Category Archives: Politics

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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29th March +2

by michaelc Posted on 31 March 2019

What I’d like to see is Article 50 being revoked, but I don’t expect that to happen yet, if at all. So we need something to happen this week to persuade the EU to grant a long extension. (That of … Continue reading →

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Election surprises and imponderables

by michaelc Posted on 30 May 2017

A friend in Mexico asks me about the election. Can the left win? This is what I write back. Gramsci’s famous dictum is very relevant: pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. Objectively it doesn’t look like Labour can … Continue reading →

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Election Call: Politics out of sync

by michaelc Posted on 20 April 2017

The mainstream media seem to have already decided. The Tories can’t fail to win. Labour is going to be routed. Yet Mrs May’s opportunist election call is a signal of her weakness in the face of Brexit, belated recognition … Continue reading →

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Cuba: After the Burial

by michaelc Posted on 21 December 2016

A more interesting question to ask after his death is not what Fidel Castro was – a revolutionary hero? a tyrannical dictator? a beneficent dictator? – but who would now call themselves a Fidelista and what will become of Fidelismo? … 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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Stop ¡Basta!

by michaelc Posted on 6 November 2016

For over fifty years, radical and independent filmmakers across Latin America have been making films targeting the history of Latin America’s domination by imperialist powers and above all, in the twentieth century, the USA, whose methods have been economic exploitation, … Continue reading →

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‘Money Puzzles’ almost ready

by michaelc Posted on 18 October 2016

Almost ready. About to get delivery of the first DVD preview copies of ‘Money Puzzles’, and then I’m off to Lisbon, where its first screening takes place at Doclisboa on 29th October. Over the eighteen months I’ve been making ‘Money … Continue reading →

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How to film politics

by michaelc Posted on 11 October 2016

Towards the end of Ken Loach’s film In conversation with Jeremy Corbyn, there’s a moment when Corbyn reflects on what he’s been hearing from the group of people he’s been listening to. It’s been a very valuable discussion, he remarks, … Continue reading →

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The Music of Politics

by michaelc Posted on 17 July 2016

It was an unexpectedly amusing moment when Cameron was caught ‘humming’ to himself as he went back into No.10 after announcing his handover to Theresa May, unaware that his microphone was still open. Even more entertaining was the rapid reaction … Continue reading →

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Cuba and COP26: Forbidden Thoughts

29th March +2

Election surprises and imponderables

Election Call: Politics out of sync

Cuba: After the Burial

Questions about ‘Money Puzzles

Stop ¡Basta!

‘Money Puzzles’ almost ready

How to film politics

The Music of Politics

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