[GPSCC-chat] UNAFF : 10/18-28

[Gerry Gras]

Hi,

The United Nations Association Film Festival is back:
     http://www.unaff.org/

Some films ...

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Climate Change:

Greedy Lying Bastards:
Greedy Lying Bastards presents a searing indictment of the influence,
deceit and corruption that defines the fossil fuel industry.

Bidder 70
Tim DeChristopher as Bidder 70 saved thousands of acres
from a flawed action.  He is now in prison.

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Nuclear War:

The Red Button:
The Red Button tells the dramatic story of Stanislaw Petrov, the Russian
officer who, in 1983, saved the world from atomic war.

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Food:

In Short Supply: Small Farmers and the Struggle to Deliver Healthy Food
to Your Plate

Nothing Like Chocolate:
Deep in the rain forests of Grenada, anarchist chocolatier Mott Green
seeks solutions to the problems of a ravaged global chocolate industry.

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Misc.:

Rebels With a Cause:
The daring, rebellious, young crusaders in the 1950s through the 1980s
who figured out new ways to save their communities are the heart of
Rebels With a Cause

This Space Available:
Billboards and commercial messages dominate the public space like never
before. Can we reverse this visual pollution?

Ten Quintillion:
Ten Quintillion features a tiny garden and the creatures that rely on
its existence to survive.

The Lord Is Not On Trial Here Today:
The Lord Is Not On Trial Here Today tells the compelling personal story
behind one of the most important and landmark First Amendment cases in
US history, the case that established the separation of church and state
in public schools.

Doctors of the Dark Side
Doctors of the Dark Side is the first feature length documentary about
the pivotal role of physicians and psychologists in detainee torture.

Empress Hotel
The film gives unusual access into the everyday lives of those who fell
through the cracks of the social services system, focusing on the
stories of ten residents.

State of Control
State of Control shows a never-before-seen side of the Tibet/China
struggle. The film also broadens out to look at the global question of
Internet freedom.

Surviving Progress
Humanity's ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what
if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse?

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Gerry