10 year anniversary of attack on the Mavi Marmara / Gaza Freedom Flotilla Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-05-30 | Cultures of Resistance and the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition came together on May 30, 2020 for a webinar with documentary fillmmaker Iara Lee, author and speaker Dr. Norman Finkelstein and passengers from the Mavi Marmara, the humanitarian ship that was brutally and lethally attacked by the Israeli commandos ten years ago as they sailed to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. This webinar commemorated those killed on the flotilla in 2010. See iara lee’s 3 min short testifying to the UN on what happened on that deadly night in the middle of international waters: youtube.com/watch?v=jUdGDb52iowAnd the 1 hour raw footage here:youtu.be/vwsMJmvS0AY
LIFE IS WAITING: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara | Documentary | various subtitles Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-11-20 | ▪️ Subtitles (CC) : /عربى / English / Português / Русский / Suomalainen / Français / Italiano/ Deutsch / Español🇪🇭 What will it take for the people of Western Sahara to reverse decades of broken promises and gain their freedom? What lessons does Sahrawi resistance offer for nonviolent movements around the world? Join an incredible cast of Sahrawi activists and artists as they offer their answers.=======================❓ More than four decades after its people were promised freedom by departing Spanish rulers, the Western Sahara remains Africa’s last colony. ➡️ While a UN-brokered ceasefire put an end to armed hostilities in the territory in 1991, the Sahrawi people have continued to live under the Moroccan armed forces' oppressive occupation. What peace exists in the area is fragile at best.➡️ Tens of thousands of Sahrawis have fled to neighboring Algeria, where over 125,000 refugees still live in camps that were intended to be temporary. 🔶 In spite of these difficulties, a new movement, with youth at its center, is rising to challenge human rights abuses and to demand the long-promised referendum on freedom. Today’s young generation is deploying creative nonviolent resistance for the cause of self-determination. In doing so, they are persevering against a torrent of conflicting forces. While risking torture and disappearance at the hands of Moroccan authorities, they are also pushing back against those who have lost patience with the international community and are ready to launch another guerrilla war.This film, from director iara lee, examines these tensions and chronicles the everyday violence of life under occupation, giving voice to the aspirations of a desert people for whom colonialism has never ended. ==================🌎 Since 2015, 'LIFE IS WAITING: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara' has been screened in almost 100 countries, from refugee camps to red carpet galas. 🏆 The film has won 10 awards at different film festivals around the globe==================🇪🇭 #FreeWesternSahara ✋ Learn how you can ❗TAKE ACTION ❗❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance / @iara_lee🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more===================*if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*🎥 Director, Producer: Iara Lee Co-Producer: Salah Abdelahe Director of Photography: Jose Yeray Martin 2nd Camera: Eduardo Souto Fraguas Editor: Martin Eller Sound: Jordi Oriola FolchMusic: Mariem Hassan
WANTOKS: dance of resilience in Melanesia | Documentary | various subtitles Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-10-19 | 🏝️ In 2018 the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific, hosted the Melanesian Arts & Cultural Festival, celebrating the country’s 40th anniversary of independence. On neighboring island states, the struggle for freedom continues, as West Papua resists Indonesian occupation and the residents of New Caledonia still live under French rule. In all Melanesian countries, residents face the common challenge of climate change, as rising sea levels threaten to swallow both land and tradition. ➔ In this charged context, captivating performers are using their talents to celebrate local culture and draw international attention to their islands’ plight, with the hope of spurring international solidarity and promoting collective action against the perils of a warming world.=========▪️ Subtitles (CC) : English, Español, Français, λληνικά, Italiano, Português=========🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_leeEditors: Dimo Petkov and Silvio Montanaro Drone Cinematography: Andrew and Karl Bouro Sound Design/Music/Mix: Kaloyan Dimitrov ==========✋ Learn how you can ❗TAKE ACTION ❗❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance / see our website=====✊✊🏼✊🏿 FREE WEST PAPUA! #freewestpapua#freewestpapuacampaign*if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*
A Liminal Space: Iara Lee speaks with David Fedele Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-09-24 | Can filmmaking be a tool for social and political change? Director iara lee speaks about the power of documentary film with David Fedele, an independent documentary filmmaker, musician, composer, explorer, and dreamer. A LIMINAL SPACE is filmed, edited, and produced by David Fedele.🔸All of David’s films and music are available to watch and listen to for free on his website:- http://david-fedele.com- Facebook: facebook.com/david.fedele.92- Instagram: instagram.com/davidfedele01➡️ Learn more about Cultures of Resistance Films: culturesofresistancefilms.com More about iara lee: culturesofresistancefilms.com/about-the-director
Da Nerve: Poem by Siphiwe Nzima Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-09-01 | Give me the swindler who stole our destiniesAnd tampered with our blessings from conceptionDiscredited our ambitions of higher aspirationsTied our fates with traditional bindingsDecreed the degradation of our existenceI wanna tell him he's got da nerve!ListenWho is this conman so afraid of our femininity?Running his mouth disseminating slanderous mockery?Colonizing our abilities and calling it culture?Demeaning our intelligence and calling it hormones?Dear Lord, as if he knows their significance!!Where does he get the nerve...?Say... tell me this........Where does this charlatan get his ridiculous notions of grandeur?Violently advocating the extinction of the enlightened goddess?Banning us to menial drudgery asserting his falseness!Using his fist to suppress his superiors, my god how inferior!!Yet we are strong enough, we bring mankind into existence.His nerve......!Say...... why.......Why are WE afraid of this impostor?Shifting the blame like we don’t tango to the same song?Content to sing along instead of leading by exampleShackled to the misguided fears of an inferiority complex andBegging for humiliation and displaying the scars like trophiesNow you go the nerve...!Overcome this confinement of perpetual slaveryStand your ground in the face of this oppressor,Fight for your humanity as a people, your identity as a culture,Your rights as individuals, your stand as equals,Tell this bigot he's got the nerve..!Stop giving away pieces of your integrity for an illusionNourishing his wickedness with buckets of your tearsHiding his weaknesses and demeaning your statureAnd hiding from your strength and lurking in his shadowShow him you've got the nerve................!Yank out this hypocrite from the mantra of your destinyDeny him your essence for a mere presence in your heartShow him the gate of the lost city of the ignorantTell him....I said tell him your preference can never be changed his opinion!!HE'S GOT THE NERVE...!🔹🔹🔹🔹Born in Zimbabwe but now a naturalized Mosotho who has lived in Lesotho for over twenty years, Siphiwe Nzima-Ntšekhe is an activist who uses her poetry and songs to stimulate the masses. Her work is an infusion of spoken word, African melodies, and traditional drumbeats and is inspired by contemporary Afro-pop artists. Her passion for protecting African children has led her to perform poems about human rights, gender-based violence, and child abuse.🔔 Check out more from Siphiwe: soundcloud.com/siphiwe-nzima-ntsekhe📢 About Creative Activism Awards: In July 2020, director iara lee created the Creative Activism Awards to give back to people and organizations who have been featured in or have collaborated on documentaries by Cultures of Resistance Films. The awards encourage recipients to maintain and expand their important work in pursuit of social justice and creative expression.♻️♻️ ♻️See the full movie From Trash to Treasure - Turning Negatives into Positives youtube.com/watch?v=udLsJuTKrmoFind out more about Creative Activism Awards - culturesofresistancefilms.com/creative-activism-awards
Entrevista a Iara Lee con Carlos Jimenez Cabrera y Presen Simon Rael para La Factoria Radio. Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-08-05 | La directora y activista Iara Lee es entrevistada para La Factoría Radio por Carlos Jimenez Cabrera y Presen Simon Rael desde las Islas Canarias.
From Trash To Treasure: Turning Negatives Into Positives | Documentary Short Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-07-24 | ♻️ Creative resistance and grassroots activism in Lesotho - rethinking, reusing, reinventing. ▪️ Subtitles (CC) : English, Español, عربى, Français, Português, Italiano🇱🇸 In Lesotho—a highland country surrounded by South Africa—an artist named Nthabiseng TeReo Mohanela takes discarded materials and transforms them into unique clothing and accessories. Teaching young people the benefits of recycling and re-creation, she calls her project “From Trash to Treasure.” With TeReo’s work as a starting point, this short film showcases a broader spirit of re-imagination among artists in Lesotho, who use creativity to respond to entrenched social problems: Filmmakers show the need to end child marriage. Musicians write songs about climate change. Farmers collect seeds to protect endangered tree species. Designers use fashion to preserve traditional Basotho culture and challenge common perceptions of Africa. Profiling a variety of these innovators, "FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives" encourages us to take lessons from those who rethink, reuse, and reinvent in order to promote positive change.🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_leeEditor/Cameramen - Dimo Petkov ========== 🏆 NIGERIA / ABUJA, Best Film, Africa Film For Impact Festival, 2020UNITED STATES / NEW YORK, NY, Best Documentary Short, Indie Shorts Awards New York, 2020PORTUGAL / Viseu, 1st prize - Social Responsibility, Best Short Documentary, & Best Documentary, ART&TUR International Tourism Film Festival, 2020and others...==========✋ Learn how to❗TAKE ACTION ❗❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more!*if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*
From Trash To Treasure: Turning Negatives Into Positives | Documentary Trailer Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-07-23 | ♻️ Creative resistance and grassroots activism in Lesotho - rethinking, reusing, reinventing. ▪️ Subtitles (CC) : English, Español, عربى, Français🛎️ FULL MOVIE LINK - PINNED IN COMMENTS 🇱🇸 In Lesotho—a highland country surrounded by South Africa—an artist named Nthabiseng TeReo Mohanela takes discarded materials and transforms them into unique clothing and accessories. Teaching young people the benefits of recycling and re-creation, she calls her project “From Trash to Treasure.” With TeReo’s work as a starting point, this short film showcases a broader spirit of reimagination among artists in Lesotho, who use creativity to respond to entrenched social problems: Filmmakers show the need to end child marriage. Musicians write songs about climate change. Farmers collect seeds to protect endangered tree species. Designers use fashion to preserve traditional Basotho culture and challenge common perceptions of Africa. Profiling a variety of these innovators, "FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives" encourages us to take lessons from those who rethink, reuse, and reinvent in order to promote positive change.🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilan 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and amateur athlete 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_leeEditor/Cameramen - Dimo Petkov ========== 🏆NIGERIA / ABUJA, Best Film, Africa Film For Impact Festival, 2020UNITED STATES / NEW YORK, NY, Best Documentary Short, Indie Shorts Awards New York, 2020PORTUGAL / Viseu, 1st prize - Social Responsibility, Best Short Documentary, & Best Documentary, ART&TUR International Tourism Film Festival, 2020and others...==========✋ If you're interested how to❗TAKE ACTION ❗❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more, we bring voices of grassroots communities to you!
Sophia Vassili - Interview with Iara Lee Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-06-25 | Iara Lee is a Brazilian film producer, director and activist of Korean descent who works mainly in the Middle East and Africa. Her most recent project is Stalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse (2020), a documentary about life in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Lee is the founder of the Cultures of Resistance Network Foundation (formerly named the Caipirinha Foundation) and a longtime supporter of Greenpeace International, Amnesty International, Center for Constitutional Rights, Committee to Protect Journalists, and Doctors Without Borders, among many other organizations.
Malawi: Ishan Cyapital ft Teebz - Better Must Come Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-06-19 | The citizens of Malawi are confronting ongoing issues of poverty, government corruption, and electoral fraud. Amid widespread protests, the country’s Constitutional Court annulled the results of the 2019 presidential election, citing widespread irregularities. As Malawians continue to fight for their rights with the hope of bringing about much-needed positive change, a new election date has been set for June 23, 2020. This song expresses concern about the current socio-economic situation in Malawi and describes how it has affected Malawians, especially the youth. It is a message of solidarity and hope to all Malawians, to keep working hard for a better future."Better Must Come” is Ishan Cyapital’s latest release from the album "AWOL: African Way Of Life,” scheduled for release on the 27th of June, on all online music platforms. The song and video feature his brother Teebz, from Malawian twins "Teebz & Jeelz”.The song was recorded by J Mass at "Red Disk Music" in Blantyre, Chirimba, Malawi, produced by Conel Chycoon from Njuchi Music, and released under Di Elite Media GroupFilm series director/ producer: iara leeCamera/ editor: danilo arenas
Mauritania: Slavery still exists Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-06-01 | In 2018 Seif Kousmate conducted a photographic investigation about traditional slavery in Mauritania. Slavery was officially abolished by Mauritania's government in 1981 only. Despite this and international pressure to enforce anti-slavery measures, enslavement practices persist to this day. Since then, Seif has started working on a photo fanzine to share his findings on the urgency of the situation.Please join him in getting "Haratin: Born to serve" to print and shed light on the issue of traditional slavery and its consequences in Mauritania.Cultures Of Resistance supports and encourages friends to do too! http://kck.st/2TcuiC0
10 year anniversary of Israeli Attack on the Mavi Marmara/Gaza Freedom Flotilla Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-05-30 | ...
Stalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-04-16 | 🛑 Available with English, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Arabic, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Azeri, Slovak, Greek and Turkish subtitlesStalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse, a documentary from Cultures of Resistance Films, examines the underground culture of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Three decades after the world's most infamous nuclear disaster, animals and nature returned in the absence of human settlements. Meanwhile, illegal hiking adventurers known as "stalkers," extreme sports aficionados, artists, and tour companies have begun to explore anew the ghostly, radioactive, and post-apocalyptic landscape.----------directed by Iara lee Edited by Dimo Petkovproduction consultant: Oleg Shalashov👉 Follow us on Instagram. - @iara_lee / @culturesofresistance-----#chernobylnucleardisaster#chernobyldiaries#chernobyldrone
Live Q&A Session with Iara and Jawad - K2 and the Invisible Footmen Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-04-11 | ...
Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara | Documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-03-17 | What will it take for the people of Western Sahara to reverse decades of broken promises and gain their freedom? What lessons does Sahrawi resistance offer for nonviolent movements around the world? Join an incredible cast of Sahrawi activists and artists as they offer their answers.=======================➡️ More than four decades after its people were promised freedom by departing Spanish rulers, the Western Sahara remains Africa’s last colony. ➡️ While a UN-brokered ceasefire put an end to armed hostilities in the territory in 1991, the Sahrawi people have continued to live under the Moroccan armed forces' oppressive occupation. What peace exists in the area is fragile at best.➡️ Tens of thousands of Sahrawis have fled to neighboring Algeria, where over 125,000 refugees still live in camps that were intended to be temporary. In spite of these difficulties, a new movement, with youth at its center, is rising to challenge human rights abuses and to demand the long-promised referendum on freedom. Today’s young generation is deploying creative nonviolent resistance for the cause of self-determination. In doing so, they are persevering against a torrent of conflicting forces. While risking torture and disappearance at the hands of Moroccan authorities, they are also pushing back against those who have lost patience with the international community and are ready to launch another guerrilla war.🔶 This film from director iara lee examines these tensions and chronicles the everyday violence of life under occupation, giving voice to the aspirations of a desert people for whom colonialism has never ended. 👉Learn more about Cultures of Resistance Films - culturesofresistancefilms.com👉Learn more about director iara lee - culturesofresistancefilms.com/about-the-director
Synthetic Pleasures: Technology, Control, Passion | Documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-03-17 | Released to critical acclaim in 1995, Synthetic Pleasures is an exhilarating and disturbing exploration into the ways that human beings are using technology, from body piercings to bionics, to transform our environments, bodies, and minds in search of pleasure. It raises issues nobody can afford to abort / retry / ignore.🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_lee======🏆 Synthetic Pleasures has screened at film festivals around the world, including the Berlinale Forum and the 1996 Sundance International Film Festival. ======❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more, as we bring voices of grassroots communities to you!*if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*
Wantoks: dance of resilience in Melanesia | Documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-03-14 | 🏝️ In 2018 the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific, hosted the Melanesian Arts & Cultural Festival, celebrating the country’s 40th anniversary of independence. On neighboring island states, the struggle for freedom continues, as West Papua resists Indonesian occupation and the residents of New Caledonia still live under French rule. In all Melanesian countries, residents face the common challenge of climate change, as rising sea levels threaten to swallow both land and tradition. ➔ In this charged context, captivating performers are using their talents to celebrate local culture and draw international attention to their islands’ plight, with the hope of spurring international solidarity and promoting collective action against the perils of a warming world.=========🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports-enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_leeEditors: Dimo Petkov and Silvio Montanaro Drone Cinematography: Andrew and Karl Bouro Sound Design/Music/Mix: Kaloyan Dimitrov ==========❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more, as we bring voices of grassroots communities to you! =====✊✊🏼✊🏿 FREE WEST PAPUA! #freewestpapua#freewestpapuacampaign
The Suffering Grasses: When Elephants Fight, It Is the Grass That Suffers | Documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-03-14 | With thousands dead and counting, the ongoing conflict in Syria has become a microcosm for the complicated politics of the region, and an unsavory reflection of the world at large. Against the backdrop of the Arab Spring and the complicated politics of the region, this film seeks to explore the Syrian conflict through the humanity of the civilians who have been killed, abused, and displaced to the squalor of refugee camps. In all such conflicts, large and small, it is civilians—women and children, families and whole communities—who suffer at the leisure of those in power and get caught in the crossfire of the hegemons. When elephants go to war, it is the grass that suffers!❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more, as we bring voices of grassroots communities to you!*if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*
Burkinabè Bounty: Agroecology in Burkina Faso | Documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-01-29 | 🇧🇫The documentary chronicles agricultural resistance and the fight for food sovereignty in Burkina Faso--a small, landlocked country in West Africa. Showcasing activist farmers, students, artists, and leaders in the local Slow Food movement, the film looks at how the Burkinabè people are reclaiming their land and defending their traditions against the encroachment of corporate agribusiness.From women gaining economic independence by selling artisanal "dolo" beer, to youth marching in the streets against companies like Monsanto, to hip-hop musicians setting up their own farms and reviving the revolutionary spirit of Thomas Sankara through their music, BURKINABÈ BOUNTY shows the creative tactics people are using to take back control of their food, seeds, and future.=========🎥 Director/Producer - Iara Lee Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast.🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iaralee❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more, as we bring voices of grassroots communities to you!*if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*
STALKING CHERNOBYL: Exploration After Apocalypse | Documentary Trailer Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-01-21 | ☢️ The documentary from Cultures of Resistance Films examines the underground culture of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Three decades after the world's most infamous nuclear disaster, wildlife has returned in the absence of human settlements. Meanwhile, illegal hiking adventurers known as "stalkers," extreme sports aficionados, artists, and tour companies have begun to explore anew the ghostly, post-apocalyptic landscape.Watch the FULL MOVIE - link pinned in comments==========❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more, as we bring voices of grassroots communities to you! ========🏆 Travel Festival | Winner | Best Feature Film Sheffield Adventure Film Festival | Winner | Best Spirit of Adventure Film Gold Award Smaragdni Eco Film Festival | Winner | Best Feature Length Documentary SiciliAmbiente Documentary Film Festival | Winner | Best Documentary Film ========🎥 Director/Producer - Iara Lee Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and amateur athlete.🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iaraleeEditor: Dimo Petkov Production Coordinator: Oleg Shalashov Cameramen: Anton Fedorko, Yuriy Vovchko, Volodymyr Kolbasa Soundmen: Eduard Slobodianiuk, Vasyl Gudz Music and Sound Mix: Kaloyan Dimitrov Colorist: Gleb Katchuk Titles Design: Ivan Ivanov
Burkinabè Rising: the Art of Resistance in Burkina Faso | Documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-01-20 | 🇧🇫A small landlocked country in West Africa, Burkina Faso is home to a vibrant community of artists, musicians, & engaged citizens who carry on the revolutionary spirit of Thomas Sankara, killed in a coup d'état led by his best friend and advisor Blaise Compaoré, who then ruled the country as an autocrat for 27 years, til a massive popular insurrection led to his removal. ✊✊🏽✊🏿Today, the spirit of resistance and political change is mightier than ever and it permeates every aspect of the Burkinabè life. It is an inspiration, not only to Africa, but to the rest of the world.===========🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_lee==========❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more*if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*
Synthetic Pleasures | Documentary Trailer Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-01-18 | Synthetic Pleasures is set to be the cult movie of the '90s. It is an exhilarating and disturbing exploration into the ways that human beings are using technology, from body piercing to bionics, to transform our environments, bodies and minds in search of pleasure that raises issues nobody today can afford to abort / retry / ignore.🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilan 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_lee======🏆 The film has been screened on film festivals around the world, including Berlinale Forum 1996 and Sundance International Film Festival 1996 ======❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more we bring voices of grassroots communities to you!
Modulations - Cinema for the Ear | Documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-01-17 | Modulations is a feature-length documentary that captures a moment in history where humans and machines are fusing to create today's most exciting sounds. It traces the evolution of electronic music as one of the most profound artistic developments of the twentieth century. By cutting back and forth between avant-garde composers, Kraftwerk's innovative synthesizer drones, Giorgio Moroder's glacial Euro-disco, Afrika Bambaataa's electro-funk, and Prodigy's current worldwide superstarstardom, Modulations celebrates, replicates, and illuminates the nomadic drift of the post-human techno sound.⮕ The film examines the kids who have turned the turntable into a musical instrument, disillusioned disco lovers who created acid house out of primitive synthesizers, Motor City mavericks who saw the drum machine as their escape route out of urban neglect, and a generation of British youth who transformed these blips and bleeps into dance floor anthems of their own alienation. ⮕Modulations provides a sense of history and context in which today's electronic music can be understood. It entertains the converted and remixes the mindset of electronica's nay-sayers.Featuring a stunning collage of interviews, cutting-edge visuals, in-studio footage, and live performances, Modulations moves at a pace that matches the energy and innovation of the music.👉 Follow us on Instagram. - @iara_lee / @CulturesofResistance ----------------------------Soundtrack:Donna Summer | "I Feel Love"Afrika Mambaattaa | "Planet Rock"Juan Atkins/Model 500 | "No Ufo's Remix"LFO |"Simon From SydneyDerrick May | "Strings of Life"Jesse Saunders | "Yeah"Aprodite | "Amazon 2 - King of the Beats"Panacea | "Stormbringer"Goldie & Rob Playford | "The Shadow"Ryoji Ikeda | "Luxus 1-3"Coldcut | "Atomic Moog 2000"To Rococo Rot | "Kritische Masse 1"*if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*
K2 and the Invisible Footmen | Documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-01-13 | ⛰️ Located on the border between Pakistan and China, K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth. For many climbers, it is an even greater prize than Everest, with limited routes, a steeper ascent, and a harder push to its summit. Nicknamed the 'Savage Mountain,' K2's peak juts unprotected into the atmosphere, regularly exposing climbers and porters to life-threatening weather conditions. ▪️ Despite being paid at rates far below those received by international expedition leaders, porters provide critical supplies to expedition base camps or take on higher-altitude tasks in support of ascending climbers. K2 porters do some of the most difficult and dangerous work and these efforts make them worthy of recognition as the true heroes of mountaineering.🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_leeCinematography/Editing: Jawad Sharif - award winning filmmaker from Pakistan========❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more===========🌎 K2 and the Invisible Footmen has screened in more then 100 countries, from refugee camps to red carpet galas. 🏆 The film won 28 awards at different film festivals around the globe, including: Audience Award | Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival 2015Best Film | Rio Mountain Film Festival 2015 Best Documentary | Salento International Film Festival, 2015========= ▪️ Subtitles (CC) : English, Español, PolskiWe have the movie available with different subtitles. *if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*
Cultures of Resistance | Documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2020-01-10 | Does each gesture really make a difference? Can music and dance be a weapon of peace? Director Iara Lee embarked on a three-year, five-continent trek to find out. From African countries' sounds of resistance, moving on to Brazil where gun-guitars transform the reality of slum kids and ending in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, where photography, music and film have given a voice to the people, Cultures of Resistance explores how art and engagement can be the ammunition in the war for peace and justice.---------🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, cultural explorer and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_leeCinematography/Editing: Jawad Sharif - award winning filmmaker from Pakistan-----🏆 Awards:CAPE VERDE / PRAIA-SANTIAGO, Best Feature Documentary and Public Award, Cape Verde International Film Festival, 2012IRAQ / BAGHDAD, Documentary Jury Prize, Baghdad International Film Festival, 2012CANADA / VANCOUVER, Rising Star Award, Canada International Film Festival, 2012USA / CA, Love & Encouragement Award, SURGE Film Festival, 2012USA / LA, Documentary Silver, JamFest Indie Film Festival, 2011CHINA / BEIJING, Best Long Documentary, Beijing International Movie Festival, 2011ETHIOPIA / ADDIS ABABA, Audience Award, Addis International Film Festival, 2011USA / CA, Best Documentary, Tiburon International Film Festival, 2011INDIA / JAIPUR, Green Rose Award, Jaipur International Film Festival, 2011BENIN / OUIDAH, Python Audience Prize, Jury Special Mentions, Ouidah International Film Festival, 2011USA / NY, Best Documentary, 2nd Place, Buffalo International Film Festival, 2011USA / NV, Golden Reel Award Winner, Nevada Film Festival, 2011USA / GA, Best Documentary Feature, Atlanta Underground Film Festival, 2011USA / UT, Best Documentary Feature, Red Rock Film Festival, 2011UKRAINE / KIEV, Best Documentary on Human Rights, Steps International Film Festival, 2010=========❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more*if you would like to screen the film, please e-mail us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com*
Modulations: Cinema for the Ear (Official Trailer) Cultures of Resistance Films 2019-04-20 | Modulations is a feature-length documentary that captures a moment in history where humans and machines are fusing to create today's most exciting sounds.It traces the evolution of electronic music as one of the most profound artistic developments of the twentieth century. By cutting back and forth between avant-garde composers, Kraftwerk's innovative synthesizer drones, Giorgio Moroder's glacial Euro-disco, Afrika Bambaataa's electro-funk, and Prodigy's current worldwide superstarstardom, Modulations celebrates, replicates, and illuminates the nomadic drift of the post-human techno sound.The film examines the kids who have turned the turntable into a musical instrument, disillusioned disco lovers who created acid house out of primitive synthesizers, Motor City mavericks who saw the drum machine as their escape route out of urban neglect, and a generation of British youth who transformed these blips and bleeps into dance floor anthems of their own alienation.Modulations provides a sense of history and context in which today's electronic music can be understood. It entertains the converted and remixes the mindset of electronica's nay-sayers.Featuring a stunning collage of interviews, cutting-edge visuals, in-studio footage, and live performances, Modulations moves at a pace that matches the energy and innovation of the music.
WANTOKS: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia | Documentary Trailer Cultures of Resistance Films 2019-03-29 | 🏝️ In 2018 the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific, hosted the Melanesian Arts & Cultural Festival, celebrating the country’s 40th anniversary of independence. On neighboring island states, the struggle for freedom continues, as West Papua resists Indonesian occupation and the residents of New Caledonia still live under French rule. In all Melanesian countries, residents face the common challenge of climate change, as rising sea levels threaten to swallow both land and tradition. ➔ In this charged context, captivating performers are using their talents to celebrate local culture and draw international attention to their islands’ plight, with the hope of spurring international solidarity and promoting collective action against the perils of a warming world.🛎️ FULL MOVIE LINK - PINNED IN COMMENTS =========🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports-enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_leeEditors: Dimo Petkov and Silvio Montanaro Drone Cinematography: Andrew and Karl Bouro Sound Design/Music/Mix: Kaloyan Dimitrov ==========❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more, as we bring voices of grassroots communities to you! =====✊✊🏼✊🏿 FREE WEST PAPUA! #freewestpapua#freewestpapuacampaign
NYC Winter Film Awards interview with director iara lee on ‘BURKINABÈ RISING’ Cultures of Resistance Films 2018-02-26 | ‘BURKINABÈ RISING: the art of resistance in Burkina Faso’ by iara lee (a Cultures Of Resistance film)Can a small African country inspire us all to unite and resist? The people of BURKINA FASO have shown us that if we come together, we can change the world!! Discussing her latest film, BURKINABÈ RISING, director Iara Lee talks about how the people of Burkina Faso rose up to remove a despotic president who had been glued to power for 27 years. The story is an inspiration not only for the rest of Africa—but for people all over the world seeking to confront tyranny and corruption with art, unity, and creative resistance.
Burkinabè Bounty: Agroecology in Burkina Faso | Documentary Trailer Cultures of Resistance Films 2018-01-31 | 🇧🇫The documentary chronicles agricultural resistance and the fight for food sovereignty in Burkina Faso--a small, landlocked country in West Africa. Showcasing activist farmers, students, artists, and leaders in the local Slow Food movement, the film looks at how the Burkinabè people are reclaiming their land and defending their traditions against the encroachment of corporate agribusiness.From women gaining economic independence by selling artisanal "dolo" beer, to youth marching in the streets against companies like Monsanto, to hip-hop musicians setting up their own farms and reviving the revolutionary spirit of Thomas Sankara through their music, BURKINABÈ BOUNTY shows the creative tactics people are using to take back control of their food, seeds, and future.🛎️ FULL MOVIE LINK - PINNED IN COMMENTS =========🎥 Director/Producer - Iara Lee Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast.🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iaralee❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more, as we bring voices of grassroots communities to you!
Burkinabè Rising: the Art of Resistance in Burkina Faso | Documentary Trailer Cultures of Resistance Films 2018-01-05 | 🇧🇫A small landlocked country in West Africa, Burkina Faso is home to a vibrant community of artists, musicians, & engaged citizens who carry on the revolutionary spirit of Thomas Sankara, killed in a coup d'état led by his best friend and advisor Blaise Compaoré, who then ruled the country as an autocrat for 27 years, til a massive popular insurrection led to his removal. ✊✊🏽✊🏿Today, the spirit of resistance and political change is mightier than ever and it permeates every aspect of the Burkinabè life. It is an inspiration, not only to Africa, but to the rest of the world.===========🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_lee==========❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more
Snapshot: Kids playing live percussion in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast Cultures of Resistance Films 2017-11-08 | Snapshot: Kids playing live percussion with Ghanaian musician Steloolive during the Abissa Festival in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast.
Sierra Leone Rising | short documentary Cultures of Resistance Films 2017-10-23 | For 11 years, starting in 1991, a civil war raged in Sierra Leone that left more than 50,000 people dead and two million displaced. While no one was entirely shielded from the violence, the war hit the country's youth the hardest. An estimated 70 percent of schools were destroyed and approximately one quarter of the armed combatants in the conflict were under 18 years of age. Since the end of conflict in 2002, the people of Sierra Leone have strived to build a democratic and peaceful society. The path remains difficult, with poverty entrenched, yet signs of progress, too often ignored by the international media, can also be found. Sierra Leone has held two consecutive democratic elections since the end of the war, and women and young people have taken the lead in creating an engaged civil society. This short film documents the progress Sierra Leone has made since the end of its brutal civil war and the hope of a new generation for creating a more just society.
K2 and the Invisible Footmen | Documentary Awards Trailer Cultures of Resistance Films 2017-03-23 | ⛰️ Located on the border between Pakistan and China, K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth. For many climbers, it is an even greater prize than Everest, with limited routes, a steeper ascent, and a harder push to its summit. Nicknamed the 'Savage Mountain,' K2's peak juts unprotected into the atmosphere, regularly exposing climbers and porters to life-threatening weather conditions. ▪️ Despite being paid at rates far below those received by international expedition leaders, porters provide critical supplies to expedition base camps or take on higher-altitude tasks in support of ascending climbers. K2 porters do some of the most difficult and dangerous work and these efforts make them worthy of recognition as the true heroes of mountaineering.🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and amateur athlete 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_leeCinematography/Editing: Jawad Sharif - award winning filmmaker from Pakistan===========🌎 K2 and the Invisible Footmen has screened in more then 100 countries, from refugee camps to red carpet galas. 🏆 The film won 28 awards at different film festivals around the globe, including: Audience Award | Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival 2015Best Film | Rio Mountain Film Festival 2015 Best Documentary | Salento International Film Festival, 2015========= ▪️ Subtitles (CC) : English, Español, PolskiWe have the movie available with different subtitles. Feel free to get in touch at info@culturesofresistance.org
An Autumn Wind - Matsuo Basho and Allen Ginsberg Cultures of Resistance Films 2017-01-16 | In the early 90s filmmaker iara lee, went to beatnik poet Allen Ginsberg's apartment in the East Village in NYC to record his reading of Matsuo Basho's haiku poems, but instead, the always-irreverent Allen surprised her and asked her to read and record his own haikus. This recording was used in her film poem AN AUTUMN WIND that she filmed in Kyoto’s temples and rock gardens. Enjoy the tranquility of Japanese zen in contrast with the ABC Alphabet City, underground, East Village vibe of Allen Ginsberg.➡️ A recent viewer described the film like this: "When listening to Matsuo Basho's Haiku, I feel as though someone is lightly brushing my long hair. However, while hearing Allen Ginsberg's Haiku, it's as though someone is cutting all my hair off."The film was screened on Sundance Film Festival 1996. Follow us on instagram to learn more about our work! @culturesofresistance / @iara_lee
Iara Lee greets the Guam International Film Festival audience! Cultures of Resistance Films 2016-11-07 | Iara Lee greets the Guam International Film Festival audience before the screening of her film K2 AND THE INVISIBLE FOOTMEN!
Iara lee introduces her film for the Festival International de Film Amateur de Kelibia Cultures of Resistance Films 2016-10-12 | In French, director Iara Lee introduces her film "Cultures of Resistance" for the 2011 edition of the Festival International de Film Amateur de Kelibia in Tunisia, the opening film of the festival!
Iara Lee thanks the BBVA Mountain Film Fest for the award given to K2 and the Invisible Footmen Cultures of Resistance Films 2016-10-11 | Iara Lee, director of the film "K2 and the Invisible Footmen," thanks the BBVA Mountain Film Festival in Torello, Spain for the FEDME (Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada) Prize, which was awarded to "K2" at the November 2015 edition of the festival.
Iara Lee greets 2015 FiSahara Film Festival audience in Arabic Cultures of Resistance Films 2016-10-10 | In Arabic, director Iara Lee greets the 2015 FiSahara Film Festival audiences before the screening of her new documentary film "Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara"
Introduction for Life is Waiting at Universidade Federal do ABC in BRAZIL Cultures of Resistance Films 2016-10-10 | Director Iara Lee's introduction for her film "Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara," which was screened at Universidade Federal Do ABC in Santo Andre, Brazil!
THANK YOU to Ladek Mountain Film Festival in POLAND for the award! Cultures of Resistance Films 2016-10-10 | Huge thanks to the Ladek Mountain Film Festival in Poland for the award for our film "K2 and the Invisible Footmen" -- Director Iara Lee sends her appreciation thanks to everybody in POLAND for extending solidarity with the porters of K2 :)
LA VIDA EN ESPERA: Referéndum y resistencia en el Sahara Occidental - Trailer oficial Cultures of Resistance Films 2016-08-24 | La vida en espera: Referéndum y resistencia en el Sahara Occidental (Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara) - una película de Iara LeeCuatro décadas después de que los salientes dirigentes españoles prometieran a su pueblo la libertad, el Sahara Occidental sigue siendo la última colonia de África. Aunque un alto del fuego mediado por la ONU puso fin a las hostilidades armadas en el territorio en 1991, el pueblo saharaui ha continuado viviendo bajo la ocupación opresiva de las fuerzas armadas marroquíes; y la paz vigente en la zona es, en el mejor de los casos, frágil. Decenas de miles de saharauis han huido a la vecina Argelia, donde más de 125.000 refugiados siguen viviendo en campamentos que tenían un propósito temporal. A pesar de estas dificultades, un nuevo movimiento, con los jóvenes como eje central, se está levantando para desafiar los abusos de derechos humanos y para exigir el otrora prometido referéndum sobre la libertad. La actual generación de jóvenes activistas está desplegando una resistencia creativa y no violenta en favor de la causa de la autodeterminación. Mediante esta iniciativa, han perseverado en contra de un torrente de fuerzas en conflicto. Además de arriesgarse a la tortura y a la desaparición a manos de las autoridades marroquíes, también están haciendo retroceder a aquellos que han perdido la paciencia con la comunidad internacional y están listos para iniciar otra guerra de guerrillas.La nueva película de la directora Iara Lee examinará estas tensiones, ya que narra la violencia cotidiana de la vida bajo la ocupación, dando voz a las aspiraciones de un pueblo del desierto para los que el colonialismo aún no ha terminado.**The translation of the subtitles for this trailer is courtesy of Fernando Fernández and the team at the Festival de Cine Solidario de Guadalajara in Spain**
K2 and the Invisible Footmen | Documentary Trailer Cultures of Resistance Films 2016-04-13 | ⛰️ Located on the border between Pakistan and China, K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth. For many climbers, it is an even greater prize than Everest, with limited routes, a steeper ascent, and a harder push to its summit. Nicknamed the 'Savage Mountain,' K2's peak juts unprotected into the atmosphere, regularly exposing climbers and porters to life-threatening weather conditions. ▪️ Despite being paid at rates far below those received by international expedition leaders, porters provide critical supplies to expedition base camps or take on higher-altitude tasks in support of ascending climbers. K2 porters do some of the most difficult and dangerous work and these efforts make them worthy of recognition as the true heroes of mountaineering.🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and amateur athlete 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_leeCinematography/Editing: Jawad Sharif - award winning filmmaker from Pakistan===========🌎 K2 and the Invisible Footmen has screened in more then 100 countries, from refugee camps to red carpet galas. 🏆 The film won 28 awards at different film festivals around the globe, including: Audience Award | Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival 2015Best Film | Rio Mountain Film Festival 2015 Best Documentary | Salento International Film Festival, 2015========= ▪️ Subtitles (CC) : English, Español, PolskiWe have the movie available with different subtitles. Feel free to get in touch at info@culturesofresistance.org
Chakma indigenous community: COR Scholar Anmoy Kiron tells his story at SOAS Cultures of Resistance Films 2015-11-02 | 🎓 Anmoy Kiron Chakma hails from Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in southeastern Bangladesh and belongs to the Chakma indigenous community. While growing up in conflict-ridden CHT, he witnessed continuous discrimination, violence, and human rights violations on his fellow indigenous groups by the military and security forces. This led him to getting involved in human rights initiatives in high school.➔ He is an active member of the Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights Defenders’ Network, the Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum, and the Kapaeeng Foundation, a human rights organization for indigenous peoples in Bangladesh. He represented his indigenous community at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and at the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples conference.=========❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance or check our website @ad 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more
K2 and the Invisible Footmen (Official Trailer) Cultures of Resistance Films 2015-10-26 | K2 AND THE INVISIBLE FOOTMEN Directed/Produced by Iara LeeEdited/Cinematography by Jawad SharifLocated on the border between Pakistan and China, K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth. For many climbers, it is an even greater prize than Everest, with limited routes, a steeper ascent, and a harder push to its summit. Nicknamed the 'Savage Mountain,' K2's peak juts unprotected into the atmosphere, regularly exposing climbers and porters to life-threatening weather conditions.Despite being paid at rates far below those received by international expedition leaders, such porters – whether they provide critical supplies to expedition base camps or take on higher-altitude tasks in support of ascending climbers – do some of the most difficult and dangerous work and these efforts make them worthy of recognition as the true heroes of mountaineering.In K2 AND THE INVISIBLE FOOTMEN, filmmaker Iara Lee and team chronicle the lives of both Pakistani porters and Nepalese sherpas. The film also follows the first official all-Pakistani climbing team, made up of former porters, who successfully summited in 2014, in celebration of K2 60th anniversary. Amid breathtaking scenery, the film depicts the everyday sacrifices of porters and the courage of those indigenous climbers who choose to return to scale K2 in spite of past tragedies. In their striving to perfect their craft, these mountaineers provide a fresh look into the cultures and national traditions of Pakistan, a country typically portrayed in the foreign media as merely a land of conflict and sectarian strife.
LADIESFUND Educate-a-Girl Cultures of Resistance Films 2015-04-20 | The Dawood Global Foundation, through its platform Ladiesfund, supports girls' education. The foundation provides scholarships and promotes the empowerment of women entrepreneurs through career support and business partnerships. With over 12,000 members – including award-winning filmmakers, members of the National Assembly and other Pakistani luminaries – Ladiesfund is a powerful force in bringing women into positions of leadership in Pakistan. Most recently, Dawood and Ladiesfund supported the Educate a Girl - Mission 1000 campaign, which aims to provide vocational media studies training to over a thousand girls.The Cultures of Resistance Network supported fifty scholarships in 2014 and another fifty in 2015.
Life Is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara | Documentary Trailer Cultures of Resistance Films 2015-04-01 | 🇪🇭 What will it take for the people of Western Sahara to reverse decades of broken promises and gain their freedom? What lessons does Sahrawi resistance offer for nonviolent movements around the world? Join an incredible cast of Sahrawi activists and artists as they offer their answers.=======================❓ More than four decades after its people were promised freedom by departing Spanish rulers, the Western Sahara remains Africa’s last colony. ➡️ While a UN-brokered ceasefire put an end to armed hostilities in the territory in 1991, the Sahrawi people have continued to live under the Moroccan armed forces' oppressive occupation. What peace exists in the area is fragile at best.➡️ Tens of thousands of Sahrawis have fled to neighboring Algeria, where over 125,000 refugees still live in camps that were intended to be temporary. 🔶 In spite of these difficulties, a new movement, with youth at its center, is rising to challenge human rights abuses and to demand the long-promised referendum on freedom. Today’s young generation is deploying creative nonviolent resistance for the cause of self-determination. In doing so, they are persevering against a torrent of conflicting forces. While risking torture and disappearance at the hands of Moroccan authorities, they are also pushing back against those who have lost patience with the international community and are ready to launch another guerrilla war.This film, from director iara lee, examines these tensions and chronicles the everyday violence of life under occupation, giving voice to the aspirations of a desert people for whom colonialism has never ended. ==================🌎 Since 2015, 'LIFE IS WAITING: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara' has been screened in almost 100 countries, from refugee camps to red carpet galas. 🏆 The film has won 10 awards at different film festivals around the globe.==================🇪🇭 #FreeWesternSahara ❗❇️FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM - @culturesofresistance / @iara_lee🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more===================🎥 Director, Producer: Iara Lee (IG @iara_lee) Co-Producer: Salah Abdelahe Director of Photography: Jose Yeray Martin 2nd Camera: Eduardo Souto Fraguas Editor: Martin Eller Sound: Jordi Oriola FolchMusic: Mariem Hassan
عرض مختصر للفيلم | الحياة تنتظر- الاستفتاء والمقاومة في الصحراء الغربية Cultures of Resistance Films 2015-03-23 | الحياة تنتظر- الاستفتاء والمقاومة في الصحراء الغربية: فيلم من إخراج يارا لي. بعد مرور ما يقارب 40 سنة على الوعد بالحرية من قبل الحكام الأسبان، فإن الصحراء الغربية ما زالت أخر مستعمرة في إفريقيا. في عام 1991 توصلت الأمم المتحدة لعقد اتفاقية وقف إطلاق النار وذلك للحد من الأعمال العدائية المسلحة بالإقليم. وبالرغم من ذلك فقد تواصلت معاناة الشعب الصحراوي واستمرت معاناة العيش تحت ظل الاحتلال الغاشم للقوات المسلحة المغربية إلى يومنا هذا. ويوصف السلام في المنطقة في أحسن الظروف بالهش. ولقد فر عشرات الآلاف من الصحراويين إلى الجزائر المجاورة حيث يعيش هناك أكثر من 125.000 لاجئ في مخيمات كان من المفترض أن تكون مؤقتة. وفي ظل هذه الصعوبات، نشأت بوادر معركة جديدة كانت النساء ضمن طليعتها تسعى لوقف انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان وتطالب بالحق في الاستفتاء الذي لطالما وعدوا به من أجل الحرية. هؤلاء الصحراويون يخاطرون بالتعرض للتعذيب والاختفاء القسري، وليس بالغريب في الأمر أن جيل اليوم هو من ينشر المقاومة اللاعنفية والإبداعية لقضية تقرير المصير. الفيلم يسعى أيضا لتسجيل كفاح الصحراويين، ويظهر العنف اليومي الممارس في حقهم من طرف الاحتلال. يسعى الفيلم الذي أنتجته يارا لي أن يعطي صوتا لتطلعات شعب الصحراء الذين لا يزالون يرزحون تحت نير الاستعمار إلى يومنا هذا.
