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Cinema

MUST SEE DOCUMENTARY : HUMAN by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

A few years ago, Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s helicopter broke down in rural Mali. While waiting for repairs, the filmmaker spent a day talking with a local farmer about his hopes, concerns, and priorities—examining the basic questions that shape a life. “It was the first time I had ever been confronted with really finding out about a person’s life and experiences,” Arthus-Bertrand says. And now, thanks to … Continue reading MUST SEE DOCUMENTARY : HUMAN by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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Freedom of Expression, Opinion, Video

The War on Democracy – John Pilger

‘The War On Democracy’ (2007) was John Pilger’s first for cinema. It explores the current and past relationship of Washington with Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Using archive footage sourced by Michael Moore’s archivist Carl Deal, the film shows how serial US intervention, overt and covert, has toppled a series of legitimate governments in the Latin American region since the 1950s. … Continue reading The War on Democracy – John Pilger

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Documentary Film, Film, Short Film, Videos

The Final Solution – A Film on Gujarat Genocide

Final Solution is a study of the politics of hate. Set in Gujarat during the period Feb/March 2002 – July 2003, the film graphically documents the changing face of right-wing politics in India through a study of the 2002 genocide of Muslims in Gujarat. It specifically examines political tendencies reminiscent of the Nazi Germany of early/mid-1930s. Final Solution is anti-hate/ violence as those who forget … Continue reading The Final Solution – A Film on Gujarat Genocide

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