The Zapatista uprising in Chiapas was one of the most dramatic and important recent examples of a genuine grassroots movement against oppression. Their words, ideas and actions continue to inspire new generations of activists to realise that it is possible for ordinary people, without wealth (or advanced weaponry), to challenge state power, and to do so successfully.
All films are being screened @ the International Workers’ Club, 62 St Georges Road, Northcote.
Entry is $15 for all three days or $8 for a single day.
All proceeds from this Festival will support the Third Latin American Solidarity Gathering “Focus on Colombia and Chile” in July 2009, and the Lake Cowal Gathering in April (Easter 2009).
Zapatista Film/Doco Festival Schedule
Friday February 20
6:00pm Zapatista: The Movie — a production of Big Noise, 48 minutes
10 minutes open discussion
7:00pm Dinner (Food Not Bombs)
7:30pm Bolivia, the indigenous from the Andes — a report from England, 30 minutes
8:15pm The Militarisation of Guerrero — Chiapas Media Project/Promedios (CMP/P), 35 minutes
10 minutes open discussion
9:00pm We are equal: Zapatista women speak — CMP/P, 19 minutes
9:30pm Festival first day close
Saturday February 21
4:00pm Roots — MST (Landless Movement, Brazil) struggles for dignity, 42 minutes
20 minutes open discussion
5:15pm Oaxaca: Images of Repression in Oaxaca, 51 minutes
20 minutes open discussion
6:30pm Voice of the Voiceless — a direct production of communities in resistance, 12 minutes
15+ minutes open discussion
7:00pm — Dinner (Food Not Bombs)
7:30pm A very big train called the Other Campaign — productions audiovisual caracoles Zapatistas, 40 minutes
20 minutes open discussion
8:30pm “You are saying that we can’t pass”, 12 minutes and Letter for our words, CMP/P, 13 minutes
9:30 pm Festival second day close
Sunday February 22
2:00pm Switch Off — documenting Mapuche peoples’ struggle against an electricity multinational in Chile. Mapuche are the majority indigenous population in Chile, and support the Zapatista struggle, 65 minutes
10 minutes open discussion
3:40pm On the Edge: The Femicide in Ciudad Juarez, 57 minutes
20 minutes open discussion
4:55pm Guatemala: Coffee Justice, 14 minutes
10 minutes open discussion
5:30pm Water and Autonomy — in Zapatista communities, CMP/P, 15 minutes,
20 minutes open discussion
6:30pm Food and refreshments
7:00pm The Last Zapatistas — and their impact on the EZLN, 48 minutes
20 minutes open discussion
8:30 Zapatista Film Festival ends
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“We are sorry for the inconvenience, but this is a revolution.” ~ Sub Marcos, EZLN
