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Tribute to Jim McBride

Tribute to Shirley Clarke (1919-1997)

Troublemakers (Newsreel)

53’, 1966 In Newark, a group of white citizens work with the black community: political commitment and its contradictions. Tuesday March 11th 1.45pm, Centre Wallonie Bruxelles

No Game (Newsreel)

17’, 1967 In October ‘67, 100 000 people demonstrated in front of the Pentagon against the war in Vietnam. Friday March 14th noon, Cinéma 1

Columbia Revolt (Newsreel)

50’, 1968 Students on strike against the exploitation of Harlem’s black community. Friday March 7th noon, Cinéma 1 Saturday March 15th noon, Cinéma 1

Summer 68 (Newsreel)

60’, 1968 How to organise counter-information and mobilisation against the war in Vietnam. Friday March 7th noon, Cinéma 1 Saturday March 15th noon, Cinéma 1

Yippie (Newsreel)

15’, 1968 A burlesque cine-tract as a riposte to police blunders. Saturday March 8th noon, Cinéma 1 Monday March 10th 5.00pm, Cinéma 2

Amerika (Newsreel)

45’, 1969 After the Washington gathering, worldwide protests against the war in Vietnam. Friday March 7th 2.00pm, Cinéma 1 Monday March 10th noon, Cinéma 2

The Murder of Fred Hampton

The Film Group, Mike Gray, Howard Alk, 88’, 1971 Young Fred Hampton, the organiser of the Black Panthers in Illinois, is killed by the police. Documentary commits to the search for justice. Tuesday March 11th 3.45pm, Centre Wallonie (...)

American Revolution II

The Film Group, Mike Gray, Howard Alk, 76’, 1970 The repression of the anti-war movement leads progressive groups to unite to defend civil rights. Tuesday March 11th 11am, Centre Wallonie Bruxelles Friday March 14th noon, Cinéma (...)

One Step Away

Ed Pincus 60’, 1967 A hippy commune in California and the «Summer of Love». Sunday March 9th 4.00pm, Cinéma 2 Thursday March 13th 2.00pm, Cinéma 1

Time of the Locust

Peter Gessner 13’, 1966 Print source : Pacific Film Archive A manifesto, made from archive footage, against the Vietnam war. Saturday March 8th noon, Cinéma 1 Monday March 10th, 5.00pm Cinéma (...)

Last Summer Won’t Happen

Peter Gessner 63’, 1968 Print source : Pacific Film Archive New York activists from the anti-war movement wonder what their “afterwards” will be. Saturday March 8th noon, Cinéma 1 Monday March 10th, 5.00pm, Cinéma (...)

New Left Note

Saul Levine 28’, 1968-1982 A lyrical essay on an America beset by the question of war. Restauration National Film Preservation Foundation, Antholgy Film Archives Friday March 7th, 2.00pm, Cinéma 1 Monday March 10th noon, Cinéma (...)

Winter Soldier

Winterfi lm 96’, 1972 Vietnam war veterans, after My Lai, recount the indoctrination, the atrocities witnessed or committed. Friday March 7th 4.30pm, Petite Salle Wednesday March 12th noon, Cinéma (...)

Ssitkim : Talking to the Dead

Soon-Mi Yoo 35’, Prod. Soon-Mi Yoo, 2004 From 1965 to 1972, South Korean troops fought alongside the Americans in Vietnam: the veil of silence persists. Friday March 7th 2.00pm, Cinéma 1 Monday March 10th noon, Cinéma (...)

The Axe in the Attic

Ed Pincus, Lucia Small 110’, 2007 On meeting the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the fi lmmakers question their own responsibility, which is no more than the reflection of a greater one, that of the State. Wednesday March 12th noon, Cinéma 2 (...)
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