Hi there the global day for the screening of To shoot an elephant is approaching and we are having lots of positive feedback from all over the world.Lots of people self-organising screenings everywhere which is really great, particularly due to the topics the film deals with. Many people are organing screenings in the Arab world too and so far I've been in touch with individuals and organisations in Jordan, Tunisia, Syria, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon, and Arabs leaving in countries like Germany, Italy, France..there is even a group organising a screening in Second Life and we were thinking to do a live tweet event during the screenings. Any idea is very much welcomed! also, there would be the possibility to have a live chat or skype call during the event with Mohammad one of the directors of the movie if someone is interested..just let me know Pls update the list of the screening cause many countries are still missing here http://community.toshootanelephant.com/screenings pls let me also know if there are other people/cities/countries interested to organise this, still some days left salamaat dona
On 20 Dic 2009, 12:23, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Before the year ends, I'd like to remind all of you about this > initiative that we are strongly encouraging. > The team of "To shoot an elephant" the film about Gaza released under > CC BY SAhttp://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/19263 > is organising a global screening all over the world on the 18th > january to remember last year invasion of Gaza. > I'm in touch with Alberto, one of the two directors, and Nerea, the > producer, to coordinate efforts in the Arab Region. I'm posting here > below all the info concerning the 18th january screening. Pls let me > know here on the list or on private email if you are interested to > organise a screening in one or more cities of your country. There's > only one month left and, since most of the people in Europe will be a > bit "disconnected" (including me!) during Xstmas and New Year days, > I'd like to kindly ask you, if you are interested in having me > contacting the film team, to let me know in the next few days before > Xstmas so I can talk to them. > I hope we can organise as many screenings as possible in many > different Arab countries, inshallah > salamaat > dona > > TO SHOOT AN ELEPHANT > > The “To shoot an elephant” team calls for a > > Global Screening-Global Screaming Day for Gaza on January 18th, 2010 > > The 18th of January 2010 is the first anniversary of the end to the > bombing by Israel of the Gaza Strip; an attack which began on the 27th > of December 2008, and lasted until the 18th of January 2009, and in > which 1,412 Palestinians lost their lives. The documentary To shoot an > elephant is an eye witness account from within the Gaza Strip of what > occurred during those days. This direct and privileged narration > becomes a tool with which we can confront the Israeli propaganda about > what really happened there and the silence of the international > community. > > For its value as a testimony of the civilian population, To shoot an > elephant has become a legitimate account which tells of what really > happened there. It is an irreplaceable image of what the mass media > tries to hide, an exceptional soundtrack to be listened to by those > who live under Zionist control... Fragments of reality showing what > life is like inside a war where there is no possibility of escape. > > Open source video-Open source screening > > As well as its narrative and informative value, To shoot an elephant > is an example of a collective, autonomous and horizontal effort, which > aims to innovate the methods and ways in which audiovisual projects > are carried out, as much in its production process as in its > distribution and diffusion. By opting, with deliberation for the > collective work process and Creative Commons licensing our aim is for > the documentary to overcome the limits of those who produce it, and > that it becomes the material of those who view it. > > From the To shoot an elephant team we are calling on any individual, > group or collective to organise a screening on the 18th of January > 2010; it doesn't matter where, at what time, or in what way it is > done, the only condition being, that there is no charge or entry fee. > Be it in a town square, a cinema, a theatre, cultural centre, school > or college, the headquarters of a collective, social centre, squat > centre... > > We are calling it a Global Screening and our wish is for it to become > a large scale event, not only on the Net but also on a local level; > and for it to become a reality in the form of antagonistic > communication, and therefore constitute a victory over the existing > international silence. And in so doing become a fundamental element of > the networks and the diffusion of ideas. > > The proposition of this Global Screening is for it to be a political > event which commemorates last year's bombing, but also serves as an > impulse for audiovisual material to be used as a tool for the sharing > of information. So, the achievement of having it screened in as many > places as possible will allow the documentary's discourse and the > spreading of its message to become of a major significance as a > consequence. > > How to obtain the film? > > The documentary can be obtained in two ways: the purchase of the DVD > through the websitewww.toshootanelephant.comor by sending an email > to [email protected] > > We recommend that you place your orders as soon as possible so that > all the copies can arrive to their destinations on time. Also, it will > soon be available in Torrent through a link which will be appearing on > the website this week. > > As well as the audiovisual content, all kinds of promotional material > will also be made available on the documentary's website for use by > whoever needs it (posters, flyers, postcards...) and specific > promotional material of the screening for web use, such as banners and > blank posters. > > Continuing with the initial philosophy of this project, we are asking > for a certain response in the form of communication and diffusion of > what takes place at the screenings, what is discussed and debated as a > result of this event. With this in mind, we will open a direct line of > communication on the web, so that all this information can be made > available... And through its sharing, result in everyone feeling part > of a larger collective force. > > Global screening, global screaming > > If the delicate beating of a butterfly's wings can produce a > hurricane, then these audiovisual whisperings could move those around > us and help undermine the foundations of the Israeli Wall. This is > what we are hoping from this Global Screening and for those of us who > participate in it. The more people who participate, the greater the > possibilities that our collective screams penetrate the thick silence > that cloaks the endless nights of Gaza. > > We want to see you, hear you and read about you all on the 18th of > January. > > Do it yourself! The sale of DVD's for the funding of local groups > > The contents of this documentary, the way in which has been produced > and its diffusion are the basis of the global project which is To > shoot an elephant. Also the collaboration, creative autonomy and the > freedom of access to all the information have been the principles > behind this work. Principles which directly affect the heart of > capitalist cultural production, severing the chains established in > mainstream production and creating a space which confronts the powers > that be. > > The last link in this chain is that of distribution, which deserves > particular attention: this is our documentary and the documentary of > everyone who sees it, downloads it, puts it out on the Net or screens > it. For this reason we also want to propose a distribution which > allows the redistribution of the money obtained from sales of the > DVD's. This proposal comes from the video-activist collective Eguzki > Bideoak, who are responsible for part of the production of the > documentary and the publication of the DVD. > > Taking advantage of the concentration of thousands of people at the > screenings on the 18th of January, we believe this an ideal occasion > in which to sell the multi-language DVD which we are producing for the > event. As well as showing the documentary, we would like to propose to > the groups participating, the possibility of a mass distribution of > the film through these events. The idea is to make copies of the DVD > available to these groups for sale before, during and after the > screenings. All the groups organising screenings who are interested > need to place orders before the 20th of December or before the end of > the year. The deadline for preparing the dispatch of shipments is the > 5th of January. > > The retail sale price of the DVD is 12 €. The participating groups > will be able to purchase the DVD at half price, which is 6 €. > Therefore the different groups will be able to obtain funds for their > collectives or organisations, in order to continue their respective > activities. > > Eguzki Bideoak will be responsible for arranging the producing and > sending out of the copies of the film. Due to reasons of organisation > the number of DVD's can only be dispatched in multiples of 25. > > Payment: Each different group will have to make payment upfront of the > amount which corresponds to the number of DVD's they intend to sell, > plus the cost of shipping. In the event of the shipping costs > amounting to more than 100 €, Eguzki Bideoak will will pay 50% of > those costs.
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