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Gene Sharp responds to Mexican citizens' petition...
Full article from Narco News Bulletin here. And the online petition is here.
Queridos estimados amigos Mexicanos,
Thank you for your petition requesting my assistance in your conflict concerning the conduct of the recent national election in Mexico.
I am pleased that you are seeking an alternative to the use of violence in the conflict concerning the results of the election.
I am also...
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Oscar Winner "Saving Face" is Being Sued By Its...
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Yet another documentary subject has gone public with her regret about participating (see previous posts on Tabloid and Queen of Versailles controversies). This time it’s Rukhsana, one of the women featured in the 2012 Oscar winner for documentary short, Saving Grace. According to NDTV, the young acid attack survivor has filed suit against filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy,...
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WatchSeven years ago, Daniel Peddle made a groundbreaking documentary, The Aggressives, which explored the lives of a subculture of lesbians who try to live in as masculine a fashion as possible. Today, the film is being featured on Hulu! So for the price of some short advertising, you can watch his incredible film.
SXSW Film Festival Official Selection “A novel, accomplished...
June 2012
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WatchOur own Chris Dapkins, who co-directed THE SWELL SEASON, shot PAVILION, which premiered at SXSW this year and went on to play at BAM where it was picked up by Factory 25 (who, it turns out, is re-releasing Songs for Cassavetes, which we distributed way back at the turn of the century. Small world!) Well done, Chris!
#69: The Swell Season
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The Swell Season (August-Perna + 2 more, 2011)
Synopsis: Documents the on-screen, off-screen romance of Once’s Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova as they cope with differing attitudes to new-found fame and the demands of an exhaustive world tour.
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Gene Sharp: A Dictator's Worst Nightmare →
CNN has a great in-depth profile of Gene Sharp, the man at the center of How To Start A Revolution. As the Arab Spring continues to morph and change depending on the region, it’s extremely valuable to hear what Sharp has to say about revolutions. Take a look at the trailer for the film and see the site’s Revolution Monitor.
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Talking Points Memo: Is Grover Norquist’s Steel... →
Does anyone else get the feeling Norquist’s concern is less for a certain ideology on tax and more for his own livelihood? What would he do if he didn’t have this torch? Either way, it’s going to be an issue this election.
Shameless plug:
An Inconvenient Tax explores the history of the income tax and brings to light the causes of its many complexities. Noam Chomsky, Steve...
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“I feel strongly that my job as a filmmaker, that every artist’s job really, is...”
– Incident in New Baghdad director Jim Spione interviewed in DocGeeks.
March 2012
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Putin Old and Alone, But Likable! →
Tell that to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, another lonely, aging Russian.
Related: Vlast
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The Woman Who Teaches Occupiers How To Be →
A great profile on Lisa Fithian, teacher of the Occupiers.
Related: How To Start a Revolution
Watch45365 launches today on Prescreen! The Ross Brothers’ film won a host of awards from the Jury Award for Best Documentary at SXSW to the Independent Spirit Truer Than Fiction Award and many in between. We released the film in 10 cities in 2010 to excellent reviews across the board: Remarkable… Captivating… A small town symphony. -The New York Times Hypnotic! - New York Magazine...
Watch45365 launches on Prescreen today! Check it out!
https://prescreen.com/movie/45365?st=push-feature#autoplay
U.S. nuclear expert finds Iran explosive site in... →
(Reuters) - A U.S. non-proliferation expert said on Tuesday he has identified a building at the Parchin military site suspected of containing, currently or previously, a high-explosive test chamber the U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to visit.
IRANIUM provides incredible insight into the Iranian leadership’s nuclear program as well as detailing the historical and current atrocities that the...
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The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground
The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground
Check of the Klezmatics podcast with Radio613 .
February 2012
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The New York Times on Gene Sharp →
In honor of HOW TO START A REVOLUTION’s opening today at Brooklyn’s reRun Gastropub Theater, an article from last week all about Gene Sharp. Consider it a primer for checking out the show if you’re in NYC.
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WatchDaniel Peddle’s incredible The Aggressives is now live on Hulu!
“It’s not that you’re trying to be a man or you want to be a man, it’s just who you are inside.”
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The NYPD/Newark story is reminiscent of what...
Gawker has a story on how the NYPD kept files on Muslim restaurants in Newark.
That’s the funny part.
The serious part is not so funny.
Hamza Perez’s story is told in New Muslim Cool. Read more about the film.
October 2011
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Vanita Joines: The Swell Season →
Thanks for the awesome review! Glad you loved THE SWELL SEASON!
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Last night around 9:00 pm. Joe showed me this documentary being played at a theater near our house. I’ve loved The Swell Season for awhile. “Once” sparked my interest and I was as moved as anybody when they won the Oscar for their roles in the film.
This documentary picks up with them after…
September 2011
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'Swell Season': 'Once' Stars Glen Hansard and... →
‘Swell Season’: ‘Once’ Stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová Fall In Love, Break Up In New Documentary
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First Posted: 9/28/11 06:28 PM ET Updated: 9/28/11 07:07 PM ET
Fans of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, stars and star-crossed lovers of the hit indie musical film “Once,” might know that the Academy-Award...
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Watch the Couple From Once Hit the Skids in The... →
Watch the Couple From Once Hit the Skids in The Swell Season Trailer
9/28/11 at 12:45 PM
During the Tribeca Film Festival, Vulture brought you an exclusive clip from The Swell Season, a story about Once actors-musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová; now, with the documentary due in theaters next month, a whole trailer has debuted online. Consider it the black-and-white, real-life...
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The Swell Season
Thanks for posting louieseries! Follow us on twitter (@7thartreleasing), like us on facebook and check out our website for updates and screening info!
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You know them from Once upon a time (pun intended). The documentary following their intimate love story and musical journey releases in October. The play live in Vienna in September 28.
