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In case you haven't heard - the G8 is coming to Scotland
'Who are the G8? What do they do? What do they talk about? and
why does it matter?
This short film gives a brief history of the G8, and explores the
issues that they will be discussing at Gleneagles. It goes on to
give voice to people who are protesting and finishes off with how
people can get involved and what they can do in their everyday life
to resist the G8.
The film is a short, sharp and concise call to action. It is part
talking head and part animation.
Why are the Camcorder Guerillas
making this film?
In the summer of 2005 the leaders of the worlds 'most powerful economies'
will be gathering in Gleneagles, Perthshire in Scotland. Hundreds
of thousands of people are expected to descend on Scottish soil
to protest against the G8 - and with good reason - but do the people
of Scotland really know what the protests or the G8 are about. This
film aims to inform people about the G8 and give voice to the people
who are protesting against it.
The G8 has over the last quarter century emerged as the central
forum for global governance, and until relatively recently they
have managed to meet and plan in secrecy, making decisions and controlling
the systems that affect all of life on earth. They are an unelected
and unaccountable body of power and have a distinctive agenda which
puts economic growth and in particular the interests of their own
economies above all else.
Since the G8 came into being the gap between rich and poor has widened
tenfold. Climate change threatens to wipe out life on earth
as we know it within our lifetimes and the G8 are not addressing
this issue. People are beginning to wake up to the G8's agenda and
we at the Camcorder Guerillas are committed to putting across the
issues that the mainstream media is choosing to distort or ignore.
When can you see the film?
The film was premiered on May 1st at 4pm at the GFT.
Other screenings will be posted ASAP.
The film will be going on tour with Ya Basta theatre as well as
the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA)
The film is available for anyone to get a copy either on VHS or
DVD for a small donation to cover the costs of the tape - larger
donations are welcome from organisations with funding or individuals
who want to support the work of the Camcorder Guerilla Collective.
Please contact
us to get copies of the film or for further information
about the Camcorder Guerillas.
View the Film Online HERE
or
Download
a Quick Time version of the film.
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