Shocking And Awful
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Shocking and Awful: A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation is a 12-part series that includes the following half-hour documentaries:
The Real Face of the Occupation Coordinators: Jacquie Soohen and Brandon Jourdan How U.S. military occupation looks from the other end of the gun barrel. Was Abu Ghraib an exception or merely an extreme? How has Iraq changed since the fall of Saddam? What is life like under occupation? On-the-ground footage shows the humiliation and dehumanization inevitable in a colonial situation.
Dance of Death Coordinator: Mark Read The American military in Iraq: lambs led to slaughter or centurions for the Empire? Either way, U.S. troops are locked in a deadly interaction with the people of Iraq. Being a soldier isn’t like an “Army of One” ad on MTV. Soldiers and their families speak out against the war, and their lost loved ones.
The Art of Resistance Coordinators: Persheng Vaziri, Larilyn Sanchez, Molly Fink The growing impact of artists and cultural performances that have invigorated and enlivened resistance to America's imperial war on Iraq.
Baghdad Producer: Dario Bellini A lyrical, moving and disturbing video montage of the American invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Erasing Memory: The Cultural Destruction of Iraq Coordinator: Suzy Salamy The horrendous destruction of the museums and archives of Iraq, the oldest treasures of human civilization, in the wake of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Millennia of history were bombed, looted and destroyed, and with them the memory and culture of Iraq
National Insecurities Coordinator: Jason Da Silva Violence against immigrants, especially Arabs; imprisonment without trial, especially for Muslims. is the U.S. government fomenting fear to inflame racial and ethnic divisions? History repeats itself, as violence against immigrants and imprisonment without trial become routine.
The World Says No to War Coordinator: Lucila Moctezuma, Georgina Aymerich, Pedro Valiente, DeeDee Halleck Documents the massive protests of tens of millions of people throughout the world in opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Sounds and images from 16 countries show passionate and creative reactions to militarism and occupation.
Standing with the Women of Iraq Coordinators: Persheng Vaziri and Larilyn Sanchez What has the U.S. invasion and occupation meant for the women of Iraq? In this program their passionate statements of resistance are intercut with actions by Code Pink, Women in Black and others who have been at the forefront of protests against the war in the U.S..
Empire and Oil Coordinators: Satya Colombo and Brian Drolet Modern empires run on oil, and controlling these resources is key to the control and penetration of potential rivals. This program examines the recent history of the Middle East and the Iraq War in relation to the desire of Western powers to control "the greatest strategic prize in history.”
Globalization at Gunpoint: The Economics of Occupation Coordinator: Kareem Farooq and Brian Drolet The military occupation of Iraq has enabled the U.S. to enforce privatization of the Iraqi economy, in effect, selling off Iraq's assets to foreign investors. A look at the challenges to privatization.
Resistance at Home Coordinators: Jeff Taylor and Asaf Zulah Millions of Americans have said "NO!" to the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the larger Bush agenda of clampdowns on free speech, increased spying on citizens and the elimination of civil liberties.
Channels of War: The Media is the Military Coordinators: DeeDee Halleck and Matt Pascarella The mainstream television networks have fanned the flames of war, and have profited from doing so. This program looks at how the corporate media has sanitized Americans' field of vision.
The World Tribunal on Iraq Coordinator: Alpa Patel The whole world is watching, and the whole world is judging as well. Testimony from the New York Tribunal on Iraq, part of a world wide series of hearings that will conclude in Istanbul, Turkey, in June 2005.
“Shocking and awful” is the way many people view the current situation in Iraq and the United States. The war continues to take its toll on Iraqi civilians, international aid workers, journalists and U.S. troops. Here at home we are seeing how waging a “perpetual war” is affecting our own lives as well.
Deep Dish TV has collected and produced thirteen programs about the war and the occupation, which are being distributed to communities all over the United States on Free Speech TV and on community access channels. These programs address the implications and consequences of this country’s recent military actions. The series also shows how people are mobilizing through art, actions, and international law.
SHOCKING AND AWFUL was produced by independent video activists who do not buy into the lies, who are not cowed by the threats, who believe that building a just world is the way to combat terror. They are speaking out and organizing to counter the waves of propaganda and deceit that continue to dominate the mainstream airwaves.
Each program contains a number of segments. The segment producers are:
Patricia Ackerman • Konrad Aderer • Hamudi Jasim Al Jubouri • Sabagh Amin • Frances Anderson • Elizabeth Atly • Georgina Aymerich • Baghdad IMC • Liza Bear • Chris Belcher • Robin Bell • Dario Bellini • Greg Berger • John Bertucci • Big Noise Films • Lee Buric • Liz Canner • Alejandro Cantu • Paul Caro • Gwendolyn Cates • Lenny Charles • Satya Colombo • Norman Cowie • Jason DaSilva • Veronica Davidov • Democracy Now! • Brian Drolet • Michael Eisenmenger • Kareem Farooq • Jennifer Fasulo • Molly Snyder Fink • Elsa First • Flying Fishes • Mike Flugennock • Freedom Fries Productions • Free Speech TV • Joe Friendly • Emanuele Galoni • Gmajna Films • Jessica Glass • Gringoyo Productions • DeeDee Halleck • Urban Hamid • Jens Hanssen • Erinnisse Heuer • Eric Hiltner • Meredith Holch • Hudson/Mohawk IMC • Incounter Productions • Iraqi Witness • Jonfi Prods • Brandon Jourdan • Alisa Lebow • Robin Lloyd • LULOP • Lucinda Luvaas • Lorenzo Manes • David Martinez • Pino Mastrullio • Edoward Meteme • Branda Miller • Liz Miller • Billy Mitchell • Lucila Moctezuma • Gael Murphy • Newsreel • Megumi Nishikura • No Empire Pictures Production • Ali Oz • Paper Tiger • Carlos Pareja • Matt Pascarella • Alpa Patel • Jocelyn Selene Perry • Radio Victoria Video • Heather Raffo • Mark Read • Jon Rezin • Arieh Rodriguez • Sally Rubin • SAALT • Studioiscream Suzy Salamy • Larilyn Sanchez • Brendan Schwartz • Bea Shaheed • Shannon Service • Jonathan Silberberg • Jacquie Soohen • Take Back the Media • Jeff Taylor • Termite TV • Pedro Valiente • Persheng Vaziri • Video Activist Network • Wendy Wallas • Whispered Media • Women Against War • Asif Zulah
For additional information the resource www.deepdishtv.org is helpful.
