Rhythms of Resistance

The short documentary reflects on political activism against the governmental aim to prohibit street culture. Performing in the streets is said to attract an unpleasant public not suitable for a „prosperous city. In the film, a samba-group makes a statement on the intended restriction. Their street-performance is portrayed as a powerful and joyful event attended by a mixed audience. In the end the samba-activists are disbanded by the police but their action lingers on...

Fil by: Sabine Conlin, Katrin Hentschel, Kamila Lenczewska
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The movies were made during the Youth Exchange "StylesInConflict -- towards PEACE", which took place in Poznan, Poland between the 30th of May and the 7th of June 2009. It gathered young people from Estonia, Germany, Italy, Poland and Slovenia. The project, organized by One World Association, was co-founded by the "Youth in Action" Programme.
The film-making was supervised by trainers: Katarzyna Gondek and Jarek Piekarski

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• jeden
• swiat
• świat
• one
• world
• association
• sci
• owa
• poznan
• poznań
• political
• activism
• against
• governmental
• aim
• prohibit
• street
• culture
• public
• samba-group
• samba