The full schedule for this term's cinema politica is now set!
Every Tuesday, 7pm in the Norm Theatre. Free!
January 27th: "Five Ring Circus"
Director Conrad Schmidt will be present after the screening for Q&A. This is an intriguing film that exposes and examines the shortcomings of hosting the games in Vancouver. It critically analyzes the claim that the coming 2010 Olympics is to be socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.
February 3rd: "don't need you: herstory of riotgrrrl"
"don't need you" is a documentary film that tells the story of the origins of Riot Grrrl in the in the American Independent music scene of the 1990s, and how this feminist movement evolved into a revolutionary underground network of education and self-awareness through music, writing, activism, and women-friendly community. The film features one-on-one interviews interspersed with rare, archival materials, including original Riot Grrrl fanzines, flyers, and photographs, as well as seldom seen footage from pioneering Riot Grrrl bands like Bikini Kill, Heavens to Betsy, and Bratmobile.
February 10th: "Borderless" & "Walking the Line"
"Borderless tells the story of undocumented workers in Canada. They do the low wage jobs that 'Canadians' don't want to do: cleaning high rises in Vancouver, swaddling babies and building houses in Toronto. They are part of the third world inside Canada's borders whose work subsidizes our first world economy. "Walking the Line" is a harrowing view of the chaos, absurdity, and senseless deaths along the US-Mexico border through private citizens who are taking the law into their own hands.
February 24th: "Losers and Winners"
A gigantic industrial site is dismantled, this film documents the stories accompanying its disappearance: how the coke workers in industrial Ruhr Region experience the arrival and working methods of the Chinese, their feelings upon seeing their pride in their work vanish along with what was the most modern coke factory in the world, but also the strain and conflicts the Chinese workers face during their 60-hour work week far away from home and family, caught between euphoria and doubts about their future.
March 3rd: "Occupation 101"
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict, "Occupation 101" presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. The film also details life under the Israeli military rule, the role of the United States in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace.
March 17th: "The Orange Revolution"
Released in 2007, the lively, award-winning documentary film "Orange Revolution" is a shocking look at Ukraine's controversial 2004 Presidential election. Filmmaker Steve York examines how a corrupt regime attempted to fix the election by any means possible, including attempted murder. Ukrainian citizens responded by taking to the streets in a continuous series of mass protests that became known as the Orange Revolution.
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Codymike Yorke
AMS External Office Outreach Commissioner
outreach@ams.ubc.ca
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