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State (T)error was first organized in 2005 as an out-of-competition section at Milano Film Festival. It reflected the will to tell and show authentic stories, to present documentaries depicting a complex pattern of injustices and crimes committed by democratic governments and by the system of powers; it reported how governments cloak with concepts like freedom, safety, and peace a precise strategy of terror and violence, of speculation and war, resulting in wealth for few and misery for entire countries.
These stories expose the complicity of the media with the system of powers and in manipulating the public opinion through doctored news reports.
They expose the lie of a "war on terror" that avails itself of terror strategies against civilians, causing millions of people to die or be displaced, only to control resources and areas of strategic importance.
These documentaries show the policies of multinational companies, that have now got to rule the world: the race for the privatization of natural resources, such as water and energy, that belong to everyone; the management of the most important industrial branches (the war, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and building industries), only acting in their own interest, and aiming at increasing profits that many governments eventually share.
These policies create a deep unbalance in the relationships between countries, and threaten the survival of all of us. They are the source of wars, hunger, illnesses, and environmental catastrophes.
Incessant advertising persuades people of the utter importance of buying things in the name of wealth, often creating a non-existent need and inducing unrestrained consumerism, addiction, and ultimately the inability of consumers to overcome or fight against this mechanism.
These documentaries report the accounts of immigrants, their dramatic travels, life in their countries of origin and of adoption; they report how they fear us, and how we fear them.
They report of work deaths, brought about by the lack of basic safety conditions and tolerated with such indifference on the part of people responsible; they report of the militarization of cities, of nuclear power stations, of the compulsory tax destined for military spend, of soldiers armed for peace missions, of religious and political fundamentalism, and of violence against women.
But they also report of encouraging stories of groups and peoples who have successfully fought oppression and injustices.
For the fifth edition of State (T)error we are looking for these stories, and for many more.
The call for entries for the State (T)error season has closed on 31st May.
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Burma Vj - Reporting from a Closed Country by Anders Østergaard, Danimarca, 2008, DigiBeta, 85' A frustrated and desperate people, its peaceful protest march and the brutal answer of a totalitarian regime. Wed 16th, 21 p.m. Parco - Piazza Grande |
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Cosechas Amargas by Félix Zurita e Joaquín Zúñiga, Nicaragua, 2006, 35mm, 25' The large "agro-business": monocultures, pesticides, and GMO seeds that contaminate the land and its biodiversity, and undermine our health. Tue 15th, 20.30 p.m., Parco, Grande Tenda |
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Crude by Joe Berlinger, USA, 2009, Beta, 105' The fight of Amazon Indians against the irresponsible exploitation of natural resources by governments and large corporations. Wed 16th, 17 p.m., Parco, Grande Tenda |
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Darfur, War for Water by Tomo Kriznar e Maja Weiss, Slovenia, 2008, 35mm, 89' The presence of armed peace corps and the forwarding of arms to civil war fighters create a dangerous tension between world powers. Su 13th sett, 20.30 p.m., Teatro Studio |
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Devil's Bargain by Shelley Saywell, Canada, 2008, DigiBeta, 89' Governments that trade arms, dealers that smuggle them, industries that produce them, and the interests that unite them. Sat 12th, 18 p.m., Teatro Studio |
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Kashmir: Journey To Freedom by Udi Aloni, Israele/USA/Giappone, 2009, DigiBeta, 72' A so-called democratic country uses terroristic methods to dominate a strategically important water-bearing country. Tue 15th sett, 20.30 p.m., Parco, Grande Tenda |
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Al Nakba by Rawan Damen, Qatar, 2008, DigiBeta, 200' A people is denied its right to liberty, justice, its own land, and to tell its own story. Sat 19 sett, 17th, Parco, Grande Tenda (II part) |
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La ricaduta by Report, Italia, 2009, Beta, 100' Oil companies, not caring about people and the environment, contaminate water, air, and the land, and cause death, poverty, and civil wars. Mo 14th, 22.30 p.m., Teatro Studio |
To learn more
Democracy Now
Committee to Protect Journalists
Africa News, the largest network of African reporters
U.S. Department of Defense
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