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Hello Indymedia Chicago
This is Raphael from Eye of the Storm- I am sending this out to a few peo=
ple in=20
the hopes that we can make it on the agenda of the next meeting you have.
We are coming to screen our film in a few locations in the Chicago area a=
nd=20
were hoping to try and set something up specifically with the Chicao IMC.=
 I=20
think all the infor is included below- but feel free to get back to us.
Thanks
Raphael y Andr=E9s
EOTS@riseup.net


Tour Summary

Eye of the Storm Films is touring the Midwest/Chicago area and is looking=
 for=20
help setting up fundraising screenings the last week of march/ first week=
 of=20
April
Dates.

25th
26th
27th
March 28th (Chicago International Documentary Film Festival)
29th(Chicago IMC?)
March 30th (Occupied)
31st
1st?
2nd?

April 3rd  (Chicago University)
4th?
5th?
6th?


The Tour.=20

We are producing an independent feature about the history and practices o=
f the=20
Indymedia movement, with a focus on Indymedia Argentina as a case example=
, and=20
as a result, something of the situation in Argentina.  Through this story=
 we=20
describe the crisis situation there as a background to the importance of=20
independent media as a communication tool for social movements.

We are doing this film from the perspective of those within the network, =
and=20
are doing so without funding from corporations or large grants. This then=
 is a=20
difficult proposal. So firstly this tour is a fund raising venture. =20

As we are making a film that is obsessed with network theory and construc=
ting a=20
reality around those ideas- it makes sense to fund the film in a diffuse =
and=20
horizontal fashion, and this is our objective. Though we are small collec=
tive=20
actually constructing the object, the screenings and talks are a way of m=
aking=20
the process more inclusive, a way to provide space to listen to other opi=
nions=20
and demonstrate the idea of auto-financing through collective outreach.=20

Secondly, the tour is a way to introduce the larger film project, which i=
s Eye=20
of the Storm- the film mentioned above. We have just finished shooting fo=
r the=20
second time in Argentina and before our most recent trip we produced a 14=
 min=20
short/trailer. It is a sort of a mini version of our ideas and is the hea=
rt of=20
the presentation. It talks about the relationship between media and power=
, and=20
the history of the Indymedia movement as a networked media activist respo=
nse to=20
that dichotomy.=20

Finally the tour is also a way to help with distribution of a small libra=
ry of=20
activist/political documentaries that are being produced in Argentina rig=
ht=20
now.=20

Over the last few months we have formed a collaborative personal relation=
ship=20
with several video collectives in Buenos Aires (and Brazil) who are produ=
cing=20
important and largely un-funded shorts. If our situation is difficult, th=
eirs=20
is at the very least,  dire. Showing selections of their work - (parts wh=
ich=20
may appear inside our film) and making them available for sale here in th=
e=20
United States, is our way of expanding the network of which we are studyi=
ng and=20
are part, while helping to provide the funds that will allow these groups=
 to=20
move forward. It is also an opportunity for the audience to view material=
 and=20
stories which are largely impossible to see otherwise. From the point of =
view=20
of trying to present "what is the work(s) independent media, especially i=
n=20
South America," these films allow for an unfiltered direct experience in=20
understanding how exactly this idea manifests itself in Argentina.=20

The Presentation:
This should vary depending on location. Ideally we would encourage the ho=
st=20
location to find another entity, whether it be a representative from an=20
organization related to independent media (we can help with contacts from=
=20
indymedia groups in your area), Argentine solidarity, or just a person wi=
th=20
expertise (whether it be academic or personal) in one or more of the area=
s we=20
touch on. The idea here is to provide a locally accessible perspective to=
 the=20
events, while introducing the topics from another point of view.
This is not a requirement, only a suggestion.


We will be prepared to show one hour of material- all subtitled and give =
a=20
short talk 15- 20 minutes. The rest of the time, 45 minutes is open to=20
discussion and questions. In total, we expect no more than two hours.

This program is variable and can be leaned more toward issues surrounding=
=20
independent media, how to do truly independent film production, issues=20
surrounding our experiences in Argentina, or even the implications of net=
work=20
theory-depending on the desires of the host location. Left to our own dev=
ices=20
however, we try and combine them somewhat equally.

The film screenings will include

Our short Eye of the Storm, described above: 14 minutes.
La Bisagra de Historia (The Hinge of History): 17 minutes
Compa=F1ero Piquetero: 12 minutes
Piquete Pueyrredon: 23 minutes/ Or Anita Garibialdi 20 min(Indymedia Braz=
il)

La Bisagra is a short by a collective called Vente Veo Video and it docum=
ents=20
the uprisings in Buenos Aires on Dec 19th and 20th of last year. It shows=
 the=20
events from the point of view of those in the streets- and is a rare glim=
pse on=20
a historic event barely covered here in the U.S.

Piquete Pueyrredon is a production of several videographers under the umb=
rella=20
of Indymedia Argentina. It analysis the violent repression of an organiza=
tion=20
of unemployed workers (MTD) last spring, in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, =
which=20
left two dead and dozens badly injured. It discusses the role of corporat=
e=20
media and its complicity in vilifying the protesters. It then goes on to =
show=20
another point of view, including archival interviews with the slain, as i=
t=20
attempts to describe the goals and positive work of this autonomous and=20
horizontal organization.

Compa=F1ero Piquetero is a short, edited in-camera, by an untrained youth=
 who=20
lives in the poverty stricken outskirts of Buenos Aires.  Although humoro=
us at=20
times, this short is also a stark portrayal of the reality of the ultra=20
marginalized from a point of view that could be obtained no other way.

Anita Garibaldi- Sometimes we choose to show this film instead of Coma=F1=
ero.  It=20
describes an piece of land outside of Sa=F5 Paulo where several thousand =
homeless=20
people have moved, to occupy it and begin a better life outside of hierar=
chy.



It goes without saying that these films, as well as the others we will be=
=20
bringing in our library to distribute, largely do not exist in the United=
=20
States at this time. Showing them is a special opportunity to bring them =
to an=20
audience that will likely have no opportunity to see them otherwise.=20

I hope this helps. Please tell us if you need something else. When the ti=
me=20
comes we can help with a press packet and photos if needed. Feel free to =
call=20
us.


(401)-521-1782



Some notes about funding

We are not asking for a guarantee from the more community adhoc locations=
, but=20
we are hoping that these screenings will allow us to continue our work.=20
Sometimes it is easier to find a sponsoring organization such as a Univer=
sity,=20
other times the fundraisers are best helped through the organization of s=
ome=20
kind of show, where a band or DJ could donate their time. We like to leav=
e=20
these decisions to the host locations. Obviously, however, one requiremen=
t is=20
that you should have a space with a video projector, some kind of screen,=
 and=20
appropriate sound system.=20

We are also asking that at university sponsored events, some contact is m=
ade=20
before hand with the University Film Department/archives to think about=20
purchasing one or more items from our library. This is important as the t=
our=20
relies on a=20
relationship with filmmakers in Argentina and Brazil. Their films are an=20
important part of our presentation and the purchase of films by universit=
ies=20
allows us to charge instiutional rates- this is one way to funnel more=20
resources South.=20

Thank you for your time-

Raphael and Andres
eots@riseup.net
401-521-1782

The short Eye of the Storm can be watched online at the following address=
:=20
Instructions for PC and Macintosh follow the link.

http://www.sf.indymedia.org/news/2002/10/153176.php

MAC users(QuickTime):
Two links at the very top of the page:

-"QuickTime at 26.5 mebibytes "=20
This is the streaming broadband version. For some
reason you need to stretch the window out some to see
the whole picture. Stretch the window out until you
can see the play/pause bar at the bottom of the page

-"download" same thing but goes to your hardrive.
Recommended- it will take about 10 minutes for a DSL/ Cable modem user.

PC users (Windows media Player)-
scroll down past the Spanish and then English text

two versions

-one link called "windows media at 4.0 mebibytes"
This is highly compressed version for 56k modems- not
recommended unless you only have a 56K modem

-"windows media at 26.5 mebibytes"
This usually works great.


BIOGRAPHICAL INFO: Biographies.

Eye of the Storm Films is a collective organization headed up by two=20
filmmakers, Andr=E9s Ingoglia and Raphael Lyon.

After producing a 14minute short/ trailer that was eagerly accepted by th=
e=20
Rotterdam, NY Underground, and Chicago International Documentary film=20
festivals, Andr=E9s and Raphael returned to Argentina for another two mon=
ths to=20
shoot the rest of what will be a feature film on the same subjects. They =
are=20
now balancing the tough work of completing production while they raise mo=
ney=20
showing underground political documentaries from Argentina, speaking abou=
t=20
independent media, and through it- the significance of the Indymedia move=
ment.=20

The motivation to complete this project and bring the conceptual practice=
s of=20
indymedia to a wider public is inspired by the potential and real synergy=
 of=20
horizontal organizational structures and a movement to democratize media=20
making. The movement of independent media in general, and Indymedia in sp=
ecific=20
- both here and Argentina - has shown that through allowing people to tel=
l=20
their own stories, one can unite social movements. At the same time, it=20
provides an important point of resistance to the worldwide corporate hege=
mony=20
of communication, culture, and ideas.

Andres is an experienced video journalist from the city of Buenos Aires, =
where=20
he was born and raised. After working for several years in both print and=
=20
television, he left Argentina frustrated by the strictures imposed by his=
=20
bosses, only to arrive in NYC where things were much worse. There he met=20
Raphael Lyon.

Raphael is an award winning filmmaker and activist who graduated with hon=
ors=20
from Brown University in 1998, and has been on the run ever since.
Eye of the Storm will be his sixth film, and the first to be made entirel=
y in=20
digital video. He is very optimistic that this will be his first feature =
length=20
film to actually be completed.=20
This however, may just be the mat=E9 talking.



Video Library:
This is a list of what we have right now and will be bringing with us.
Hopefully the list will grow.

-Indymedia Argentina Compilation One *120 min
 9 short videos from several different video collectives. Subjects=20
range from Zannon- South America's largest tile factory- (worker occupied=
=20
and controlled) to the uprisings of last year.

-Indymedia Argentina Compilation Two *52 min
 Three shorts documenting the movements of the Unemployed- including an=20
in-depth piece which documents the assassination of two piqueteros=20
during a demonstration in June of 2002.
(With Subtitles)

-Vente Veo Video Compilation *60 min=20
 A Very creative and interesting series of shorts. Startling footage of=20
the 19th and 20th, to a two part docu-drama involving street theater=20
clowns intent on blowing up the Pink House with a paper-mache bomb. =20
(Partially subtitled)
=09
- Contra Imagen *60 min
Various works which look at the rise of worker controlled factories in=20
the country.

- Indymedia Brazil *30 min
Two shorts.  One documents the anti-FTAA demonstrations in Sao Paulo=20
and the repression that followed. The other is a short about a autonomous=
=20
settlement in the outskirts of San Paulo by 8,000 homeless families.

--Indymedia Belo Horizonte
A video about the work of a CMI porto alegre, who does media workshops wi=
th the=20
MST and poor people of local favelas. 12 minutes
(English subtitles)
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