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1 Postcards From The Machine

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A Postcard from the Machine (Australian Immigration Politics) (2006)

This piece was inspired by Senator Judi Moylan's controversial crossing the floor over John Howard's failed immigration ammendment. An act described by maverick liberal MP Petro Georgiou as the most profoundly disturbing piece of legislation put forward in contemporary times.

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2 RESOLUTIONARY TV: REDUX ~ An Indymedia Video Essay

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RESOLUTIONARY TV: REDUX
A video essay about indymedia and video activism

remixed by Tim Parish

Synopsis:
As global media control intensifies in the hands of multinational media conglomerates, the news we are presented with is increasingly one sided and influenced by prevailing corporate orthodoxies. However, as new technologies such as the internet and affordable digital cameras have increased network such as Indymedia have been able to proliferate and publish their own truths in information war of the 21st century. This video is a fast paced, cut'n'paste video essay sampling works from various documentaries and raw footage to illustrate these concepts.

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3 SPACETIMEMACHINES DVD LAUNCH

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SPACETIMEMACHINES > motion pixels in the shape of:
> Pirate television stations in Italy > power hungry decepticons in search of uranium > microbiotic life on Mars > direct actions in the Central Highlands > squat art galleries in western suburbs > big brother and the death of reality > glitched out commuters > metaphysical hip hop in the northern territory > indymedia mash-up essays > Aboriginal guerilla newscasts > Ginsberg poetics > military entertainment complexities > aliens in the outback > an artist in love with a discontented muse > and a few doses of spiritual molecules...

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4 DOUBLESPEAK ALERT: Carbon Dioxide is GOOD for you!

Carbon Dioxide is Life!

The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a leading US right wing think tank who promotes Free Trade, Climate Change Skepticism and is funnily enough sponsored to the tune of many millions by Exxon Mobil. What a surprise!

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5 ONE CUP > by Scarab Studio & Mutiny Media

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A short documentary film about Fair Trade and coffee farmers in Timor Leste. Filmed in the mountains of Timor-Leste January 2006, 'One Cup' offers rare insight into the struggles of coffee farming in the poorest country in Asia. Among the immense everyday difficulties described by coffee producer communities, health concerns are paramount.

another world is happening | Features | Freshly Sprouted | indymedia | Motion Pixels

6 I WAS ONLY 19 > Music by The Herd > video by Broken Yellow

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The Herd have just released a new version of the classic Redgum's anti-war song "I was Only 19". The new song transforms the emotive folk of the original into a modern hip hop track and in collaboration with Sydney Production firm Broken Yellow have created a brilliant music video to accompany the song.

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7 WATER > by Blue King Brown

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The new music video to the song Water by Melbourne based roots musicans Blue King Brown.

The video includes archival footage and images of the 1982 Commonwealth Games protests for Aboriginal rights in Brisbane courtesy of Madeline Mcgrady, Penny Tweedie and long time activist Gary Foley.

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8 THE BLACK GST > video documentary

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The Black GST

This short documentary about contemporary and historical indigenous issues is narrated by two of the leaders of the Black GST movement, Robbie and Marg Thorpe. It explores the three main issues of unfinished business leftover from Australia's reconciliation movement.

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9 MEMORIAL by Citt Williams

Memorial

With subtle, quiet accuracy, this film conveys the secret history of Aboriginal massacre sites in Brisbane QLD Australia. Ghosts haunting the streetscape just under the bitumen surface.

Director: Citt Williams
Producer: Citt Williams
Sound Editor - T'Fer Newsome
Titles Design - Joanne McIntyre

activism | Freshly Sprouted | indymedia | Motion Pixels | nature calls | nomadology | tribalism

10 Tasforests by Heidi Douglas

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This short film by Heidi Douglas and Jacob Primo is a political nature documentary. Without narration it takes the viewer on audiovisual journey through the forests of Tasmania, into the heart of the clearfelling of old growth trees, and through to the resistance of young forest blockaders attempting to prevent the destruction. \

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