Fwd: [events/screenings] 20X20X20 and must see political docs.

Oct. 19, 2004

Type: discussion

> Select media festival 3 stuff on Wednesday Oct 20.
>
> 20X20X20
> October 20, 2004 8pm
> High School 1542 N Milwaukee Ave 3rd Floor
>
> 20X20X20 is show and tell for grown ups. Think of it as an experimental
> forum to share ideas, projects, unusual information and personal
> obsessions.
> We invite fantastic people to share their passions, You get to meet
> them.
> The format is simple. 20 people are chosen to present. They each get a
> chance to share 20 slides or digital files for 20 seconds a piece.
> That's
> approximately 7 minutes of action per person!
>
> 20X20X20 is part of the SMF3 and will feature around 12 people instead
> of
> 20. This month learn about: kick ass architecture, 20 kick ass guitar
> riffs,
> 20 men Erika wants to boink, the Codex Serafinianus, a new photo essay
> by
> ray pride, the MST social movement in Brasil, Patrick's favorite air
> planes,
> and a few other peculiar subjects.
>
> Admission: free or make a $5 suggested donation and get the new
> select # 8
> dvd. PBR will be in the house.
>
> //
> Film / video programs on Wednesday!
>
> UNCONSTITUTIONAL / WATCH THIS! double feature
>
> UNCONSTITUTIONAL
> 2004, Nonny De La Pena, US, 60 min.
> Wednesday, October 20, 8:00 pm (Gene Siskel Film Center)
>
> Unconstitutional is an hour-long documentary detailing the shocking
> way that
> the civil liberties of American citizens have been infringed upon,
> curtailed, and rolled back since 9/11 – all in the name of national
> security. In the rush to pass the USA PATRIOT Act, intelligence
> agencies
> have been empowered to "protect freedom and democracy" by destroying
> freedom
> and democracy. Real stories depict the personal loss of American civil
> liberties and present citizens who are resisting those efforts. (from
> the
> maker of Outfoxed)
>
> PLUS!!
>
> WATCH THIS! before you go vote.
> A one-hour documentary, Watch This! is a multi-perspective meditation
> on
> the nature of political and creative dissent and the government's
> response
> in a post 9-11 world.
>
> Shot almost exclusively during the Republican National Convention in
> New
> York, this film will surprise you about what really went on in the
> streets
> of NYC. A series of personal stories are intertwined to form a
> disjointedly
> coherent vision of reality. This complex reality breaks through the
> superficial nature of current political and social discourse.
>
> Shot, edited, and produced in 40 days, Watch This! is being
> distributed for
> FREE as a high-quality download using traditional web sites as well as
> file-sharing technologies, such as bit-torrent.
>
> Watch This! is produced by Glass Bead Collective (GBC) ? a
> multi-disciplinary non-profit art collective.
>
> Glass Bead Collective (GBC) is a multi-disciplinary non-profit art
> collective. GBC produces projects from theatrical productions to
> films to
> real-time video art.
>
> http://glassbeadcollective.org/watchthis
>
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>
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