The Socialist Party - USA, Greater NYC Local - Film Series

Liberation Film Series- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

arimoore — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:08:32 -0600

Start: 08/10/2008 - 1:00pm

End: 08/10/2008 - 3:00pm

August 10th at The A.J. Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY

"The Revolution Will Not be Televised"
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (a.k.a. Chavez: Inside the Coup) is a 2002 documentary about the April 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt which briefly deposed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. A television crew from Ireland's Radio Telifís Éireann happened to be recording a documentary about Chávez during the events of April 11, 2002. Shifting focus, they followed the events as they occurred. During their filming, the crew recorded images of the events that they say contradict explanations given by Chávez's opposition, the private media, the US State Department, and then White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. The documentary says that the coup was the result of a conspiracy between various old guard and anti-Chávez factions within Venezuela and the United States.read more »

Liberation Film Series- Life And Debt

arimoore — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:05:55 -0600

Start: 07/06/2008 - 1:00pm

End: 07/06/2008 - 3:00pm

July 6th at The A.J. Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY

"Life and Debt"
Life and Debt is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Stephanie Black. It examines the economic and social situation in Jamaica, and specifically the impact thereon of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's globalization policies. Its starting point is the award-winning non-fiction essay A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid.

For more information on "Life and Debt"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284262/
http://going.com/lifeanddebt

Liberation Film Series- Howard Zinn: You Can't be Neutral On A Moving Train

arimoore — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:03:28 -0600

Start: 06/08/2008 - 1:00pm

June 8th at The A.J. Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY

"Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Nuetral on a Moving Train"
In Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, filmmakers Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller buck the current trend of showy documentaries, adopting instead a classic, unassuming style perfectly suited to their subject. Zinn may be one of the few famous Americans alive who's better known for his work than his face. Zinn, who bears a passing resemblance to Gregory Peck, appears unfazed by his increasing popularity. Matt Damon narrates, mostly excerpts from Zinn's autobiography, with which the film shares its title. In a depiction otherwise straightforward and plain, Damon adds a patina of glamour.

For more information on "You Can't Be Neutral:"
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/howard_zinn_you_cant_be_neutral_on_a_moving_train/read more »

Film:"Facing Fascism:New Yorkers Remember the Spanish Civil War"

admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:41:58 -0700

Start: 12/16/2007 - 2:00pm

End: 12/16/2007 - 5:00pm

December's Liberation Film Series:

DOWNLOAD FLIER HERE.

"Facing Fascism: New Yorkers Remember the Spanish Civil War”

2 PM on Sunday the 16th of December.
The film will be followed by discussion and snacks.
Moderator: Jonas Sjöstedt, Author and former Member of the European Parliament (European United Left/Swedish Left Party)
Location:339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC.
Free and open to the public
Download Flier Here.
Download Handbills Here.

The Socialist Party USA (NYC local) invites you to a viewing and discussion of a recently produced documentary entitled “Facing Fascism: New Yorkers Remember the Spanish Civil War.”

“Facing Fascism” uses first-person interviews to document the stories of five New Yorkers who joined the international solidarity movement to defend the democratically elected leftwing government of Spain against a fascist rebellion in 1936. The five participants became members of a group of American leftists who called themselves the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. read more »