London Socialist Film Co-op: February 2020

postponed due to COVID - 19 SUNDAY, 10. MAY, 2020, 10:20 for 11:00 AM

The Occupation of the American Mind

Loretta Alper/Jeremy Earp, USA, 2016, USA/Gaza/Palestine, English, 84 min.

The documentary showcases the propaganda distributed of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and urges people to notice the dehumanizing of the Palestinian peoples in media coverage. Most of the aggression is perpetrated by the IDF, yet it is the spokesperson from Israel’s media that incessantly talks about Palestinian aggression.

We see peaceful Palestinian protests, but IDF with guns, armoured cars and massive use of tear gas. It’s David against Goliath. Yet the media manages to misrepresent every conflict that erupts. Criticising Israel is tantamount to being ‘anti-semitic’ (a Semite could come from any part of the Middle East, including Syria, Mesopotamia, North Africa, and further afield, including Palestinians). The mass media has been covering up the true facts and are conjuring up a different reality...

Screenings are at Bolivar Hall, 54 Grafton Way, London W1T 5DL.
Nearest tube: Warren Street. Overground: Euston.
Buses: 10, 14, 18, 24, 27, 29, 30, 73, 88, 134, 205, 390.
Booking information: tickets are available from 10.20 am on the day and may not be booked in advance.
Admission £10, concessions £8. Annual members £6/£4. Sorry, no credit cards.
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Postponed due to COVID-19 SUNDAY, 12 APRIL 2020, 10:20 for 11:00 AM

Sorry, We Missed You

Ken Loach, UK, November 2019, 15, English, 105 min.

A hard-up delivery driver and his wife struggle to get by in modern-day England. Zero-hours contracts, impossible schedules and degrading behaviour by management all culminate towards the breakdown of family life. Teenagers seeing their father struggle for a living make their own decisions to help with even graver consequences. This is a reality for many self-employed in neo-liberal Britain. Not a course that is likely to end any time soon. A brutally honest film that leaves the audience with a very uncomfortable outlook for the future. Will ‘Brexit’, deal or no deal, increase these injustices?

SUNDAY, 8. MARCH, 2020,10:20 for 11:00AM

The Real Story of Winnie & Nelson Mandela

Co-directors: Kenneth Mdana, David Mesenbring, Stanley Nelson, Zwelakhe Sisulu, documentary, France, 2016, English, 59 min.

Forget all the Hollywood films about Winnie and Nelson Mandela (propaganda) that do not in any way reveal the true story of White supremacist rule in South Africa and the heroes and sheroes that helped to fight for justice and freedom. For the first time ever see the critically acclaimed 1986 documentary on the lives of Winnie and Nelson Mandela without the frills, miseducation, whitewashing, and misinformation that is found in Hollywood blockbuster movies.

A Woman’s Place

Sue Crockford, Tony Wickert, Ellen Adams, UK. 1971, documentary, U, English, 35 min.

A film about the women's liberation movement. Some women say what they think is wrong with the present set-up, at a conference where the fathers look after the children and passers-by are questioned about their attitudes. It ends with a cheerful march through London by women, with some male supporters, demanding basic rights. Of great historical interest. How much have things changed since then? Made in 1971 this film reflects the cultural attitudes and language of the time it was made. The issues raised are timeless. The film quality may not be to modern standards

Interview with Sue Crockford, feminist filmmaker

Mark Hudson, UK, February 2015, English, 17 min.