PORTRAIT OF RESISTANCE: THE ART AND ACTIVISM OF CAROLE CONDÉ & KARL BEVERIDGE (2011, Dir. Roz Owen, 72′). As the wealth-divide and environmental crises grip public awareness, the world is finally catching up to the vision and ideas of Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge — pioneering artist-activists who have been working for social change since the…
WE ARE LEGION: THE STORY OF THE HACKTIVISTS (2012, Dir. Brian Knappenberger, 93′) takes us inside the complex culture and history of Anonymous. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, and then moves to Anonymous’ own raucous and unruly beginnings on the website 4Chan.Through interviews with current members…
Cities are growing and changing, but in whose interests and for whose benefit? These documentary films explore urban space, wealth, race, and the role of the arts, past and present, local and global. Join us for provocative documentary films, followed by moderated discussion. A collaboration betweenThe Radical Imagination Project and the Cinema Politica Network and the…
These documentary films explore the how new technologies and global-scale problems pose hard questions for today’s society. Join us for provocative documentary films, followed by moderated discussion. A collaboration betweenThe Radical Imagination Project and the Cinema Politica Network and the Halifax Public Libraries. More information: http://radicalimagination.org/whose-knowledge-whose-power All screenings are held at the new Central Branch of the…
