from O.R.C.A.
Come melt away the end of winter at O.R.C.A. with some films that look at the technologies of domination. After each screening we’ll discuss how we can struggle against this oppressive reality.
3/12 7PM
A Selection of Short Films (~80 min)
A handful of shorter films about how technology is tied up with colonialism, policing, war, and surveillance as well as some of the fight back already taking place. A list of the shorts is at the bottom of this page.
3/19 7PM
Koyannisqatsi (1982, 86 min)
Beautifully shot and scored, this wordless documentary brings us on a emotional exploration of the machinery and relations that make progress and our modern lifeways possible. The title is a Hopi word that can be translated to “life out of balance.”
3/26 7PM
All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace (2011, 59 min)
(Part Two The Use And Abuse Of Vegetational Concepts)
Exploring the parallel rise of ecology and cybernetics this strange documentary calls into question how we apply mfilmechanical thinking to nature and people. If you’ve ever compared your brain to a computer this one is for you.
3/19 Short Films:
Tip 3 Organize Offline
How Israel Automated Occupation In Hebron
Berlin Camover
How ‘Smart Cities’ Make Us More Watched Than Ever Before
Russian Camover
How Palantir Is Transforming Modern Warfare
Montreal Camover
No Publicar
Embrace Robophobia
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