Tag Archives: Resistance

Greece, Europe, Undemocracy

by michaelc Posted on 16 August 2015

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/136378322[/vimeo] This film is a chapter from the forthcoming feature documentary, Money Puzzles, a film about money, debt and the fight against austerity. Money Puzzles is conceived as a follow up to the filmmakers’ award winning film, Secret City. Whereas … Continue reading →

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Greece on the Edge? The Film

by michaelc Posted on 17 June 2015

The mood in Athens as Greece approaches the crunch. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/128743275[/vimeo] Greece is being punished by the obstinate, pig-headed, anti-democratic plutocracy of the EU and the IMF for the crime of electing the wrong government, a government that opposes austerity as … Continue reading →

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Radical Film in Birmingham

by michaelc Posted on 13 February 2015

One of the notable features at the inaugural conference of the Radical Film Network in Birmingham last weekend was the mix of generations, from new blood to survivors from the days of the IFA (Independent Filmmakers Association) in the 1970s. Speaking … Continue reading →

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Loneliness of the Long Distance Propagandist

by michaelc Posted on 1 August 2014

A remarkable discussion has taken place on Meccsa, an academic mailing list for media, communications and cultural studies, sparked off by my previous blog, Behind the News from Gaza. With more than 150 messages in three days, very little of … Continue reading →

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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/

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