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Going Viral: A Coronavirus Diary

by michaelc Posted on 23 April 2020

Coronavirus brings globalisation into focus by forcing attention onto the different layers of interconnectedness in our twenty-first century world. As the virus spreads around the planet in waves, the pandemic impinges on different social and economic sectors each according to … Continue reading →

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Cuba in times of coronavirus

by michaelc Posted on 1 April 2020

In the face of coronavirus, Cuba is proving to be thoroughly humane, in stark and vivid contrast to the stance taken by the impeached president in the White House. Coronavirus was late reaching Cuba, where it arrived with Italian tourists, … Continue reading →

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Connectedness

by michaelc Posted on 9 March 2020

Remember six degrees of separation – the theory that everyone in the world is connected to everyone else by a maximum of six steps? Also known as the six handshakes rule. Welcome to the world of coronavirus. This morning a … Continue reading →

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Cultural environmentalism in Leicester

by michaelc Posted on 8 March 2020

A small but fascinating interdisciplinary workshop at the University of Leicester on March 6th, on the theme of environmental justice in Latin America, convened by Paula Serafini, proved a congenial occasion for a screening of ‘Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes’. The … Continue reading →

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The Plan that came from the bottom up

by michaelc Posted on 23 February 2020

Here’s a timely new film, The Plan – or in full, ‘The Plan that came from the bottom up’ – about how to envision an alternative to the present disastrous disposition of a world headed for self-destruction by one means … Continue reading →

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Cuba and COP26: Forbidden Thoughts

by michaelc Posted on 17 February 2020

What happens when the independent filmmaker finishes a film and begins the business of getting it out, hustling for screenings and posting on social media to reach the audience you’ve made it for? You start to have to think about … Continue reading →

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Coming soon – Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes (Cuba: Vivir entre ciclones)

by michaelc Posted on 19 October 2019

The Cuba we left behind when we finished shooting Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes in July came under renewed pressure from the North in September. Fresh sanctions by Washington on oil shipments from Venezuela plunged Cuba into a fuel crisis. There … Continue reading →

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Questions about ‘Money Puzzles

by michaelc Posted on 17 November 2016

Some questions I’ve been asked about ‘Money Puzzles’, ahead of the first UK screenings in Crewe, London and Liverpool over the next few days. What are the origins of ‘Money Puzzles’ and how do they fit in with your background … Continue reading →

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Brexit, Labour & the Media

by michaelc Posted on 16 July 2016

What the anti-Corbynistas are doing is unconscionable. In pursuing their cackhanded coup, they are abdicating from intervention in the process of negotiating Brexit. They wouldn’t admit it, likely not even to themselves, but this might even be one reason why … Continue reading →

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A chance encounter with Kiarostami

by michaelc Posted on 6 July 2016

In May 2005 I bought a new pocket-sized video camera. The next day I took it with me to try out when I went to visit Kiarostami’s installation, ‘Forest Without Leaves’, at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and as … Continue reading →

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Going Viral: A Coronavirus Diary

Cuba in times of coronavirus

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Cultural environmentalism in Leicester

The Plan that came from the bottom up

Cuba and COP26: Forbidden Thoughts

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Questions about ‘Money Puzzles

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