Benefit Dentists4Refugees
Thursday February 22nd 2018, Benefit Dentists4Refugees, Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.
Tonight four friends will cook for you. Among them two dentists who have given dental care to refugees as volunteers in Athens by an NGO called Dentists4Refugees last December. While dentist can work in an private practice some have decided to provide the refugees with dental care as a volunteer for one year or even longer. Tonight we will ask your kind donation to support these dentists. […Lees verder]
Benefit for the Social Kitchen “The Other Human” in Athens
Monday February 19th 2018, Benefit for the Social Kitchen “The Other Human” in Athens. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.
The idea of Social Kitchen “The Other Human” began when we noticed in the public food markets of Athens, people of various ages, nationalities, and social levels rummaging through rubbish to find food they otherwise couldn’t afford to buy. The first obvious response was to cook our own food from home and distribute it in the public market places. We asked each food stall merchant to volunteer one item from their food bench so we could continue the next day. We then decided to cook on site for people and to eat the cooked food together. This way we could all come together and break through any shame or embarrassment which might be an issue for anyone. https://oallosanthropos.blogspot.com […Lees verder]
Black Cat Cine presents a Pitch Black Comedy
Sunday February 18th 2018: Black Cat Cine presents a Pitch Black Comedy. Doors open at 19:30, film starts at 20:00.
Two Belgian farmers hitchhike to Finland in their wheelchairs in this hilariously absurd and dark comedy / road movie. Fasten your seat belts and enjoy a good laugh!
Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Free entrance. You want to play a movie, let us know: joe [at] squat [dot] net
Movie night: Strike (Eisenstein, 1925)
Sunday February 11th 2018: Movie night: Strike (Eisenstein, 1925). Doors open at 8pm, film starts at 8:30pm.
Eisenstein’s first feature film the story of a bitter strike under Tzarist rule in 1903. Made just before Battleship Potemkin, this film introduces his style of dynamic juxtaposed editing, the focus on the individual and the crowd. Waves of movement, and poltical idealism.
Before the feature we’ll also watch “Gulmov’s Diary” a 4 minute short that was Eisenstein’s first film.
Silent | English intertitles and Russian intertitles with English subtitles | 89 minutes
Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Free entrance. You want to play a movie, let us know: joe [at] squat [dot] net
Mumia Abu-Jamal Benefit
Thursday February 8th 2018, Mumia Abu-Jamal Benefit, Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.
New Hearing in Mumia’s Case set for 3/27/2018 – Judge orders New District Attorney to address his request to “find out what happened to the missing Memo by taking action,” including a suggestion that they might depose the former ADA to get the answers.” He noted that he would require a status conference on 2/26/18, to hear details of their efforts. “I do not want to have another hearing in two months, and be in the same place. These questions need to be answered.”
Mumia Abu-Jamal, represented by Sam Spital of the NAACP and Judith Ritter, Professor at Widner, was in court in Philadelphia challenging his criminal conviction. Common Pleas Court judge Leon Tucker opened court with a query to the DA about his order that the prosecution produce testimony regarding a missing letter by former DA Ron Castille. This evidence, or evidence of a similar nature, could be a key to Mumia’s criminal defense appeals being reinstated. […Lees verder]
Benefit diner for Syrian refugees
Monday February 5th 2018, Benefit diner for Syrian refugees, Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.
Benefit diner for a group of over 100 civilians (elderly, (wo)men and children) from the Idlib district, who got displaced due to the recent air attacks on their towns and continuous fights between the Syrian State Army/Russia and the counter-state militias in the area.
Can Dialectics Break Bricks Cinema: When I’m Dead and Gone (Živojin Pavlović, 1967)
Sunday February 4th 2018, Can Dialectics Break Bricks Cinema: When I’m Dead and Gone (Kad budem mrtav i beo, 1967). Directed by Živojin Pavlović. 79 minutes. In Serbo-Croatian with English subtitles. Doors open at 20:00, film starts at 20:30.
If most people are asked about movies from Yugoslavia, at best they usually can only name one filmmaker – Emir Kusturica. This is because the western media can only remember a few names from any foreign country, and therefore often only one person is recognized and reaps everything, while everyone else is left behind. Yugoslavia was a country that was rich with wild, crazy, creative and legendary cinema… and yet it’s been almost totally deleted from the history books, and never shown in cinemas. This only shows the prejudice of the northern countries, who are in control of the international cinema distribution system.
So let’s go back and take a look at one of the masterpieces from the 60s that helped pave the way for Yugoslavian ‘black wave’ cinema – When I’m Dead and Gone. The story of this flick is simple, and follows a petty thief who wants to be a singer in a rock band because it’s the easiest and most glamorous option available. This story is told with a lot of humor, and raw-poetry. The movie also had a subversive meaning… the main character is totally opportunistic and after any woman that comes across his path. Hidden in this parable is a biting criticism of the Yugoslav “60’s economic boom” … and it was because of this provocative commentary that it was banned by the authorities.
Following the tradition of a picaresque story, the movie is a terrific blend of comedy, drama and, finally, absurd tragedy. But what is beautiful about this gem is the way it documents the times. You wanna be transported to a different world in a meaningful way – then forget the latest apocalyptic cgi cine-junk playing at the commercial cinemas, and check out this movie instead… you will be surprised by its charm, wit and magic. Starring Dragan Nikolić and Ružica Sokić.
Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Free entrance. You want to play a movie, let us know: joe [at] squat [dot] net
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