12:15 p.m.
Venezuela Bolivariana: People and the Struggle of the Fourth World War
(2004)
A gripping documentary about the effect of neo-liberalism on Latin America and other parts of the world and what the socialist government of Venezuela is doing to stop it.
1:40 p.m.
Sneakers (1964)
A short documentary by Radharc Films about the making of runners for western consumers.
2 p.m.
The Take (2004)
In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed car workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping-bags, and refuse to leave. “A story of everyday heroism that also offers a model ———-for productive change by repositioning the people as the power-brokers.”—Vancouver Sun.
3:35 p.m.
Aisheen: Still Alive in Gaza (2009)
Shot a few weeks after the Israeli assault in January 2009, this sensitively made documentary captures the human suffering and devastation wrought on the Palestinian people of Gaza and their daily struggle to survive.