Sheffield Indymedia presents The Fourth World War at the Showroom in Sheffield on Sunday 2nd May at 6pm.
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While American airwaves are crowded with talk of a new world war, narrated by generals and filmed from the noses of bombs, the human face of war is rarely seen. The Fourth World War weaves together the images and voices of the war on the ground - from the front lines of struggles in Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Palestine, Korea, ‘the North’ from Seattle to Genova, and the ‘War on Terror’ in New York and Iraq.
The product of over two years of filming, The Fourth World War is a new kind of film for a new world. The intensity and immediacy of its images are beyond anything the mainstream media can shoot, the intimacy and passion of its stories are beyond anything it can feel. Narrated by Tony Award winner Suheir Hammad and Singer Michael Franti of Spearhead, it is a radical story of hope and human connection in the face of a war that shatters and divides.
"THE FOURTH WORLD WAR is a daring, courageous, heart-pounding intervention against empire. It heralds a remarkable, inspiring cinematic achivement that completely reprograms the vectors of politically engaged documentary to protest the new face of war in the 21st century. It fights the new endless war without end with megadoses of guts and hope.”
- Patricia R. Zimmermann, author, States of Emergency: Documentaries, Wars, Democracies
“Passionate, euphoric, contagious. . . It is our worlds against their system.”
-IDFA, Amsterdam
For more information including trailer see:
http://www.bignoisefilms.com/
See also: http://www.showroom.org.uk/
The product of over two years of filming, The Fourth World War is a new kind of film for a new world. The intensity and immediacy of its images are beyond anything the mainstream media can shoot, the intimacy and passion of its stories are beyond anything it can feel. Narrated by Tony Award winner Suheir Hammad and Singer Michael Franti of Spearhead, it is a radical story of hope and human connection in the face of a war that shatters and divides.
"THE FOURTH WORLD WAR is a daring, courageous, heart-pounding intervention against empire. It heralds a remarkable, inspiring cinematic achivement that completely reprograms the vectors of politically engaged documentary to protest the new face of war in the 21st century. It fights the new endless war without end with megadoses of guts and hope.”
- Patricia R. Zimmermann, author, States of Emergency: Documentaries, Wars, Democracies
“Passionate, euphoric, contagious. . . It is our worlds against their system.”
-IDFA, Amsterdam
For more information including trailer see:
http://www.bignoisefilms.com/ See also:
http://www.showroom.org.uk/
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Diy films
29.04.2004 14:17
small is beautiful (when plentiful)
an impressive film
05.05.2004 10:45
sheffer
fourth world war
12.05.2004 03:35
Lynda(reluctantly) and I, went to see it and, at the end we were in tears and were also applauding it(Similar reactions on seeing "The Pianist" film in 2003.)
It reminds us all, once again, that WE ARE in solidarity and struggle(however much people dislike using those terms) with our brothers, sisters, comrades on those 5 continents.
I THANK all those who have been determined, courageous, brave and imprisoned,beaten or killed, in their attempts to be free, human, peaceful and dignified. Also those who have, perhaps been less peaceful in their endeavours in relation to "the struggle", I salute you, in a non-military way. Just human.
As Jo Wilding says repeatedly in her April report from the very front line of the killing grounds of Fallujah, If I dont do it,(collecting injured and dead from the streets),who will?
Perhaps we(activists and campaigners) do well to remember - "If not now, WHEN?, If not US, WHO?".
Regards and best, in peace. Smiley Steve.
Smiley Steve
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