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Estudios de nativos americanos • Sociología • Historia de EE. UU. • Estudios americanos • Sociología del deporte • Estudios medioambientales
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¿Qué significa ser un REVOLUCIONARIO AMERICANO hoy? Grace Lee Boggs, una mujer chino-estadounidense de Detroit, que murió en octubre de 2015 a los 100 años, tiene una visión sorprendente de la revolución. Escritora, activista y filósofa arraigada durante más de 70 años en el movimiento afroamericano, dedicó su vida a una revolución en evolución que abarcaba las contradicciones del pasado de Estados Unidos y su futuro potencialmente radical. Este documental ganador del Premio Peabody nos sumerge en la práctica de toda la vida de Boggs de encender el diálogo y la acción comunitarios, trabajo que atraviesa los principales movimientos sociales estadounidenses del siglo pasado: desde los derechos laborales hasta los derechos civiles, pasando por el Black Power, el feminismo, el asiático-americano y el medio ambiente. movimientos de justicia y más allá.
Angela Davis, Bill Moyers, Bill Ayers, Ruby Dee y Ossie Davis, Danny Glover, el marido de Boggs, James Boggs, y una gran cantidad de camaradas de Detroit de tres generaciones ayudan a dar forma a esta historia exclusivamente estadounidense. Mientras lucha con un Detroit en transición, las contradicciones de la violencia y la no violencia, Malcolm X y Martin Luther King Jr., las rebeliones de 1967 y nociones no lineales del tiempo y la historia, Boggs emerge con un enfoque que es radical en su simplicidad y claridad: la revolución no es un acto de agresión o simplemente una protesta. La revolución, dice Boggs, tiene que ver con algo más profundo dentro de la experiencia humana: la capacidad de transformarse uno mismo para transformar el mundo. Con más de diez años de realización, esta película interdisciplinaria tiene un gran atractivo.
Film Carnage | Rebecca Cherry, Film Critic
"The Body Politic is another great example of the new generation of politicians, young people who deeply care about their community, doing everything they can to improve it. You have to hope that in the future people like Brandon Scott won’t be a standout, they’ll be the norm."
“An absorbing, moving and inspirational documentary."
"A key idea that THE BODY POLITIC and Scott’s work as mayor explores is dealing with an issue at the source and not in the aftermath."
The Washington Post | Ann Hornaday, Film Critic
"I am knocked out by this movie… I can't say enough"
Film Festival Today | Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Film Critic
“...a raw look at how politics should work, warts and all.”
Filmmaker Magazine | Patricia Aufderheide, Film Reviewer
“The filmmakers manage to capture extraordinary scenes of political standoffs and negotiation, heartbreak and improbable triumph.”
PA Times: American Society For Public Administration | Lori L. Hardesty, Associate Director, Applied Learning & Community Engagement, The Shriver Center at University of Maryland Baltimore County
“Simultaneously fascinating and frustrating, I felt like I had a front-row seat...”
Sonic Cinema | Brian Skutle, Film Critic
“This is an important film for troubling times.”
Overly Honest Reviews | Chris Jones, Film Critic
"“A cinematic call to action that resonates far beyond Baltimore’s borders... essential viewing for those invested in the future of urban policy and community revitalization...”
Gazzettely | Naser Nahandian, Film Critic
“The Body Politic becomes more than just a documentary in this sophisticated exploration; it becomes a philosophical inquiry into the nature of hope in a world of uncertainty.”
Marin Magazine | Bernard Boo, Film Critic
“Scott really is the wave of the future... what he is doing will make waves across the country.”
AWARDS
Nominee, Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary | Emmy® Award
Top 10 Audience Favorite | Sheffield DocFest
Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature | Woods Hole Film Festival
Audience Award 2nd Runner-Up for Best Documentary Feature | Woods Hole Film Festival
Directors' Choice Emerging Filmmaker Award | Woods Hole Film Festival
Documentary Official Selection Audience Choice | Heartland International Film Fest
Chairperson’s Award for Feature Documentary | Zanzibar International Film Festival
Runner Up, Audience Award Winner Feature Documentary | Anchorage International Film Festival
Audience Choice Award, Documentary Film | Omaha Film Festival
Nominee, Cultrera Cuts Editing Award | Salem Film Fest
Emerging Filmmaker Award | Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
DIG Award | DIG
FESTIVALS
DC/DOX Film Festival
New/Next Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival
One World International Film Festival/Jeden svět
Movies That Matter Film Festival
ACT Human Rights Film Festival
Milwaukee Film Festival
Capital City Film Festival
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
DocLands Documentary Film Festival
The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
International Human Rights Film Festival in Albania
Doctober Documentary Film Festival
this human world – International Human Rights Film Festival
Fredericksburg Film Festival
Lone Star Film Festival at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
SCREENINGS
Morgan State University – Student Center Theater
IDFAcademy
University of Wisconsin, Havens Wright Social Cinema Series
The White House: Office of Gun Violence Prevention
USC School of Cinematic Arts with Leonard Maltin
DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema
Laemmle NoHo 7
Howard University – Blackburn Center Ballroom
The Maysles Documentary Center
Utah Film Center at The Salt Lake City Library
Reginald F Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History
Denver Film at The Sie FilmCenter
Chicago Public Library at The Legler Regional Branch
Emma Darnell Aviation Museum & Conference Center
Franklin & Marshall College