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Film Descriptions:
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SOME FILMS MAY CONTAIN HARSH LANGUAGE AND/OR FOOTAGE
The Abortion Diaries-2005, 30 min Features 12 women speaking candidly about their abortions, dealing with the stigma of keeping abortion a secret. Penny Lane-Massachusetts
Argentina: Turning Around-2007, 38 min An update on the thriving worker-run factories and the people’s energy to continue to build a society not just for the few, but for all. Moving Images-Seattle
The Beautiful-2006, 3 min A rant from daughter Beauty, whose parents are Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty, about Amerika. Peter Pizzi/Magic Club Films-Boston
Behind the Labels: Garment Workers on U.S. Saipan-2003, 45 min We know it is a few years old, but it seems like we’re forgetting where our clothes come from. Tia Lessin/Witness-US/UK
Between Two Fires: Torture and Displacement in Northern Uganda-2006, 14 min Interviews from survivors in a continued and neglected civil war. Hurifo/Witness-Uganda/UK
Bound by Promises: Contemporary Slavery in Rural Brazil-2006, 17 min Every year, more than 25,000 workers are enslaved by landowners in rural Brazil, mostly in the Amazon region. CEJIL/CPT/Witness-Brazil/UK
Debris: Notes from Outside the Surface (story)-2005, 15 min From the filmmaker that brought us ‘Paint it Black’ (Visualized 2001). Film born out of a crime that occurred- and a friendship that developed- against the backdrop of the art world, race relations, and class realities in Los Angeles. Jessica Lawless-LA
Drying up Palestine-2007, 28 min A portrait of the stresses and strains imposed on Palestinian society by “Israel’s” almost total control over access to water resources in the West Bank, told in the words of ordinary people. Peter Snowden/Rima Essa-Belgium/Palestine
Eco Village Pioneers-2007, 50 min An amazing look at low impact (ecohomes, permiculture) communities around Europe and Australia. Undercurrents-UK
Exodus-2006, 7 min Zachary Manuel-New Orleans
Eye on the Fair Use of the Prize-2006, 2 min What Visualized is all about. Media That Matters-USA
Fallujah-2006, 30 min A look into the mass murder and displacement in Fallujah, Iraq, created by the US Occupation. Deep Dish TV-Seattle
Food Justice, A Growing Movement-2006 8 min Media That Matters
In Transit-2006, 6 min Women’s ongoing struggle for reproduction health rights in the post-war Democratic Republic of Congo. Media That Matters-USA
The Iron Wall-2006, 51 min After 1967 and the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, the aim of “Israel’s” settlement movement became clear: create facts on the ground that make the creation of a Palestinian state impossible. “Israel’s” almost surgical placement of The Wall renders this long-held Zionist intention inescapably—and quite literally—concrete. Mohammed Alatar-Palestine
It's the End of the World as We Know It-2005-7, 5-10 min segments In the tradition of punk and anarchist zines, these folks started cranking this mind bomb in 2005, and they keep going. subMedia-Vancouver
Leila Khaled Hijacker-2006, 58 min The world’s first female hijacker (part of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s Che Guevara commando unit), past and present. Note: Views of the filmmaker do not necessarily coincide with Visualized. Lina Makboul-Sweden
Life in a Stranger’s Town-2006, 7 min A high-schooler tells her story of post Katrina in New Orleans. Agata Kargol-New Orleans
Listen to Iran’s People: A Call for Peace-2007, 30 min Filmed during a 12 day visit to Iran in March 2007, a volatile political time when President Bush was threatening to bomb it. Covers meetings with the VP of Iran, Imams, students and professors, and visits to popular tourist sites. Margot Smith/Off Center Video-Berkeley
Little Beirut-2005, 13 min How the Lebanese community organizes in Paris. Mirela Habr-Paris
Loud Color-2006, 6 min The story of a community center in New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Brent Joseph-USA
Meen Erhabe-2002, 4 min Music video by Palestinian hip-hop group, DAM (‘blood’ in Arabic). Jackie Salloum-NYC
Oaxaca: El Poder de la Comuna-2006, 55 min Shows the struggle of the people of Oaxaca, Mexico, who created the APPO (Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca), and how organizing expanded into taking control of the media. Our friends at: Contra Imagen-Argentina
The Okapa Connection-2007, 16 min Follows the journey of a shipment of coffee from the spectacular mountains of Papua New Guinea to a steaming cup of espresso in Melbourne, Australia. Pip Starr-Australia
On the Edge: Femicide in Ciudad Juarez-2006, 58 min Covering the brutal murders of over 400 poor, young women in the border town Ciudad Juarez, Mexico that have been repeatedly ignored and unresolved by the police and government over the last 13 years. Detrital Film/Steev Hise-Tucson
Opening Access-2007, 27 min A brand new vision for community media presenting a compelling picture of an emerging model for alternative media that will engage new communities and new voices. Denver Open Media-Denver
Permission-2006, 1 min Whose permission would you need to get married to the person you love? Media That Matters-USA
PHO Shorts-2006-7, 2-3 min Stoner radical film! Bite sized movies by a brilliant media manipulation staff called- Paul Harvey Oswald-Rockford, IL
Planet of the Arabs-2003, 9 min A montage showing the racism against Arabs in movies. Jackie Salloum-NYC
Protect the Wild Bison-2007, 7 min Weaving music, poetry, and stunning video footage together about North America’s last wild herd of bison. Back from the Brink Productions/Tim Gannon-Santa Fe
Pyeongtaek: Struggles of South Korean Farmers for Land-2007, 38 min When the expansion of a U.S. military base threatens small South Korean farm villages, the residents fight back.A small delegation of American activists join them in a spirit of solidarity. Miae Kim-South Korea
Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the U.S. Border-2005, 25 min Vigilantes at the US/Mexico border. AFSC/ACLU/Witness-USA/UK
The Rules of the Game-2006, 8 min The contentious proposal of casino building clashes with what the Native American communities really want, in a smalltown in Ca. Media That Matters-USA
Running Dry-2006, 20 min A look into the shortage of water in most parts of the world and the overuse in a few others. Jim Thebaut/The Chronicles Group-LA
Sacco & Vanzetti-2006, 82 min Documenting the lives of these 2 Italian immigrants, the racism they challenged, and how in the end, they were railroaded. Willow Pond Films-NYC
Schools of Change-2006, 10 min Made by a 16 yr old, this film tells the story of a new charter school in post Katrina New Orleans. Caitlin Sullivan-New Orleans
Slingshot-Hip Hop (Trailer)-2007, 5 min A preview of the upcoming film documenting the hip-hop scene throughout all of Palestine. Jackie Salloum-NYC
Some Assembly Required-2007, 17 min Critical mass bicycle ride, from March. Glassbead Collective-NYC
Testing the Undertow-2007, 13 min A personal examination of class, pride, and identity in Marin County, CA from 1980 to the present. Experimental. Jennifer Proctor-USA
Water First-2006, 25 min Portrays people who are committed to laying down their lives for the sake of clean water from Malawi to Soweto Township in South Africa. Hart Productions-East Greenbush, NY