Cultures of Resistance

As one of the most powerful mediums of our time, film has been and continues to be a powerful tool for opposing war, promoting peace with justice, and building international understanding. We highly recommend the following films for their powerful narrative and verite treatments of pressing war and peace issues, past and present.

In October, the CULTURES OF RESISTANCE crew bunked down in Honduras to hear the roaring battle cry for a war against warfare—The 2nd Hemispheric Conference Against Militarization.

The CONFLICT ZONE FILM FUND awards seed funding to forward-thinking filmmakers – both new and established – who possess a provocative, artistic, and culturally significant vision. The fund supports narrative and documentary film projects that explore a range of themes and ideas, from peace and disarmament to human rights to arts and culture around the globe.

Early in 2009 our CULTURES OF RESISTANCE film crew danced the resistance at the Festival Au Desert in Mali- a music festival drawing on the Tuareg tradition of meeting seasonally to peacefully settle disputes, compare and exchange the bounty of their travels, and to party up with nonstop music, dancing, games, and other activities.