Common’s “Black America Again”, A Journey Through Black America
This short film is a companion piece to the album ‘Black America Gain’ by Common, directed by “Selma” cinematographer Bradford Young.
This short film is a companion piece to the album ‘Black America Gain’ by Common, directed by “Selma” cinematographer Bradford Young.
Stone told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview that President Donald Trump’s presidency has been a “disaster.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dd-n7hjXCs Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview that President Donald Trump’s presidency has been a “disaster” and that America “is sleepwalking toward a nuclear nightmare.” “This is a little too early to tell if Trump lasts, but it seems he’s
“The great Constitution indeed forbids cruel and unusual punishment. And if any treatment can be called that, it is the decades-long treatment of the ‘Angola 3’ in solitary confinement.”
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/309055805/cruel-and-unusual-the-angola-3-story-us-cinema-rel?ref=project_tweet Published in partnership with Shadowproof. The “Angola 3” spent more time in solitary confinement than any other incarcerated individuals in the United States, and now, a documentary telling their story will soon be
More than thirty states have pursued some kind of reform of their policies for solitary confinement. PBS FRONTLINE’s “Last Days Of Solitary” looks at Maine’s attempts to reform the practice.
Published in partnership with Shadowproof. “You lose all feeling. You become immune to everything,” says Sam Caison, a prisoner who has been in and out of solitary confinement. “You’re not the same after spending so much time by yourself in those conditions. I don’t care who you are, you don’t come out the same person.” Caison was in a
On the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison, Begg told CNN: ‘I still struggle personally, very much. It’s not resolved in any way, how this has affected me.’
MINNEAPOLIS --- A new documentary allows Moazzam Begg, a former prisoner at the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility, to share his experiences with captivity and the ongoing mark it left on his mental health. In “The Confession,” Begg tells his story in his own words, prompted by questions from the film’s director, Ashish Ghadiali.
‘The Occupation Of The American Mind’ not only dispels the myth of Israel’s victimhood, but brings the past and present together in order to unearth realities of the occupation, which rightfully humanize the Palestinians
Published in partnership with Shadowproof. “The Occupation Of The American Mind,” directed by Loretta Alper and Jeremy Earp, is a stunning documentary examining Israel’s public relations war in the United States. It premiered last month. The film, which begins with a heart-stopping shot of an apartment complex in Gaza as it is bombed during