Videos by Cultures of Resistance Films
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Towards the end of 2007, when our fears of a military conflict between the U.S. and Iran were at their peak, Make Films Not War resolved to use images and stories to continue building a...
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Towards the end of 2007, when our fears of a military conflict between the U.S. and Iran were at their peak, Make Films Not War resolved to use images and stories to continue building a...
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Hip-Hop direct from the streets of Tehran, Iran. Hich-Kas drops this trak. Cultures of Resistance helped produce the video and now bringin' it. East, West, North, South. Don't matter...
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The drumbeat to war with Iran is getting louder. With only a few months left in the Bush Presidency, it's tempting to sit back and wait until November. But belligerent rhetoric and fear...
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On December 27, 2008 the Israeli military launched a wave of air strikes against the Gaza Strip. They followed this with an invasion of ground troops one week later. The offensive caused...
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In the Malian desert, musicians meet to build mutual respect by sharing cultures.
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A Syrian filmmaker conveys the lived experience of the Israeli government’s occupation of the Golan Heights.
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The Israeli government's ongoing siege of Gaza has been particularly devastating for Gaza's roughly 3,000 fishermen. Although international law permits fishing within 20 miles of the...
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Cluster bombs, widely used for the past 40 years and still manufactured today, are deadly weapons that indiscriminately shower a wide area with shrapnel and dangerous explosives. Any...
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Combining a passion for performance with an acute social consciousness, Miatta Fahnbulleh is helping Liberia’s next generation move out of the shadow of war.
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In war-torn Uganda, a music and dance festival fosters cultural pride and forges bonds between ethnic groups.
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Hundreds of African women and international delegates joined Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to strategize about how women leaders can help bring a lasting peace.
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A Colombian artist and guitarist transforms guns into musical instruments and helps disaffected youth become advocates for demilitarization.
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A duo of graffiti artists challenges an undemocratic regime and provides an uncommon look at Iranian culture.
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Katibe 5 carries forward a long tradition of blending rap and resistance. A Palestinian hip-hop group formed in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon, the artists use their music...
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The Israeli military's Operation Cast Lead, a three-week assault on Gaza in late 2008 and early 2009, was a display of indiscriminate force against the entire civilian population in the...
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In the closing week of 2009, Cultures of Resistance took part in the Gaza Freedom March. The demonstration was organized by the International Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza...
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Suffering nine bullet wounds during an armed robbery did not stop former star drummer Marcelo Yuka from speaking out against urban violence and militarization.
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Imagine if Hurricane Katrina was not a hurricane at all, but an event sponsored by the federal government, in collaboration with several multinational corporations. If your imagination...
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This just in: One week after Barack Obama’s election, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan end… according to the Yes Men’s version of the New York Times.
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Amid the horrific ethnic violence of the Rwandan genocide, many Hutus risked their lives to save Tutsi neighbors.
According to Human Rights Watch, the Rwandan genocide resulted in the...
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The favelas of Brazil are some of the world's poorest urban slums. While the Brazilian government addresses the favelas through force, artists and activists have found ways to creatively...
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The ever-expanding Israeli settlements of Palestinian land have created violence and discord – but also a burgeoning culture of art and resistance against occupation. From hip hop to...
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In the predawn hours of May 31, 2010, showing a terrifying disregard for human life, Israeli naval forces surrounded and boarded ships sailing to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded...
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In the predawn hours of May 31, 2010, showing a terrifying disregard for human life, Israeli naval forces surrounded and boarded ships sailing to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded...
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In the pre-dawn hours of Monday, May 31, 2010, showing a terrifying disregard for human life, Israeli naval forces surrounded and boarded ships sailing to bring humanitarian aid to the...
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The United States, and the international community at large, continues to pursue a strategy of belligerent threats and sanctions against Iran. With Barack Obama's election many Iran...
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Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi discusses the realities of life in Iran, from the political to the day-to-day. She pierces Western myths about ordinary Iranians while lifting up...
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo's wealth of mineral resources continues to be a curse. Since militants from Uganda and Rwanda invaded the DRC in the mid-1990s, an ongoing war has...
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Hip-hop artist MV Bill calls out Rio’s heavy-handed approach to policing the favelas while promoting a more human alternative: engaging youth in the arts.
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The Turkish NGO IHH began in 1992 as a humanitarian mission to offer relief to victims injured and displaced during the Bosnian war. They have held Special Consultative Status with the...
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Residents of the Niger Delta continue to struggle for greater benefits from oil extraction in their homeland.
Over the last two decades there have been ongoing conflicts over the...
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Beneath the Borqa
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A new generation of Iranian artists is breaking down stereotypes and challenging power relations between Iran and the West.
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Most people might think that helmets, kneepads, and skateboards are unusual tools for rebuilding a society, but not Oliver Percovich, who in 2007 founded Skateistan, Afghanistan’s first...
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With so many justifications for why the U.S. continues its occupation of Afghanistan, are there any that are legitimate?
By mid-2010, the war in Afghanistan had arguably passed Vietnam...
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Inside Afghanistan, young photographers are emerging to tell their own stories about life in a war-torn country.
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The 2007 uprising in Burma forced the international community to confront its duplicity in supporting a violent military regime.
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In 2009, the United States government spent some $650 billion on its military. This is more than the next 46 highest-spending countries combined. Much of this treasure ended up in the...
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A Congolese illustrator believes that the collective work of artists seeking to expose injustice can produce revolutionary results.
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For the youth of the DRC, Papa Wemba was a model of free expression and defiance in the face of illegitimate power.
As a young man Papa Wemba left his rural home in central Democratic...
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Africa’s brightest young thinkers and musicians come together at the Gatwitch Festival to discuss how the continent can overcome histories of violence.
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Wars in Afghanistan have ruined the country’s economy, but NATO continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on efforts to eradicate one of the only income-generating crops: opium.
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Afghanistan’s first female governor bravely stands up for women’s rights in her country.
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Award-winning journalist Jeremy Scahill discusses the growing use of mercenaries by the United States government.
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A long-time veteran of the hip-hop scene in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lexxus Legal takes his influence on his community very seriously. Speaking in a way that sets his...
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How music, dance, and sports are helping kids in the DRC overcome the trauma of war.
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo women are leading the campaign against violence and against the use of rape as a weapon of war.
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For more than fifty years, England has maintained military training facilities in the Samburu region of its former colony, Kenya. During this period, women in the area have faced an...
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An interview with director Iara Lee about the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
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A decade after the death of the provocative and prolific musician known as Muslimgauze, author Ibrahim Khider has come out with a new book that revisits the artist’s impact on electronic...
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The Dawood Global Foundation, through its platform Ladiesfund, supports girls' education. The foundation provides scholarships and promotes the empowerment of women entrepreneurs through...
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