We Win or We Die Trailer

On August 10th, 2011, filmmaker Matthew Millan will give a talk about his travels through war-torn Libya, and the extraordinary events he witnessed while there.

From the eastern city of Tobruk to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Mr. Millan journeyed into the heart of a nebula coalescing from the dust of war...and into a nation reborn. Amidst the brutality and devastation wrought under 42 years of Gaddafi's rule, a civil society par excellence is emerging from the ashes. And for the first time in their lives, the eastern Libyans feel a strong sense of citizenship, finding themselves gravitating toward certain roles, roles they would never consider five months before. Medical students turned news anchors. Civil engineers turned newspaper editors. And taxi drivers turned soldiers. Neighborhoods have banded together to pick up the pieces of a shattered infrastructure. Children sweep the streets after the witching hour, alongside men who paint the roadside curbs. Looting is non-existent, and the crime rate has dropped by a factor of 20... and this in the absence of strong government.

To begin the talk, Mr. Millan will first walk you through the emerging nation in the midst the war, and the devastation of the Libyan infrastructure before showing the premiere of 'We Win or We Die', a 30 minute documentary on the first 4 days of the uprising. At the end of the talk, he will also show teasers to his upcoming feature length film, entitled 'West of Tobruk', which due out in 2012. Join Mr. Millan on August 10th at the Venice Arts Gallery, and see the emerging face of Libya.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• libya commentary 1
• libya commentary 2
• libya commentary 3
• libya commentary 4
• libya commentary 5
• libya commentary 6
• libya commentary 7
• libya commentary 8

[paganbotanist]

[to previous commenters] O trolls! where are your opinions now? Did you watch the liberation of Tripoli from your murderous hero? You have supported a venal, mendacious butcher in his descent into insanity and wished that an entire country be dragged down with him and his family... the "wave of truth" has washed away your masks... Libya wins, dictatorship dies... now watch and learn how much better than Gaddafis the true Libyans are

[mks989]

@zvitrus u hippie trolls. go away. u guys creep up on every video fantasizing over gaddafi. do u realize libyans been listening this guy way more then u! we know how weird he is. leave us libyans alone. we obviously didnt want your retarded hero gaddafi. its non of your business anyways. u have no idea how it is to live under a mentally retarded leader. u think u do, but u have NO IDEA! so get a life and leave the libyans alone. freakin losers. go think of some other conspiracy theories. LOL

[zvitrus]

Nowadays you have just big demolition, death and any result. Gaddafi's regime is not good? He offered to stop the war, to start negotiate and to hold elections.

And what's the future? Do you have heard some conception of "New Libya"? I - not. I think, you are just power to establish new regime like in film "Inside Job". Watch the film (it you can find in internet) and you will see where are you going.

[ThePentagrom]

Beware NATO warriors:

you can only hide your filthy face cowardly behind blatant cynical propaganda for so long. One day soon a wave of truth will blow you away like fallen leaves.

[DelijeSerbia]

You die...

[hanbaal]

@soviet091163 Gaddafi is a big oil man too, you know.

Have you got some links demonstrating how Libya was 'artificially brought in'?