"Terrorizing Dissent: Election Cut", Part 1 (35 minutes, 2008) September 1st: "The Battle of St Paul"
35 minutes. On Tuesday, October 28, Glass Bead Collective, Twin Cities Indymedia, and other independent media activists released a new film, "Terrorizing Dissent: Election Cut," an expose of events at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Featuring first-person accounts and footage from more than forty cameras on the streets, "Terrorizing Dissent" focuses on the story of dissent suppressed. People charged with "conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism" speak out against the government's campaign to manipulate media coverage and label civil disobedience and community organizing as terrorism. This first part of the documentary deals with events on Day 1. The documentary consists of four provocative sections: September 1st: The Battle of St Paul September 2nd: The Gassing in St Paul September 3rd: Terrorizing Dissent September 4th: The Bombing of the Peace March Cut from hundreds of hours of donated footage, "Terrorizing Dissent: Election Cut" will be released for free on the Internet in HD, FLV and Quicktime formats, under the Creative Commons/CopyLeft license, and its producers encourage everyone to share this important film. Related Links |