Chinese and Chinese-language Films
The Hole: an ultimately unsatisfying film about isolation, alienation and yearning for connection
Tsai Ming-liang, “The Hole / Dong” (1998) Its theme of yearning for connection and hope
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Altimir: a village representing in microcosm the impact of neoliberal capitalism on post-Communist nations
Kay Hannahan, “Altimir” (2016) Since 1989 when they left the sphere of Soviet political /
Japanese Films | Russian and Soviet Films
A society fragmenting in “Dying Alone: Kodokushi, Japan’s epidemic of isolation through the eyes of a ‘lonely death’ cleaner”
Artyom Somov, “Dying Alone: Kodokushi, Japan’s epidemic of isolation through the eyes of a ‘lonely
French and French-language Films | Multi-media Presentations
The Image Book: a demanding critique on the role of film in contemporary Western society
Jean-Luc Godard, “The Image Book / Le Livre d’Image” (2018) At 84 minutes, in no
Courage and grit under fire in “Enemies Within: When Israel Declared War on the United States of America” (screenplay)
Clint Burnette, “Enemies Within: When Israel Declared War on the United States of America” (screenplay,
French and French-language Films
Last Year at Marienbad: a comic and often repetitive satire on the empty lives of the wealthy
Alain Resnais, “Last Year at Marienbad / L’Année dernière à Marienbad” (1961) At times hilarious,
Multi-media Presentations | North American Films
Exposing propaganda at work in “The Thom Hartmann Program: The American Destruction of Venezuela – The Real Story”
“The Thom Hartmann Program: The American Destruction of Venezuela – The Real Story” (21 February
Cynicism and citizenship for sale in “Operation Mr Chen: The Hidden Face of Quebec’s Golden Visas”
Francis Plourde, “Operation Mr Chen: The Hidden Face of Quebec’s Golden Visas” (Enquete, September 2018)
The Coup in Venezuela, Explained: an impassioned presentation on the reality behind the news media propaganda and lies
Aaron Bastani, Gary McQuiggin, “The Coup in Venezuela, Explained” (Novara Media, 2019) Here comes a
Redacted Tonight (Season 3, Episode #226): rehashing stories ignored by US mainstream news media
“Redacted Tonight (Season 3, Episode #226)” (RT America, 6 January 2019) The first episode of