Cultures of Resistance
2010 · 73 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 111 VOTES · DIR. Iara Lee
Overview
In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, acclaimed 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 through the arts. This is their story. From IRAN, where graffiti and rap have become tools in fighting government repression, to BURMA, where monks acting in the tradition of Gandhi take on a dictatorship, to PALESTINIAN refugee camps in LEBANON, where photography, music, and film have given a voice to those rarely heard, CULTURES OF RESISTANCE explores how art and creativity can be ammunition in the battle for peace and justice.
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00:01:53 Resistance is not a politics but a culture.
00:04:49 has gone on for 20 years.
00:08:36 Music is the weapon.
00:10:15 So we believe that the only language the Nigerian state understands
00:12:32 The freedom fighters are there
00:15:47 But what gives courage is the capacity of these women to fight.
00:19:28 l like the organization
00:20:35 l was in this group of civilians, moving.
00:22:06 ln Liberia comics play a very important role
00:26:40 despite the threat to their lives, because they could have died.
00:28:23 They took them to their homes.
00:32:43 Throw your hands up higher and higher.
00:35:24 Even though the government has banned it
00:39:45 This is the best image we can present to the outer world.
00:42:03 ln the Gaza Strip there are accounts
00:46:31 l aim to denounce all Zionist hostility
00:48:41 We sing for people who don't listen to rap. Rap is not the main goal.
00:51:43 Do you think we'll always be refugees, forever?
00:53:31 They came in the middle of the night and painted over the billboard.
00:55:57 which offers a variety of classes and opportunities
00:57:42 over half of the world's population will live in such communities.
01:00:04 ln the case of Medellin, it's poetry that has united the community.
01:02:34 l have held the broken fragments of shattered dreams in my tiny hand.
01:05:13 As monks, we do not take up arms.