The movie collective proudly presents a series of movies and discussions entitled “Neo-liberalism and Resistance”. Over five weeks from the 17th of March until the 14th of April, we want to look at a range of examples and stories from across the world.
What is Neo-liberalism?
In the first section, we want to focus on Neo-liberalism. The first movie of the series, “The Shock Doctrine”, explores what Neo-liberalism is and how Chile served as a laboratory for Neo-liberal policy making during the late 70s until today. From there we move on to a documentary by the movie collective “Info-War” that show the current political-economic situation in Greece and how the country is affected by attempts to confront the current economic crisis by what has become the core of Neo-liberal policies: Privatisation, liberalisation, and social cuts.
The Situationist Internationale and resistance in Chile
In the second section, the series draws attention to both historic and contemporary examples of resistance to an unjust economic and political order. The famous movie by Guy Débord, “Society of the Spectacle”, sheds light on a movement known as the Situationist Internationale that played a key role in the events around May 1968 and continue to inspire activists all across the globe from the ad-busters to the Yes-men.
Get in touch
The movie collective host discussions and talks about the movies and its contents after each event. The discussions will be relaxed and informal in order to make sure the events are accessible to everyone who is interested in the topics. If you have any questions, please get in touch:
Movies start at 8pm. No entry fee. No alcoholic drinks, popcorn and crisps available for donations.
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Ready, Steady, Skip - the game show where needlessly wasted food is recovered from the bin and turned into delicious dishes before your very eyes!
The premier at Sumac was a real treat though - nothing like watching a homebrew film with friends!
"Quite a few people have seen the rough cut that was shown at Climate Camp, and possibly even newer cuts than that... but the final version has been a long time in the making, and we hope will prove to be well worth the wait! It's still very much fun and utterly hilarious viewing. Not forgetting that it's making some serious points about food waste too. Everybody has done an awesome job, covering a serious environmental and humanitarian problem in an accessible, informative and entertaining way. GO US!!!"
The Age of Stupid: Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at "old" footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
The Indie Screenings were simultaneously linked to an exclusive live webcast, hosted by director Franny Armstrong with George Monbiot, Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan - the Vice President of The Maldives, the MET office and Nicholas Stern, a global authority on climate change.
The story of 10-year-old Sakue hiding in a shelter near ground zero when the bomb exploded 60 years ago, and the aftermath of that day. Her emotionally wrenching experiences are interwoven with rarely seen archival footage and never-before-told accounts of what happened to her in 1945 and in subsequent years.
Suspect Nation
Since Tony Blair's New Labour government came to power in 1997, the UK civil liberties landscape has changed dramatically. ASBOs were introduced by Section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and first used in 1999. The right to remain silent is no longer universal. Our right to privacy, free from interception of communications has been severely curtailed. The ability to travel without surveillance (or those details of our journeys being retained) has disappeared.
An excellent and inspirational film that really packs an emotional punch. The film includes childhood & activist footage of Jill Phipps, the Coventry live export campaign, Jill`s funeral, interviews with Jill`s family and footage showing the horrific reality of animal cruelty. Watch the film, streamed on here Veggies website
Sumac provides resources, meeting spaces and skills for groups and individuals campaigning for human rights, animal rights, the environment, peace and co-operation world-wide. [wikipedia]
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, the Centre becomes the Forest Fields Social Club (FFCS a.k.a Sumac Bar) from 7.30. The FFSC is a members club, but membership is easy and guests are welcome. For gigs and fundraising benefits, guests can pay at the door and members are invited to make a donation.
