OCCUPY THE FILM FESTIVAL!
Beginning as a ragged camp on Wall Street’s doorstep last September, the Occupy movement quickly exploded into one of the most powerful social movements in decades. Within weeks hundreds of encampments sprung up on Main Streets around the world, decrying the vise grip on power by the wealthiest 1% and demanding true political and economic democracy for the 99%. Bursting with determination and creativity, the Occupy movement transformed the national debate from austerity to inequality.
Occupy has inspired countless artists to produce visionary collaborative projects, short art films and sweeping documentaries capturing the spirit of the movement. On the first anniversary, at a premiere independent cinema in downtown New York City, Occupy the Film Festival is bringing together the most compelling and innovative films of the movement, from its roots in the Spanish Indignados, the Arab Spring and American factory floor occupations, to the mini-societies that blossomed in public squares, to the post-encampment community organizing around home foreclosures, corporate regulation, labor and immigrant struggles, and student debt.
OCCUPY THE FILM FESTIVAL!
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @ 6 PM & 8:30 PM
and SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 @ 7:30 PM
For information about the feature films:
http://occupythefilmfestival.com/films/
To see the schedule and buy tickets:
http://occupythefilmfestival.com/schedule/
Celebrate S17 with art! Brought to you by a coalition of radical media organizers and artists, the weekend’s festivities will include an exhibit of Occupy photography by award-winning artists, a collection of OccuPrint posters and occupied newspapers from around the country, as well as informational tabling and outdoor projections by the Illuminator!
Mainstream media bias and blackouts means this movement is poorly understood. Come share the real stories the 1% doesn’t want you to see. Experience the new world of the 99% and Occupy the Film Festival!
Buy your tickets today; we’re expecting a big crowd!
http://occupythefilmfestival.com/schedule/
Thank you for your interest in Occupy the Film Festival!
