Learning on ScreenUndercurrents 10
- Synopsis
- A video magazine of alternative news, published in response to a frustration with mainstream news reporting. All the material was shot on domestic camcorders, mostly by activists who are using the media to support their campaigns.
1 (7 min): National environmental, gay, animal, social justice direct actions.
2 (5 min): A woman’s journey to Kosovo, delivering solidarity and aid.
3 (5.5 min): Charting the success of direct action to stop genetically modified food entering Britain.
4 (3 min): A singer takes to the streets with her message and guitar.
5 (1.5 min): The Biotic Baking Brigade cooks for top capitalists.
6 (8.5 min): An Oxford community gets radical when Railtrack ignores thier views and destroys the greenbelt.
7, 9 (2, 2 min): Mock awards presented to councils and government agencies for increasing the surveillance of society.
8 (3 min): Anti-adverts from Canadian organisation Adbusters.
10 (5 min): Round-up of internatinal environmental, gay, and social justice direct actions.
11 (5 min): A Welsh community challenge to the government’s rhetoric of sustainability.
12 (10 min): Tactics cannabis users are employing to challenge British drugs legislation.
13 (3 min): A musical tribute to the policing of protests.
14 (3 min): When a huntsman fails to sound his horn.
15 (7 min): Music video highlighting Labour’s arms sales to repressive regimes. - Series
- Undercurrents, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 71 min.
- Year of production
- 1999
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £27.95 (per issue) institutional 1999 subscription: £72.95 (1 year/3 issues) institutional
- Subjects
- Environmental science; Politics & government
- Keywords
- arms trade; environmental campaigning; fox hunting; Kosovo; law enforcement; surveillance
Sections
- Title
- Street news
- Synopsis
- 1 (7 min): National environmental, gay, animal, social justice direct actions.
- Title
- Workers aid
- Synopsis
- 2 (5 min): A woman's journey to Kosovo, delivering solidarity and aid.
- Title
- X files
- Synopsis
- 3 (5.5 min): Charting the success of direct action to stop genetically modified food entering Britain.
- Title
- Leave your car at home
- Synopsis
- 4 (3 min): A singer takes to the streets with her message and guitar.
- Title
- Pie attack!
- Synopsis
- 5 (1.5 min): The Biotic Baking Brigade cooks for top capitalists.
- Title
- Neighbours from hell
- Synopsis
- 6 (8.5 min): An Oxford community gets radical when Railtrack ignores thier views and destroys the greenbelt.
- Title
- Big Brother awards (2 parts)
- Synopsis
- 7, 9 (2, 2 min): Mock awards presented to councils and government agencies for increasing the surveillance of society.
- Title
- 7, 9
- Synopsis
- 8 (3 min): Anti-adverts from Canadian organisation Adbusters.
- Title
- Subverts
- Synopsis
- 10 (5 min): Round-up of internatinal environmental, gay, and social justice direct actions.
- Title
- Global news
- Synopsis
- 11 (5 min): A Welsh community challenge to the government's rhetoric of sustainability.
- Title
- Living lightly
- Synopsis
- 12 (10 min): Tactics cannabis users are employing to challenge British drugs legislation.
- Title
- Grassroots
- Synopsis
- 13 (3 min): A musical tribute to the policing of protests.
- Title
- Oh no!
- Synopsis
- 14 (3 min): When a huntsman fails to sound his horn.
- Title
- Blow your own trumpet
- Synopsis
- 15 (7 min): Music video highlighting Labour's arms sales to repressive regimes.
- Title
- Seize the day
Production Company
- Name
Undercurrents
Distributor
- Name
Undercurrents
- info@undercurrents.org
- Web
- http://www.undercurrents.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01792 455900
- Address
- Old Exchange
Pier Street
Swansea
SA1 1RY - Notes
- A not-for-profit producer and distributor of UK and global counter-culture content. Working with video makers and communities who have been marginalised or overlooked by TV broadcasters, Undercurrents focuses on social and environmental issues and has some unique footage of campaigns and video activism. There is also a podcast series on eco-living entitled LIVING IN THE FUTURE. Some productions are available for purchase on DVD and others are streamed free online, via the webvideo section of the website.
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