LOCAL NEWS WINNIPEG/BLOGGING:

THE RETURN OF THE REPRESSED:

Molly is happy to see the return of the Insurrectionary People's Picture Show Theater from here in Winnipeg after a far too long hiatus (since last October). The IPPST comes back with an improved design and also a commitment to cover music as well as video and film. Well worth checking out. See their website from which the Godzilla graphic has been stolen.

ANARCHIST FILM:

LOVE AND ANARCHY:

The (take a deep breath) Insurrectionary People's Picture Show Theater here in Winnipeg is a local site devoted to showing the best of anarchist film and video. To my great pleasure their Friday offering was Lina Wertmüller's 'Love and Anarchy'. I've always been a great fan fan of Wertmüller's, and I sincerely hope that the IPPST will show some of her other films in the future. Also there is a previous short for those of us here in Winnipeg ie a documentary about the workers' co-op 'Organic Planet'. Now, I have to say that I have never been a great fan of the "organic food" movement, but the Organic Planet has other things to recommend it ie a commitment to local sourcing and the fact that it is a producers' co-op. Check out the two recent offerings above, and the many more on the IPPST.

LOCAL EVENTS-WINNIPEG:

OPENING THE DIY FESTIVAL-HANDMADE NATION:

Coming up this Friday night, the opening night of the Winnipeg Anarchist Bookfair and Do It Yourself Fest, a locally made film 'Handmade Nation'. Here from another Winnipeg blog, 'The Insurrectionary People's Picture Show Theater', is the promo. Go to the IPPST to see a trailer of this film.

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Local Film Screening: Handmade Nation:
To kick off the 2009 Winnipeg D.I.Y Fest and Anarchist Book Fair, the Manitoba Craft Council is having a screening of the documentary Handmade Nation. Handmade Nation documents a movement of artists, crafters and designers that recognize a marriage between historical techniques, punk and DIY (do it yourself) ethos while being influenced by traditional handiwork, Modern aesthetics, politics, feminism and art. Fueled by the common thread of creating, Handmade Nation explores a burgeoning art community that is based on creativity, determination and networking.

Here's the event info and a trailer:

When: June 19th @ 7:30 pm

Where: Ellice Theatre, 585 Ellice Ave, Wpg

Cost: $5 @ the Door

DIY Craft Salve @ 7 pm

ANARCHIST FILM:

THE INSURRECTIONARY PEOPLE'S PICTURE SHOW THEATER:

Well this is a pleasant surprise. Since the demise of the Christie Books TV, which allowed downloading of a vast selection of anarchist and anarchist related films there has been a gap in the 'anarcho-net'. Stepping forward to fill this gap is 'Transcona Slim' from-wait for it- right here in Winnipeg. Check out The Insurrectionary People's Picture Show Theater blog to see this new effort a-borning. help him out with any suggestions you might have. All the best to Slim from Mollymew