education? A: We shouldn't be taxed at all. They are robbing us and cheating us.
Q: What is your opinion on the recent passing of the DREAM Act in California?
A: That was only a diversion, to keep people away from seeing the real problem.
