Saturday May 31 | 12:00 pm | Vancity Theatre

Directors: Ivora Cusack & James June Schneider, France, 2007, 65 minutes

Combing archival footage from 1960s radical film collective The Newsreel and engaging interviews with one of its original members, Paul McIsaac, Recycling the Newsreel explores the history of radical social movements in North America and the key role of independent media in resistance.

With both rare and familiar clips featuring everyone from the Black Panther Party to the Yippies, and images of resistance to the war in Vietnam, the film offers a unique glimpse into the 1960s—a time of incredible defiance and creativity.

Recycling the Newsreel is more than a retrospective; it is a challenge to contemporary filmmakers and activists about the importance of stories, collaboration and art in building and sustaining movements for radical social change.

Directors' Biographies

Ivora Cusack is a filmmaker, sound editor and activist. She has taken part in the French independent TV project Zalea (televiZone of Action for the Freedom of Audiovisual Expression). She is a co-founder of the 360° et même plus film collective, based in Marseilles.

James June Schneider is a filmmaker, “vampler,” writer, curator and programmer. He wrote and directed The Staticose Chamber, Blue is Beautiful (with the Make-up) and the sci-fi tone poem feature 1,2,3, Whiteout starring screen legend Lou Castel.

Followed by a community forum with:

	Dorothy Woodend (moderator) is the film critic for the Tyee and This Magazine. She is also the associate editor for the Vancouver International Film Festival and sits on screening committees for the VIFF, DOXA and the Whistler Film Festival.
	Randy Lee Cutler is an artist, educator and writer who investigates the expanded relationships between mediation, diversity, critical theory and embodied knowledge.
	Bonnie Sherr Klein is an author and an award-winning activist filmmaker who gained international acclaim as a member of Challenge for Change and Studio D, NFB’s acclaimed women’s unit where she directed the groundbreaking films Not a Love Story and Speaking Our Peace.
	Alejandra Sánchez studied at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematograficos. Her credits include the multiple award winner Not One More, I Bet, I Win and Bajo Juárez: The City Devouring its Daughters.
	Loretta Sarah Todd is an internationally acclaimed director, writer and producer known for her powerful, visual storytelling. Her films have screened world-wide, including at the Sundance Festival, American Indian Film Festival, Yamagata Documentary Festival and the Museum of Modern Art.

Necessary Voices Society aims to promote civil dialogue on essential issues of the day, encouraging responsible citizenry and democratic participation. We promote this through our public lecture and documentary film series held at the VPL. Our events are designed to fulfill our motto, 'helping to create compassionate, healthy and intentional citizens'.