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NEW FILMS

Camden 28 (83 min., 2006). This documentary tells the story of the Camden 28, who were indicted in 1971 for breaking into the Camden draft board office, in order to remove and destroy draft records. Features interviews with the Camden 28, as well as Howard Zinn, who testified for the defense during the historic trial.

The Ground Truth (80 min., 2006). Documentary that reflects on the effects of the Iraq War from U.S. soldiers who are now home. Produced by Patricia Foulkrod.

Iraq for Sale (75 min., 2006). Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed and Uncovered: The War on Iraq) takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq.

Iraq in Fragments (94 min., 2006). A series of three portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied.

White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (86 min., 2007). This critically acclaimed documentary features 14 Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors, sharing the stories of the only people to have survived a nuclear attack.


2003 UFPJ National-Teach In (180 min., 2003). This three-hour video includes presentations from a 2003 teach-in featuring many of the most prominent and articulate voices of our day, including Arundhati Roy, former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, Howard Zinn, Damu Smith, Phyllis Bennis, Hussein Ibish, Kathy Kelly, Rania Masri, Ralph Nader, Rev. Graylan Hagler, and, in one of his last public appearances, Edward Said.

Arlington West (56 min., 2004). 64 interviews with soldiers coming and going to Baghdad, military families who have lost their children in Iraq, and Veterans. Produced by Peter Dudar & Sally Marr. http://www.arlingtonwestfilm.com

Control Room (84 min., 2004). In the spring of 2003, just before President Bush declared that the United States would go to war with Iraq, documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim and her crew set up their cameras inside Al Jazeera, the satellite news network for the Arab world. Though U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld accuses Al Jazeera of lying in its news reports, CONTROL ROOM tells a different story.

Convictions: Prisoners of Conscience (20 min., 2004). Focuses on some of the 200 SOA protesters who have collectively served 80 years in prison for their non-violent civil disobedience. Produced by Robert Richter. http://www.richtervideos.com

Don't Let the System Get You Down ... Cheer Up!! (13 min., 2004). Documents the 300+ Radical Cheerleaders who converged at the 2004 March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C. Jennifer Nedbalsky and Mary Christmas. http://www.nycradicalcheerleaders.org

Fahrenheit 9/11 (122 min., 2004). Academy Award-winning director Michael Moore examines the Bush administration's financial ties to Saudi Arabia and the bin Laden family in Fahrenheit 9/11, a well-researched, fast-paced, highly controversial, and important documentary that won the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

Fourth World War (75 min., 2004). A story of men and women around the world who resist being annihilated in the "fourth world war." Produced by Big Noise Films. http://www.bignoisefilms.com

FluxView Newsreel (60 min., 2005) Flux Rostrum's video coverage of the 2004 Georgia G8 and School of the Americas Protests. http://www.fluxview.com

Hope (8 min., 2005). A Pueblo and Sioux-inspired art video that explores the causes and effects of life out of balance with the earth, and suggests a new path to peace. Produced by Luna Media. http://www.lunamedia.org

Mandate? (30 min., 2005). Presents the issues behind Bush's re-election and protesters' response to his 2005 inauguration. Produced by Indymedia Video and Glass Bead Collective. http://www.glassbeadcollective.org.

The Miami Model (90 min., 2004). A documentary about the 2003 Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) protests in Miami, produced by the FTAA IMC video collective. http://www.ftaaimc.org

Military Myths (28 min., 2003). A War Resistors League Paper Tiger TV video that focuses on youth of color and the racial/economic profiling politics behind military recruitment. http://www.papertiger.org

National Teach-In on Iraq: How Can We End This War? (2005; Global Exchange). This DVD features seven incredible speakers who made presentations at a national teach-in about the Iraq war, held in San Francisco on March 24, 2005, which was the 40-year anniversary of the first Vietnam War teach-in.

National Teach-In on Iraq: How Can We End This War? (2005; Institute for Policy Studies). More than 300 activists and students took part in an Iraq War teach-in on March 24, 2005, in Washington, D.C. The event coincided with the 40th anniversary of the first Vietnam War teach-in.

The Oil Factor (90 min., 2004). A documentary that questions the "coincidence" of focusing the U.S. "war-on-terror" in the Middle-East and Central Asia where 3/4 of the world's oil and natural gas reserves are located. http://www.theoilfactor.com

Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land: U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (80 min., 2004). Exposes how U.S. political elites influence news reporting about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. http://www.mediaed.org

The People, United (22 min., 2004). Documents the historic 2003 antiwar convergence in Pittsburgh, PA. Produced by Quinten Steenhius and the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center. http://pittsburgh.indymedia.org

The Road to Guantánamo (95 min., 2006). Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.

Shocking and Awful: A Grassroots Response to War in Iraq (12x28 min., 2004). Deep Dish TV's 12-part series shows how people are mobilizing through art, actions, and international law. Segments produced by several dozen video activists. http://www.deepdishtv.org

Sir No Sir! (90 min., 2005). The Suppressed Story of the GI Movement to End the War in Vietnam.

Stand Up Rise Up: February 15th, 2003, the United for Peace and Justice Rally (240 min., 2003). The Empowerment Project's video documenting the historic February 15th rally, organized by United for Peace and Justice in NYC. This is a complete record of stage speakers and performers. Part of the proceeds of video sales will go to support UFPJ's work.

Taliban Country (45 min., 2004). An expose of US military tactics in remote areas of Afghanistan and the "war on terror" as it occurs out of view of much of the world. Produced by Carmela Baranowska. http://www.talibancountry.com

Tent State University (18 min., 2005). Documents the 1,000+ "tent" mobilization at Rutgers University fighting for access for higher education and protesting the war. Produced by New Brunswick Community Media. http://www.tentstateuniversity.com

Unconstitutional (68 min., 2004). Shows the extent to which our civil liberties and our freedoms have been trampled upon by our government since 9/11. Produced by Nonny de la Peña. http://www.publicinterestpictures.org

Uncovered: The War on Iraq (83 min., 2004). Slowly, methodically, and convincingly, Robert Greenwald presents proof that George W. Bush's administration lied to the American Public, the United Nations, and the world, about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and links to terrorism.

United for Peace and Justice Training Manual (22 min., 2005, work-in-progress). An organizing and fundraising videotape produced for United for Peace and Justice by the Glass Bead Collective. http://www.glassbeadcollective.org

Voices in Wartime (74 min., 2005). A feature-length documentary that sharply etches the experience of war through powerful images and the words of poets. Produced by Rick King and Jonathan King. http://www.voicesinwartime.org

Voices from the Movement (46 min., 2004). A documentary about the anti-war movement, filmed across the country. Produced by Roger Hill. http://www.culturerev.org

Walking by Asking (30 min., 2005). A documentary about the 256-mile march from the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston to the Republican National Convention in New York. Produced by Simon with the DNC2RNC mobile IMC, Austin IMC and Pittsburgh IMC. http://dnc2rnc.indypgh.org

Watch This! (56 min., 2004). A documentary about the protests at the Republican National Convention in New York City. Produced by the Glass Bead Collective. http://www.glassbeadcollective.org

Weapons of Mass Deception (98 min., 2004). A critique of the TV news networks' complacency and complicity in the war on Iraq. Produced by Danny Schechter. http://www.wmdthefilm.org

We Interrupt This Empire (56 min., 2003). A collaborative work by many of the Bay Area's independent video activists which documents the direct actions that shut down the financial district of San Francisco in the weeks following the war on Iraq. http://www.videoactivism.org

Why We Fight (99 min., 2005). Released as the American military continued to make its presence felt in Iraq and across the globe, Eugene Jarecki's (The Trials of Henry Kissinger) Why We Fight asks some pertinent questions about the economic necessities of war.

World Tribunal on Iraq  (60 min., 2005). The whole world is watching, and the whole world is judging as well. The WTI 1-hr documentary brings testimony from the New York Tribunal on Iraq, part of a world wide series of hearings that will conclude in Istanbul, Turkey, in June 2005. With a Court TV-esqe spin and a little Drag Net spoof thrown in, producer & editor Alpa Patel creates an informative and engaging view of the World Tribunal. http://www.deepdishtv.org




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