[CIMC-work] Plan Colombia screening this Saturday!

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CHICAGO FILMMAKERS PRESENTS:


Saturday, December 6  --  8:00pm at Chicago Filmmakers (5243 N. Clark St.)

Plan Colombia: Cashing-In on the Drug War Failure

Co-Presented by Chicago Media Action and Andersonville Neighbors for Peace

Plan Colombia: Cashing-In on the Drug War Failure (2003, 58 mins., video),
directed by Gerard Ungerman and Audrey Brohy (Hidden Wars on Desert Storm)
and narrated by Ed Asner.  "February 2002. With most of the U.S. military
aid under the so-called 'Plan Colombia' anti-drug package delivered,
Colombian President Andres Pastrana unilaterally withdraws from the peace
process with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and steps up
violence in this 50-year quasi-civil war. In the post 9-11 context and with
the U.S. State Department now branding the leftist FARC a 'terrorist
organization' and openly targeting it, what is left of the initial
anti-narcotics purpose of the U.S. 'Plan Colombia'? Is the U.S. Government
still concerned with fighting drugs? 20 years of drug wars in the Andes have
resulted in a two-fold increase in cocaine imported into the U.S. in the
last ten years alone. Could there be alternate purposes to a plan focused on
beefing up the Colombian military and spraying coca fields in rebel-held
parts of the country when coca is grown all over Colombia?  Plan Colombia
explores these questions with insightful analysis and interviews with Noam
Chomsky, the late Senator Paul Wellstone, Colombian Presidential candidate
Ingrid Betancourt (who was later taken hostage by FARC), U.S. Members of
Congress John Conyers and Jim McGovern, U.S. State Department officials, a
World Wildlife Fund scientist as well as many Colombians from all walks of
life, including guerilla-leaders. All shed light on the complex issues of
drug-trafficking and civil struggle in Colombia and the impact of both the
current chemical-spray program carried out by U.S. Defense-contractor
Dyncorps and the multi-billion-dollar aid package delivered to the brutal
Colombian military. Additional insights are provided on the significant
factor oil has become in the Colombian equation, a country with the same oil
potential as Venezuela, today the second largest oil supplier to the U.S.

Admission: $7 general; $3 Chicago Filmmakers members

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REMINDER! - 30TH ANNIVERSARY BASH NEXT SATURDAY!!!


Saturday, December13  --  8:00pm     Chicago Filmmakers (5243 N. Clark St.)
Chicago Filmmakers' 30th Anniversary Extravaganza!
Curated by Ines Sommer

Join us to celebrate Chicago Filmmakers' 30th birthday with a fabulous mix
of films, music, performance, sound art, videos, spoken word, installations,
and food and drink. While DJ Curt Spins provides the sonic stimulation,
mingle with members of Chicago's truly independent film and arts scene and
sample works from a great line-up of artists including Animal Charm, Tatsu
Aoki, Sandra Binion, Carolyn Faber, Adele Friedman, Kartemquin Films, Lou
Mallozzi, Heather McAdams, Robert Metrick, Cindy Moran, Tom Palazzolo, Eric
Scholl, Ines Sommer, Bill Stamets, and Chris Sullivan, among many others.
Our birthday bash will also include a performance by Ten Tongues with their
unique blend of spoken word and music. Called "blissful...and hypnotic" by
the Chicago Sun Times, Ten Tongues is comprised in part of former members of
the Loofah Method, including performance poet cin salach and musicians Mark
Messing, Mark Penner-Howell, Doug Bruch, and David Zaworski.


Admission: $25 general; $20 Chicago Filmmakers members; $15 student.

Tickets available now at Chicago Filmmakers (Mon-Fri, 10-6) or by phone
(with a Visa or Mastercard) at (773) 293-1447. Tickets will also be
available at the door, the night of the show. The evening's proceeds will
benefit Chicago Filmmakers' ongoing programs.