Cultures of Resistance

CULTURES OF RESISTANCE (CoR) is a documentary feature directed by Iara Lee and produced by George Gund. The film highlights the work of artists, musicians, and dancers throughout the world who are working for peace and justice, and are re-conceiving resistance as a fundamentally creative act. cultures of resistance IN ACTION serves as the outreach partner for this film, working to get audiences involved with the activist groups and campaigns featured there.

In January 2009 a CoR IN ACTION film crew danced the resistance at the Festival Au Desert in Mali--a music festival drawing on the Tuareg tradition of meeting seasonally to peacefully settle disputes, compare and exchange the bounty of their travels, and to party up with nonstop music, dancing, games, and other activities.

As one of the most powerful mediums of our time, film has been and continues to be a powerful tool for opposing war, promoting peace with justice, and building international understanding. cultures of resistance IN ACTION highly recommends the following films for their powerful narrative and verite treatments of pressing war and peace issues, past and present.

A CoR IN ACTION film crew bunked down in Honduras to hear the roaring battle cry for a war against warfare—the 2nd Hemispheric Conference Against Militarization.