Centre for Contemporary Culture at Palazzo Strozzi

Palazzo Strozzi

On the occasion of the 2011 festival edition, the collaboration between Festival dei Popoli and CCC Strozzina has been renewed with a focus of three films on the topic of the CCC Strozzina exhibition Declining Democracy – Rethinking democracy between utopia and participation.

Wednesday, November 16,  17:00
Cinema Spazio Uno, Via del Sole 10, Firenze
How to Start a Revolution by Ruaridh Arrow
(USA/UK/Egypt/Serbia/Montenegro 2011, 82 min, v.o. sott. it.)

Is Gene Sharp a prophet of non-violence or a CIA agent? It is certain that his From Dictatorship to Democracy is one of the most read books in the world, translated into more than 40 languages and available online for free. In a short amount of time, this manual has become the guide for many revoluationary movements against dictatorship. Inspired by Sharp’s suggestions, revolutions have erupted in Ukraine and Iran, Egypt and Indonesia, leaving behind the rubble of the past for a desire for the future.

Friday, November 18, Spazio Uno,17:00
Cinema Spazio Uno, Via del Sole 10, Firenze
Fragments d’une Révolution by Anonymous
(France 2011, 55 min, v.o. sott. it./ eng. sub.)

From an information point in Paris, an Iranian in exile collects images from the protests that are taking place in her country. From these fragments, a strong and painful film is created, a collective work from of the citizens of Tehran in and effort to reach the rest of the world. Fragments d’une révolution is a profound reflection on the new fighting mechanisms against government and power, but also on the new forms of global communication.

Saturday, November 19, Odeon, 16:30
Cinema Odeon, Piazza Strozzi, Firenze
Le Khmer rouge et le non violent by Bernard Mangiante
(France 2011, 90 min, v.o. sott. it. / eng. sub.)

One of the darkest pages of the history of the 1800’s is the one written about Khmer Rossi in Cambodia. Not too long ago, the process of that bloody regime and one of its principle actors were celebrated. Defending Kain Guek Eav, is a non-violent French lawyer helped by a young Cambodian assistant. This film tells of the encounter between these three stories involving a country that searches for memory and justice. An intense and impassioned encounter and outcome.

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