Films

Film screenings about, and of interest to, anarchists (and everyone else to be honest!)

Currently we are showing them upstairs in Dows bar on Dundas street. The showings are usually on the second Sunday of every month, 12/07, 09/08, 13/09 etc, and will begin at 7:30. The films will follow a similar format every month with a brief introduction to the themes and issues in the film followed by the film and then a discussion afterwards.

Next Film Screening

On Sunday 18th October, 7:30pm, Dow’s Bar, in collaboration with Chiapas Solidarity activists we’ll be showing two films from Mexico.

Scottish Zapatista solidarity groups are twinned with the Autonomous Municipality “16th February” whose 40 indiginous villages are in great need of a better health and education infrastructure.  In 2004 “16th February” asked the Scottish solidarity groups for support to build their first autonomous health clinic – ‘Health and Solidarity’ shows its successful construction.  21 mins.

‘The Path of the Jaguar’ describes the visit by activists from the Oaxacan Social Movements Youth Encuentro from the city of Oaxaca to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, an impoverished and isolated rural part of Oaxaca State in Mexico. Their plan was to listen and understand the problems caused by neoliberalism there.  24 mins.

There will be a Q&A and discussion with Chiapas Solidarity activists and an opportunity to buy the rather good Zapatista coffee, calendars and crafts which also help by financially contributing to the communities in struggle in Mexico.

For more information about Scottish Chiapas Solidarity see the excellent
Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group or come along on Sunday to find out more about setting up a group in Glasgow.

Previous screenings

On 12/07/09 we will be showing The Potentiality of Storming Heaven. This film was made during and after the insurrection that swept through Greece at the end of last year. Sparked by the execution by police of a fifteen year old boy riots spread throughout many Greek cities and saw violence on a scale that shocked the world. This film will be introduced by a Greek anarchist who will put the events of December 2008 into context as the social situation there is dramatically different to the one here.

On 09/08/09 we will be showing De Toda la Vida (All Our Lives). In July 1936 an attempted coup d’etat by nationalist military forces threw Spain into bitter civil war. In the midst of this civil war the most ambitious social experiment the world has ever seen took place. The Spanish revolution saw workers seize control of their lives under the red and black banner of liberty. Despite the liberatory nature of the revolution sexism was still rife within Spanish culture, even the most revolutionary sections of it. To counter this the Anarcha-Feminist group the Muheres Libres(Free Women) was formed. This film , made in1987, is a series of interviews with surviving members of the group. An important oral history of an inspiring group of anarchist women. This film will feature an introduction into the historical circumstances of the civil war, and the need for the formation of the Free Women. The film will hopefully be followed by a presentation from the Glasgow Anarcha-Feminists.

On 13/09/09 we will be showing something a bit more light hearted, Passport to Pimlico, an Ealing comedy from 1949. In post war London the district of Pimlico discover they are actually part of a French duchy and promptly declare themselves independent and call an end to rationing. This humorous film will be introduced by a Glasgow anarchist and will be followed by discussion and beer!

All showings are completely free and all are welcome.

This page will be updated as future films are confirmed. possible films we may show include Salud Y Solidaridad(health and Solidarity) on the Zapatistas of Mexico, Zero de Conduite by Jean Vigo, the film that inspired If… and we may also show films on the subjects of Palestine/Israel, militant workplace activity, community organising and much much more.

If you want to get involved e-mail us at glasgow_anarchists@riseup.net or glasgow@afed.org.uk