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"Hello. I'm going to read a declaration of a state of war.. Within the next 14 days we will attack a symbol or institution of American injustice" - Bernardine Dohrn
Thirty years ago, with these words, a group of young American radicals called The Weathermen announced their intention to overthrow the U.S. government. Fueled by outrage over the Vietnam War and racism in America, they went underground during the 1970s, bombing targets across the country that they felt symbolized "the real violence" that the U.S. government and capitalist power were wreaking throughout the world. From pitched battles with police on Chicago's city streets, to bombing the U.S. Capitol building, to breaking acid-guru Timothy Leary out of prison, this carefully organized clandestine network attempted to incite a national revolution, while successfully evading one of the largest FBI manhunts in history. One of the top documentaries of the year, this award winning film interweaves extensive archival material with modern-day interviews to explore the incredible story of "The Weather Underground". As former members reflect candidly about the idealistic passion that drove them to "bring the war home", they paint a compelling portrait of troubled and revolutionary times, with unexpected and often striking connections to the current world situation.… (mais)

The Internet is changing the nature of documentary filmmaking, exposing us to more movies, in an array of forms, than ever before. Mini-docs that are sensational (an unfortunate regurgitation on a morning news show), embarrassing (the Star Wars Kid) and provocative are finding mega-audiences as they fly through the Webosphere. But is an audience of one (at a time) fundamentally different than the shared pleasures of a darkened cinema? And when do we cross the line from viewer to voyeur? Find out on this wild ride, which includes Sam Green's elegiac Lot 63 Grave C; Justin Hall's soul-baring Darknight; Jesse Epstein's clever Wet Dreams & False Images; Aaron Koblin's dazzling Flight Patterns; the Peggy Ahwesh interview with Damian Lacedaemon from This Spartan Life; Jim Munroe's machinimasana Yoga Deathmatch; Andy Bobrow's laser-like send-up of stuffy historical documentaries, Old Negro Space Program, and Claude Lelouch's hair-raising, jaw-dropping Rendevous, plus a few surprise shorts. (DW)… (mais)