The People's Movie Festival is the only place where you can see exclusive Omaha showings of such films as The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Bitter Cane, OutFoxed, Unconstitutional, and classics like Salt of the
Earth, The Battle of Algiers, and Reefer Madness.
We have been asked if we could make some of these films available for showings at house parties, churches, labor union and community meetings, etc. We believe that discussion of these and other films can help in building a progressive community here in Omaha, so we are beginning a modest lending library for the films that are not easily available otherwise.
The films we have available to lend so far are: American Dream, Battle of Algiers, Bush's Brain, Iraq Uncovered, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Unprecedented, Daughters of the Dust and Zapatista.
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March 10 |
Title: Palestine
Blues (rescheduled from snow cancellation date) |
Time: 72 Minutes |
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 "In 1923 Ze'ev Jabotinsky, one of the founding fathers of Zionism
wrote an essay in which he outlined the means for establishing a state of
Israel in the whole of historic Palestine. That essay was called The Iron
Wall.
"In June of 2002 the construction of a 400-mile barrier began in the Occupied
West Bank. Though it is referred to as a 'security fence' by Israel, its form
changes along the route, and near large cities it is a concrete wall twice as
high as the Berlin Wall. Construction began in the northwest part of the West
Bank. With its large, unspoiled aquifer, this land provides nearly 65% of the
fruits and vegetables produced in the region. The wells along the aquifer
provide essential water for drinking, agriculture and sanitation. All of this
prime land and its water supply will fall on the Israeli side of the wall.
"Palestine Blues follows the repercussions of the Israeli Security Wall and
Settlement expansion in the engulfed/annexed Palestinian farming communities
of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Instead of focusing on the Wall as an
object, Palestine Blues examines the grassroots resistance movement that has
sprung up against it. Palestine Blues is not a 'traditional' political
reportage but rather an interminable road trip across hard and liquid borders,
across a terrain that is being erased as it is being traversed." - N.
Sinnokrot.
>>Discussion Leader: Safana Makhdoom, M.D., member of
Nebraskans for Peace Palestine Task Force and I am peaceful change.
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March 17 |
Title:
The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky & His Legacy |
Time: 60 Minutes |
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 The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky & His Legacy, narrated by actor Alec Baldwin, examines the life and legacy of the controversial community organizer Alinsky and his modern-day legacy.
The first half of the program chronicles the Chicago-based organizer Saul Alinsky and three key Alinsky organizations to show how his techniques developed over time including The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council, in Chicago's blighted stockyards in the 1930's. By forming an unprecedented coalition between the Catholic Church and the Meatpackers Union, Alinsky was able to force several landmark concessions from the meatpacking industry. These three organizations show how Alinsky's ideas, in turn, influenced the civil rights movement, the farmworkers struggle and many Vietnam era political protests.
The second half of the program jumps forward to the late 1990's and examines two contemporary 'peoples organizations' that are part of the Industrial Areas Foundation-a national network. --
Amazon.com
>>Discussion To Follow
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