September 2020
Film Screening, Music, and Q & A: “We Are Many”
Join us for the U.S. premiere of We Are Many.
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Free Them All: A Film Screening & Panel Discussion
In honor of Black August we present a virtual screening of a film about the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia, PA followed by a panel discussion about state repression and US political prisoners and how it all relates to the uprisings today.
Find out more »March 2020
Film: The Lobby: USA
Excerpts of the 2018 al Jazeera documentary film that never aired due to extraordinary political pressure, followed by a panel that will include James Kleinfeld, who went undercover working on the film, and Phyllis Bennis, director of IPS's New Internationalism Project.
Find out more »January 2020
Film: The First Rainbow Coalition
2020 ITVS indie lens POP UP returns to Busboys and Poets with an amazing film screening and discussion about the multi-ethnic coalition that banded together in one of the most segregated cities in post-war America.
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Film: Undeterred
IPS joins FICA-DC, BYP100, Sanctuary DMV, and La ColectiVA to host the DC premeire of Eva Lewis‘ film about a rural border town of Arivaca, Arizona resisting the repression of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and ICE.
Find out more »June 2019
Film: HERO: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
IPS partners with CaribbeanTales for the opening film of the DC Caribbean FilmFest about a lesser known revolutionary who followed the call of history and joined the independence movements sweeping Africa.
Find out more »April 2019
Film: Charm City
A powerfully candid portrait of a group of police, citizens, community leaders, and government officials during three years of unparalleled violence in Baltimore, followed by a Q&A coordinated by IPS Board Chair Tope Folarin with Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
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Film: Cubanas, Mujeres en Revolución
For International Women's Day 2019 is the DC premeire of a new film about the continuous role of women in the Revolution, both in the guerrilla struggle and in the construction of the new Cuban society, portrayed through the testimonies of heroines.
Find out more »November 2018
Film: RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
An IPS and Indie Lens Pop-Up Film and community conversation about a profound and missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence.
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Film: Incompatible Allies: Black Lives Matter, March 4 Our Lives
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America present a film screening and discussion of the documentary about race and class implications in the US debate about guns and violence.
Find out more »The 8th Annual DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival
The Institute for Policy Studies joins this unique showcase of the work of Palestinian filmmakers and artists for audiences in Washington, DC Metropolitan area.
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Fourth Days of Action Against the Blockade
Days of Action Against the Blockade, 2018 highlighting the fact that "In Cuba Education is a National Priority; In the U.S. Education it is Under Attack ."
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FILM: Justice On Trial
Four days before the court hearing that could lead to his freedom, join us for a viewing and discussion of the astounding documentary that deconstructs "The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal.”
Find out more »Film: COINTELPRO 101
Join us for a viewing of the documentary exposing the FBI's strategy to prevent movements and communities from overturning white supremacy and creating racial justice through illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
Find out more »July 2018
Palestinian Self-Representation and Why It Matters
A Jewish Voice for Peace DC fundraiser for the DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival, delving into the importance and the power dynamics inherent in storytelling.
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