BRFF Presents "Power to the People": Films on the Black Panther Party + Afterparty

'Who Are the Angola Three?' (Hugo Levien, 2013, 30mins) plus director Q+A; and
'Eldridge Cleaver: Black Panther' (William Klein, 1970, 70mins)

Plus a night of foot-stomping blues, funk and soul with John Fairhurst, Ben Sayer, Leonie Evans, Singing Club, DJ Dad and DJ Mon.

Arc Bar (27 Broad St, Bristol, Avon BS1 2HG)

£3 on the door. Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 10pm.

Come along, see some inspiring films and dance the night away! This event is a fundraiser for the film festival, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds, and asylum seekers can come for free.

“We gonna say to the whole damn government: ‘Stick ‘em up motherfucker. This is a hold up – we come for what’s ours’”

Propaganda and its role in shaping the views of a nation

Monday 4th March 8pm The Cube, Dove Street, Bristol.  Entry £3/£4 (But nobody turned away due to lack of funds)

Permanent Culture Now, Bristol Indymedia and Bristol Radical History Group are proud to present as part of the Bristol Radical Film Festival a presentation and series of films about how propaganda was used by the Establishment  during the time of the Empire and Colonialism to persuade our own population of the greatness of the empire.  The techniques and manipulation of information have a resonance for today as we constantly see propaganda techniques used to justify illegal wars and policy decisions.

Frances Gooding has been researching colonial film as part of the a wider project and he will present a series of rare films that highlight the propaganda machine in action, he will explain film was manipulated to rewrite history, a charge that could these days be pointed at Hollywood movies (Pearl Harbour, Braveheart  anyone). After viewing these films Francis will unpick the motivations for making them and explain how they were changed to fit the ruling class ideology of the day. This will be an essential event for anyone interested in how our views are shaped by the media we consume and how this is used by the powerful interests of society, i.e. the state and ruling class to put their view of the world onto the mass population.

The event will be followed by a Q&A where we will discuss the relevance of these propaganda techniques for the world we live in today.

Where did they go?

Monday September 3rd, 8pm. Entry £3/£4 (But nobody turned away due to lack of funds)

While the cuts mean slashes in benefits, the rise in childhood poverty, job losses and the removal of vital services for most of us, it seems the bankers are doing very well out of austerity. The banking sector, bailed out by UK taxpayers to the tune of a trillion dollars is still awarding huge bonuses and raking in mountains of profit. Kerching!

However there are billions of revenue that could be used to fund vital services and help to poor. It's just that the UK government has decided that welfare is for the rich and powerful - and so let them off paying billions in taxes. Examples include Vodafone who had negotiated a deal with the UK government, whereby its tax bill of £7 billion was conveniently reduced to £1.25 billion. Goldman Sachs was let off a £10m interest bill, while it recorded profits of $2.1bn in the first quarter of 2012.

This film by UKUncut expores the issues and how people are fighting back!

The event includes supporting features and local speakers.

[http://www.ukuncut.org.uk/ | movie review 1 | movie review 2 ]