| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 73 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Iara Lee. |
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Featuring Medellín Poets for Peace, Capoeira Masters From Brazil, Niger Delta Militants, Iranian graffiti artists, Women's movement leaders in Rwanda, Lebanon's refugee filmmakers, U.S. political pranksters, Indigenous Kayapó activists from the Xingu River, Israeli dissidents, Hip-Hop artists from Palestine, Saffron Revolution Burmese Monks. |
| Summary |
Can music and dance be weapons of peace? In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it, heading for self-destruction. After several years, traveling over five continents, Iara encountered growing numbers of people who committed their lives to promoting change. This is their story; from Iran, where graffiti and rap became tools in fighting government repression, to Burma, where monks acting in the tradition of Gandhi take on a dictatorship, moving on to Brazil, where musicians reach out to slum kids and transform guns into guitars, and ending in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, where photography, music, and film have given a voice to those rarely heard. Featuring Medellín poets for peace, Capoeira masters from Brazil, Niger Delta militants, Iranian graffiti artists, women's movement leaders in Rwanda, Lebanon's refugee filmmakers, U.S. political pranksters, indigenous Kayapó activists from the Xingu River, Israeli dissidents, hip-hop artists from Palestine, and many more, CULTURES OF RESISTANCE explores how art and creativity can be ammunition in the battle for peace and justice. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Government, Resistance to.
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Art and society.
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Art -- Political aspects.
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Nonviolence.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Lee, Iara. Director.
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Gund, George. Producer.
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Smith, David R. Cinematographer.
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Marcello, Jeff. Film editor.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT14662570 |
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