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DESCRIPTION:YBCA presents Anarchists And Film  Guest curated by Pietro Ferrua, founder 
 of the International Center for Research on Anarchism          Fridays, May 
 13, 7 & 9 pm • Screening Room  $8 regular, $5 YBCA members, seniors & 
 students              In an era of accelerating global capitalism, where 
 constant upheaval of every kind – political, social, economic, cultural, 
 environmental – is the rule, the search for a social system that brings 
 prosperity with justice has never been sought by so many people. The 
 history of anarchism, which dates back to mid-19th century France and 
 Russia, is based on “utopia,” the ideal of mutual aid and voluntary 
 cooperation, in lieu of control by the state or private concentrations of 
 power.  Perhaps better known for the means (or failures, in achieving its 
 goals) rather than the ends desired, anarchist philosophy nonetheless lies 
 at the heart of numerous activist causes (left and right) worldwide, and 
 has shaped our popular and political culture in countless ways. Yet for a 
 broader public, the spectrum of anarchist ideals remains outside the 
 confines of common understanding, ignored as outmoded, equated with failed 
 Marxism-Communism, thought to be the dangerous (i.e. terrorist) passion of 
 the underclass, or simply the nihilism of the young. But the continuing 
 inquiry of writers, historians, artists, activists and filmmakers into the 
 subject suggests that its relevance to our globalist present continues. We 
 hope this series offers insight into the revolutionary desire for a better 
 world.  Kafka  by Steven Soderbergh  (1991, 92 min, 35mm)  Fri, May 13, 7 
 pm  Franz Kafka is a clerk in the labyrinthine bureaucracy of the Workers 
 and Accident Association insurance company in Prague. He spends his spare 
 time writing stories. He becomes concerned when co-worker Eduard goes 
 missing and later turns up murdered. His attempts to learn what happened 
 lead him to a co-worker who was having an affair with Gabriela. Gabriela 
 draws Kafka into the company of a group of revolutionary anarchists, but 
 then she too goes missing. After being attacked by an insane disfigured 
 killer, Kafka decides he must illicitly enter the all-powerful castle that 
 overlooks the town and seek the truth amid the sinister experiments being 
 conducted there.          Rebellion in Patagonia  by Héctor Olivera  
 (1974, 107 min, Beta SP)  Fri, May 13, 8:45 pm  A classic of Latin American 
 cinema, Rebellion in Patagonia recounts a brutal chapter in Argentine 
 history: the military’s bloody suppression of a series of agrarian 
 strikes in the 1920s. Set within a richly detailed social context, 
 Olivera’s story pits the anarcho-syndicalist of the workers movement 
 against the ruthless commanders who realize too late that they are merely 
 tools of the wealthy landowners.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/05/13/66023.php
SUMMARY:Anarchists And Film
LOCATION:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts  701 Mission St @ 3rd  San Francisco, CA 
 94103-3138  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/05/13/66023.php
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