Video: Noam Chomsky — The Five Filters of the Mass Media Machine (animated)
. According to American linguist and political activist, Noam Chomsky, media operate through 5 filters: ownership, advertising, the media elite, flak and the common enemy. In this short animated film, … Continue reading
Video: Tyehimba Jess reads “Negro Migration”
. . Tyehimba Jess, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for his collection Olio, was born in Detroit and earned his BA from the University of Chicago and his MFA … Continue reading
Video: Escape from Syria – Faiza’s story
. Donald Trump’s recent bombing of Syria was a cynical attempt to distract the media’s attention from the investigation of his ties to Russia. His diversionary ploy worked. Mainstream news … Continue reading
Video: W.S. Merwin reads “Yesterday”
. W.S. Merwin reads his poem “Yesterday.” Produced by David Grubin Productions and WGBH Boston, in association with the Poetry Foundation. Filmed at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. — … Continue reading
Abby Zimet: Time of Useful Consciousness
A belated 98th birthday to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, indefatigable poet, bookseller, anti-Fascist, First Amendment activist, environmentalist, publisher, painter, creator of community, patron saint of the Beat artists, Poet Laureate of San … Continue reading
Video: Why Our Partners Drive Us Mad
. In this short animated video created by Kathryn Steinbacher, the philosopher Alain de Botton explores the central foible of the human heart: We believe we are seeking happiness in love, but … Continue reading
Video: “Double Life” by Marie Craven
. “The sleeping woman is not the dreamer, because the dreamer smokes…” —Cindy St. Onge Marie Craven selects images from a 1940s film advertisement photographed in a noir style and … Continue reading
Video: First Night Out
In this award-winning film directed by Will Mayo, a transgender woman goes out in public for the first time. Email subscribers may click on the title of this post to … Continue reading
Video: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy — Diga Diga Doo
. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, led by Scotty Morris, is a contemporary swing revival band specializing in covering popular American songs from the 1930s and 40s. Email subscribers may click … Continue reading
Video: Dolphin Megapod in the Gulf of California
. This video was produced by Sea Shepherd, a non-profit organization that takes non-violent direct action against illegal poaching: “On February 25, 2017, while patrolling the waters of the Gulf … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: The Sweet Nostalgia for War
Donald Trump and the triumph of fantasy The other day, I walked across much of Manhattan Island on the street where I grew up. Once upon a time, in a … Continue reading
Video: Karim Sulayman — I trust you
. Karim Sulayman is an Arab-American tenor from Chicago. Ten days after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Sulayman teamed up with filmmaker Meredith Kaufman Younger to perform a trust experiment. … Continue reading
Video: collective: unconscious
. Five of independent film’s most adventurous filmmakers join forces to adapt each other’s dreams for the screen. The results are, “like nothing you’ve ever seen with your eyes open.” … Continue reading
Video: When Words Fail in Movies
. What does silence say? A video essay by Filmscalpel. Email subscribers may click on the title of this post to watch the video. .
