Egyptian Winter: A New Short Documentary

Two years after the revolution in Egypt began, unrest continues across the country as the political and economic situation worsens. As the current government consolidates its power, the demands of the revolution may seem further away than ever. Still the revolution has opened up new spaces for political action, spurring public debate on issues that have gone unacknowledged and unresolved for too long.

This short documentary looks at some of the reasons motivating revolutionaries to keep taking the streets, the obstacles that they are facing, and the tactics that they are using.  It looks into the current economic and political problems facing Egyptians, the growing independent union movement, black bloc tactics, and the response of women to sexual assaults.

GLOBAL UPRISINGS IN THE AGE OF AUSTERITY

A night of video dispatches from the front lines of movements in
Spain, Greece, and Portugal

Monday, February 18 @ 5PM
Le Centre Pompidou, Salle Triangle (right of main entrance to Le Centre Pompidou)
Paris, France

Since the dawn of the most recent crisis of capitalism in 2008, there have been uprisings all over the globe. Around the world, advocates for a different world and different social relations have engaged in strikes, riots, and occupations, while simultaneously creating networks of solidarity and mutual aid.

Filmmaker Brandon Jourdan and researcher Marianne Maeckelbergh have been documenting these revolts as they unfold, reporting from Greece, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, the UK and the US as part of their online film series at http://www.globaluprisings.org.

Their reports have been featured on news outlets and websites like Democracy Now, Grit TV, Adbusters, Salon, Reflection On A Revolution, Stir, and CounterPunch. They’ve collaborated with various filmmakers and media collectives including Mosireen in Cairo, David Martinez in Oakland, Carlos Delclos in Barcelona, and most recently with Luhuna Carvalho, a filmmaker and activist based in Lisbon, Portugal

Filmmaker Brandon Jourdan will join us for a salon and retrospective of some of his most recent mini documentaries together with a discussion about the evolution of the economic crisis and how people are organizing in response to the crisis.

Lisbon Calling: November 14th in Portugal

By Brandon Jourdan, Luhuna Carvalho, and Marianne Maeckelbergh
On November 14th 2012, thousands of people took to the streets of Portugal as part of a European wide general strike. Until recently, the International Monetary Fund held Portugal as an ideal example of the effectiveness of austerity policies, but today, its economy is heading in the same direction as Greece and Spain. This short documentary details the week of the November 14th strike in Lisbon and the events surrounding it.

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Lisbon, Portugal: November 14, 2012 General Strike

By Brandon Jourdan

This is a rush edit of some selects from the general strike in Portugal. A more detailed report of the strike and of the situation in Portugal will be online soon at http://www.globaluprisings.org.

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Greece’s Uncertain Future

By Brandon Jourdan and Marianne Maeckelbergh

This short documentary looks at the current social crisis in Greece, the growth of alternative economies, general strikes, and the rise of the anti-fascist movement in response to violent attacks by the far-right. After six years of recession, the situation in Greece is growing increasingly dark. As the unemployment rate continues to rise and salaries continue to drop, the country has descended into an increasingly unpredictable situation.

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Madrid On The Brink: S25 → S29

Produced By Brandon Jourdan, Marianne Maeckelbergh, and Carlos Delclós

This short film chronicles the events of the past week in Spain where
hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand
the resignation of the government and an end to police brutality. Many
of the protests ended in clashes with the police. Since the stand off
began on September 25th , the images of police brutality have
travelled the world over, shocking and inspiring people across Europe
and leading to an international day of action on September 29th. This
film tells the story of why so many people took to the streets and
follows these events as they unfolded.

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Thousands Surround Spanish Parliament in Bid to “Occupy Congress” and Stop Austerity

The following is a report that Global Uprisings producers Brandon Jourdan and Carlos Carlos Delclos completed for Democracy Now!