Frame Up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre
1974 ‧ Documentary ‧ 30m
https://youtu.be/m4Y0n1uvgLA
An examination of the case of Martin Sostre. Sostre was a Black Puerto Rican revolutionary anarchist who was imprisoned on fabricated charges from 1973-76.
Title: What is Black Anarchism?
Author: Saint Andrew
Date: 2021
watch the utube video here, or read the script:
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/saint-andrew-what-is-black-anarchism
Finally Got The News
1970 ‧ Documentary ‧ 57m
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hGfZBaFHwo&ab_channel=DarnellStephenSummers
“a forceful, unique documentary that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside the auto factories of Detroit.”
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-against-economics
The Devil is a Condition
1972 ‧ Documentary ‧ 25m
https://cdjpictures.com/the-devil-is-a-condition
A jazz-infused record of housing inequality and cultural vitality of early-’70s in three New York communities: the East Bronx; East New York, Brooklyn; and East Harlem, where director Carlos de Jesus grew up.
Themroc
1973 ‧ Art film ‧ 1h 44m
https://christiebooks.co.uk/anarchist_films/themroc-1973-claude-faraldo/
This French art film explores anti work/ anti civ themes in urban industrial working class society specifically in the fordist 70s. It also gets into the notions of being “uncivilized” as propagandized but imperialist states.
TW the film is considered controversial due to depictions of incest and cannibalism
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-womens-war-59464911/
Podcast: Robert Evans’ The Women’s War
“What would you do if the government collapsed? Over the last eight years, the men and women of North-East Syria have had a chance to answer that question for themselves. Using the political theories of an American anarchist and a Kurdish terrorist, they’ve built a feminist oasis in the middle of the world’s most brutal war.”
(related to this week’s screening!)
The Communes of Rojava: A Model In Societal Self Direction
“An in-depth look into the inner workings of the commune system in Northeast Syria (Rojava) and how they work in practice to give people direct say over the decisions that affect their lives at the most local level.”
https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/accountability-consent/the-broken-teapot
The Broken Teapot (2nd Edition) is a collection of five essays that explore the limitations of current anarchist models of “accountability” in situations of rape and abuse. The zine raises a number of important questions regarding the “accountability processes” that have been developed over the past ten or so years to deal with these issues within the anarchist space. It’s an important piece to consider when thinking about how “broken” we all are.
This week’s screening will be The Stuart Hall Project, a documentary directed by John Akomfrah about the life of Stuart Hall, a colonial Jamaica born cultural theorist who throughout his life help define and create the concept of multiculturalism and the field of cultural studies. Really beautiful film!!