Black Panther Disembarks From The Roles Black Actors Have Traditionally Been Pigeonholed Into
The evolution of Black roles in film, from Mammy to T’Challa.
Why I’m (Reluctantly) Sitting Out ‘Wonder Woman’
As a Palestinian, I can’t set aside my identity for two hours and root for an actor who spoke up for violence against people like me.
Review: Cultures of Resistance
A beautiful new film charts the course of nonviolent resistance the world over.
Review: Tahrir 2011
A new documentary takes three different looks at the Egyptian uprising.
The Spirit Level: Inequality Coming to a Theater Near You
The landmark 2010 book by British epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett gets a fresh new visual dimension.
Occupy to Liberate & Take Back the Land Movements
The Institute for Policy Studies invites you to a cutting edge and interactive forum featuring one Take Back the Land leader (TBL), Max Rameau. Accompanied by video presentations, Max will lead a discussion about the historical context; an analysis of how the Occupy movement relates to TBL ; and the differences, similarities, and synergies between the Occupy Movement and TBL. An integral part of this discussion will be about race, class, and internationalism issues.
Cuba’s Culture of Dissent
Caricatures of Cuba as intolerant of political expression may contain a kernel of truth, but they miss the richness of dissent in the daily life of Cuba’s political culture.
Notable Documentary on Fidel Castro Awarded Preservation Grant
Saul Landau’s film about this important Latin American political actor will be preserved through a grant by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Film: Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
A poignant and potent documentary that exposes the government’s suppression of the health hazards of low-level radiation — even more relevant since the release of radiation from damaged nuclear plants in Japan, and reports that long-term effects of the Chernobyl disaster may have been covered up.
Brown Bag: Activism through Film and Video
Award-winning filmmaker and IPS Senior Fellow Saul Landau has used the medium of film for over 40 years to move people to action on pressing domestic and global issues. His films have brought to life the turbulent anti-war protests of the 1960s, the life and words of world leaders including Fidel Castro and Dr. Salvador Allende, the effects of low-level radiation on residents of Utah and Arizona, and the negative impact of foreign investments on Mexico’s culture.
Demystifying Iran
Beneath the fog of politics, according to a new documentary, Iran has a vibrant youth and art culture.
Science Fiction From Below
Alex Rivera, director of the new film Sleep Dealer, imagines the future of the Global South.