Tribes: fast, witty lesson on identity politics as tool of control
Nino Aldi, “Tribes” (2020) In societies obsessed with categorising people on the basis of arbitrary and artificial criteria such as race and gender self-identity, this short…
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Round-up of Films seen in 2020
Dear USE readers and visitors, Funnily I had anticipated at the beginning of 2020 that I probably wouldn’t see as many films in 2020 as I…
Life in the Day of Aliya Mustafina: a beautifully made if insubstantial short documentary
Glen MacKay, “Life in the Day of Aliya Mustafina” (2020) Since 2009 when she joined the Russian senior national women’s gymnastics team, Aliya Mustafina has become…
British Films, Multi-media Presentations
The Red Dagger: a fiery poem essay narration and diatribe against corruption and oppression
Alan Cox, Heathcote Williams, “The Red Dagger” (2013?) Presented in six parts on Youtube, British actor / poet Heathcote Williams’ poem essay “The Red Dagger”, a…
The Colonization of Haiti in 1915: Haiti as prototype for US occupation and treatment of other nations in the post-9/11 period
Carlton Meyer, “The Colonization of Haiti in 1915” (Tales of the American Empire, 11 December 2020) In this short video, running just under 12 minutes, TotAE…
Ask The Experts (Covid-19 Vaccine): over 30 medical experts warn of the dangers of Covid-19 vaccines
“Ask The Experts (Covid-19 Vaccine)” (Oracle Films, 7 December 2020) Banned on Facebook and Youtube, this film features over thirty doctors plus a nurse, a pharmacist,…
French and French-language Films
In the Name of the Land: tragic personal drama capturing the plight of farmers squeezed by neoliberal capitalist ideology
Edouard Bergeon, “In the Name of the Land / Au Nom de la Terre” (2020) A deeply personal family drama, based on his own experiences growing…
Australian and New Zealand Films, Multi-media Presentations
Magnitsky Acts are dangerous laws based on a hoax – Interview with Lucy Komisar: how human rights legislation is being degraded
Glen Isherwood, “Magnitsky Acts are dangerous laws based on a hoax – Interview with Lucy Komisar” (Citizens Insight / Australian Citizens Party, 28 October 2020) In…
The Covert War on Syria: how the West cynically wages war indirectly against nations targeted for regime change
Carlton Meyer, “The Covert War on Syria” (Tales of the American Empire, 27 November 2020) Sequel to an earlier installment “The Plot to Destroy Syria” on…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Is China committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims? Interview with Jerry Grey yields intriguing answers
“Is China committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims? Interview with Jerry Grey” (Citizens Insight / Australian Citizens Party, 28 October 2020) Here is a very fascinating interview…