documentary on 2002 Venezuelan Coup

Film: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"

Thursday, August 21, 2003
8pm

Pond Gallery: A Place for Art, Activism, and Ideas
324 14th Street (at Valencia St.)
[near 16th & Mission BART station]
San Francisco

In April 2002, Irish filmmakers filming a documentary in Venezuela ended up
capturing history. This incredibly amazing film documents, play by play, the
right-wing coup led by the wealthy elite of the country and backed by the Bush
Administration -- the only coup in history by right-wing military and business
forces that was reversed, in a period of 48 hours, by massive popular support for
the democratically-elected government. It includes footage from within the
presidential palace that captures the intensity of the drama as it unfolded -
footage not to be seen on opposition-controlled mainstream media. And it documents
recent changes in Venezuela since the election of President Hugo Chavez in 1999
with the mandate of redistributing highly-concentrated oil wealth in the country
with the largest reserves outside of the Middle East.

Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain, 74 minutes. Co-sponsored by the Venezuela
Solidarity
Group and Global Exchange.

$4 donation requested (no one turned away for lack of funds)

For more information contact:
Pond Gallery
415-437-9151
venezuelasolidarity [at] hotmail.com
http://www.mucketymuck.org
http://www.chavezthefilm.com