[Marxism] Fwd: [Brechtevents1] U.S. Screening of 'Quiet Storm'

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

> P L E A S E  F O R W A R D   W I D E L Y
>
>
> Please join the Brecht Forum for a very special screening of 'Quiet Storm'
> on Wednesday, February 23
> 6:30 p.m.
> at the NYU Screening Room,
> 721 Broadway, 10th Floor, NYC
>
>
> This film is not available on DVD, and this is the ONLY copy available in 
> the
> U.S. The film is 2.5 hrs and there are limited seats so come on time.
>
> Quiet Storm is a  highly challenging new black feature film produced in
> London.  This film addresses the world-wide struggle of African peoples for
> freedom. It screened successfully at various locations throughout the UK and
> Europe.
>
> This is a politically motivated full-length action thriller based on four men
> --from Africa, the U.S., the Caribbean, and England-- who meet at a Pan
> African meeting and conclude that for there to be positive change in  social
> and economic conditions, the policies of corrupt leaders, the IMF and World
> Bank must be dealt with.
>
> The film was nominated for a Screen Nation Film Award in the category of
> Independent Production/Film in England in September of 2004. Quiet Storm has
> not been released, and only screened a few times in the US:  Medgar Evers
> College (10/21/04), Oberia-Dempsey (12/10/04), and Borough of Manhattan Comm.
> College (2/9/05) and Seton Hall U.  This screening is a unique
> opportunity.
> Please feel free to visit www.quietstormfilm.com  where you can view a 3
> minute trailer, a full synopsis and information concerning the film.
>
> Sliding Scale $6, $10, $15
> =========================
>
> S.E. Anderson writes:
>
> 'Quiet Storm' is one of the few recent Black feature
> films that is explicitly political. How far will a small
> group of seriously determined Brothas from Africa
> and the Diaspora go to help jumpstart real PanAfrican
> economic and social development?
>
> Is protracted mass organizing in this era of US global rule
> an obsolete concept and "guerrilla surgical military and
> economic strikes" at the Empire's key institutions and its
> families the new "revolutionary answer?"   Is the late
> Black Panther Party leader Huey Newton's concept of
> "Revolutionary Suicide" finally an acceptable and
> necessary part of our struggle for PanAfrican
> Liberation?
>
> Many will not agree with some of the strategies and tactics
> worked out in this film. But, we will definitely be discussing
> this film like Sistas & Brothas discussed "The Battle for Algiers"
> some 30+ years ago. It will be a positive politicizing experience
> BECAUSE it will provoke discussions and reveal to the less
> politically aware viewer some serious lessons in imperialism's
> plunder of Africa and the Diaspora.
>
> "Quiet Storm" is a must-see flick.
>
> ---------------------------------------
> <http://blackeducator.blogspot.com>
>
>
>  !!!    Y O U   M U S T   S E E   I T   !!!!
>
>
> Do you remember when you saw ROOTS or SANKOFA for the first time?
>                       Do you remember the impact it made on how you looked at
> life?
>                                Quiet Storm will make an impact.
>
>
> The goal is to move this film independently throughout our various
> communities, to share the powerful vision and information in the film, and to
> create distribution networks that put out positive, empowering images and
> cultural work. We are inviting all who can participate in creating this
> groundswell and those that have networks to help move this critical film
> throughout the nation.
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