Tag Archives: Politics

Coming soon: ‘Interrupted Memory’ / ‘Memoria interrumpida’

by michaelc Posted on 31 July 2013

Interrupted Memory is the title of the film I’ve been shooting over the last three months in Argentina and Chile, a documentary about memory and politics which follows the course of people in the act of remembering in front of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Chile, Cultural Politics, Documentary, Latin America, Video | Tagged Argentina, Chile, Film, Memory, Politics | Comments Off

Q&A on Secret City

by michaelc Posted on 11 June 2013

Here’s the video of the Q&A after the DocHouse screening of ‘Secret City’ at the Riverside last May [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/68041329#[/vimeo]

Posted in Capitalism, Cultural Politics, Documentary, Media, Video | Tagged Capitalism, Cities, Documentary, Politics, Recession, Video activism | Comments Off

Tales of a Video Blogger ebook

by michaelc Posted on 14 March 2013

Many thanks to RE.FRAMING ACTIVISM for publishing the ebook ‘Tales of a Video Blogger’, a collection of my recent writing about activist film-making. Download your copy here:http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/activistmedia/2013/03/free-e-book-tales-of-a-video-blogger-by-michael-chanan/

Posted in Chile, Cultural Politics, Documentary, Media, Protests | Tagged Politics, Resistance, Video activism | Comments Off

Mourning Chávez on the Web

by michaelc Posted on 10 March 2013

It’s been fascinating seeing the response to the death of Hugo Chávez playing out on the web, for it not only confirms his status as a world historical figure, but because of the high symbolism of the event, clearly exposes … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Cultural Politics, Latin America, Media, Music | Tagged Chavez, Media, Politics, Resistance | Comments Off

Remembering Stanley Forman

by michaelc Posted on 9 February 2013

For left film culture in Britain, Stanley Forman, who has died at the age of 91, was the archive man. His company, ETV, held a unique library of left-wing documentaries which amounted to the history of the twentieth century from … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Politics, Documentary, Film matters | Tagged Documentary, Film, Film archive, Politics | 3 Comments

Against ‘Impact’

by michaelc Posted on 10 November 2012

The other day we interviewed a couple of PhD scholarship candidates. Good applicants, with interesting and unusual research proposals. However, I was saddened when one of them started talking about ‘impact’. So, she’d found out about the institutional regime of … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic life, Cultural Politics | Tagged Academic life, Humanities, Media, Politics, Universities | 5 Comments

Screening at the House of Commons

by michaelc Posted on 16 October 2012

‘Secret City‘, the film I’ve made with Lee Salter about the City of London Corporation, received a preview screening at the House of Commons on Tuesday evening. This is more or less what Lee and I said to introduce it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Cultural Politics, Documentary, Notice | Tagged Capitalism, Documentary, London, Politics, Recession, Resistance | 2 Comments

‘Secret City’

by michaelc Posted on 28 September 2012

It’s almost a year since anti-capitalist protestors, intending to set up camp in front of the London Stock Exchange in Paternoster Square under the banner of Occupy LSX, were ejected from the square and parked themselves instead in front of … Continue reading →

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A Short Film About Money

by michaelc Posted on 28 September 2012

Won’t solve your money problems, but it might make you think about why you’ve got them. ‘A Short Film About Money’ is a spin-off from a longer film I’ve been making with Lee Salter, ‘Secret City’, which launches soon. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFcoelfewXc&feature=plcp[/youtube] … Continue reading →

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Changes in Cuba; independent video thriving

by michaelc Posted on 25 April 2012

In 2002 the Cuban filmmaker Fernando Pérez made a compelling documentary called Suite Habana which portrayed the melancholic mood of the Cuban capital at the start of the 21st century. Ten years later the mood is rather different, as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic life, Cuba, Cultural Politics, Latin America | Tagged Cuba, Film, Politics | 2 Comments

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Coming soon: ‘Interrupted Memory’ / ‘Memoria interrumpida’

Q&A on Secret City

Tales of a Video Blogger ebook

Mourning Chávez on the Web

Remembering Stanley Forman

Against ‘Impact’

Screening at the House of Commons

‘Secret City’

A Short Film About Money

Changes in Cuba; independent video thriving

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