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Trouble the water, documentary

Mango — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:20:14 +0000

It took three long years to turn incredible footage shot from a flooding attic in the besieged Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans into a searing social commentary on what happens when a government turns its back on its own people. It took three long years to finally find the lens that helped turn conversation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina from pity to accountability. It took three long years for the floodwaters of Katrina to finally subside enough to unearth “Trouble the Water” amidst the Big Easy’s forgotten, abused and destroyed debris.

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The Corporation, documentary

Mango — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:06:39 +0000

THE CORPORATION explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Part film and part movement, The Corporation is transforming audiences and dazzling critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. Taking its status as a legal "person" to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" The Corporation includes interviews with 40 corporate insiders and critics - including Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, Howard Zinn, Vandana Shiva and Michael Moore - plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change.

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National Schools Film Week 2009 Launch

Old Man Planet — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:40:53 +0000

Lou Ye: an artist at Cannes, an outlaw in China | Chinalyst - China blogs in English

vero — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:38:52 +0100

I hope I'm the last director to be banned in China. ... I hope, nothing will happen when I get back. I am just a director making a film. ... Don't be afraid of the cinema,' that's what I say to myself.

Source: Lou Ye: an artist at Cannes, an outlaw in China | Chinalyst - China blogs in English

Screening of the film 'The Visitor' at Amnesty London office

derek — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:04:55 +0000

Richard Jenkins gives a touching performance as Walter Vale, a lonely and disheartened economics professor who is forced into contact with other human beings when he finds his New York apartment has been illegally let out to immigrant couple, Tarek and Zainab.

Source: Screening of the film 'The Visitor' at Amnesty London office

The Audition

Aggy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:49:13 +0100

Backstage at the Ball

Bassie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:07:37 +0100

A sneaky peak at backstage happenings during the Secret Policeman's Ball 2006.

Secret Policeman's Ball 2006

Bassie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:00:30 +0100

On-stage tomfoolery from the Secret Policeman's Ball 2006, starring The Mighty Boosh, Russell Brand, Graham Norton and Natalie Imbruglia.

Sarah Silverman standup at Amnesty's Secret Policeman's Ball 2006

Aggy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:48:28 +0100

Russell Brand standup at Amnesty's Secret Policeman's Ball 2006

Aggy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:26:10 +0100

Eddie Izzard at Secret Policeman's Ball 2006

Aggy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:04:11 +0100

Patrick Stewart on violence against women

Aggy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:45:55 +0100

Amnesty Blogs: Heavy Metal in Baghdad

cat — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:47:00 +0100

Heavy Metal in Baghdad follows the four young men from the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 until today. The film provides a rare snapshot of what life is like for musicians inside Iraq – how they deal with power cuts, accusations of Satan worship, mortar rounds and sniper fire. It also highlights the plight of 4.7 million Iraqi refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries where they now live in destitution, unable to gain legal employment.

Source: Amnesty Blogs: Heavy Metal in Baghdad