I’ve mentioned this to some of you before:
Melbourne Indymedia and 3CR present THE TAKE
A film by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein
In the wake of Argentina’s spectacular economic collapse in 2001, Latin America’s most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment. In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act — the take — has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head.
Director/producer Avi Lewis (Counterspin) and writer/producer and renowned author Naomi Klein (No Logo) take viewers inside the lives of ordinary visionaries, as they reclaim their work, their dignity and their democracy.
Director/producer Avi Lewis will be on hand to introduce and discuss the film.
More info: The Take
When/Where?
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon Street Carlton
Sunday July 24th
6.30pm
$8/10
PS: My first MIFF film was t‑e-d-i-o-u‑s. Not an auspicious beginning.