Dealing in transgression, allegory, agitprop, and personal essay, Contraband Cinema presents explosive stories of secret histories and public battles. In both content and form, these films ignite a dialogue around the question What makes a political film?

Featured Works:

The Mad Masters (Les Maîtres fous, Jean Rouch, 1955); Le Joli Mai (Pierre Lhomme and Chris Marker, 1963); The War Game (Peter Watkins, 1965); Marat/Sade (Peter Brook, 1967); The Holy Ghost People (Peter Adair, 1967); Jeanette Rankin Brigade (Newsreel, 1968); See You Later, I Hope (À bientôt, j'espère, Chris Marker and Mario Marret, 1968); Up Against the Wall Miss America (Newsreel Group, 1968); Eldridge Cleaver (William Klein, 1969, pictured); Inextinguishable Fire (Nicht löschbares Feuer, Harun Farocki, 1969); Inside/Outside Station Nine (John Marshall, 1970); CBS Lily and Cleaver Tapes (Videofreex, 1971); Media Primer for Raindance (Michael Shamberg, 1971); The Woman's Film (Louise Alaimo, Judy Smith and Ellen Sorren, 1971); Janie's Janie (Geri Ashur and Peter Barton, 1972); La Patria Vacia (Jaime Davidovich, 1975); Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975); Underground (Emile de Antonio and Mary Lampson, 1976); About Media (Anthony Ramos, 1977); Remy Grand Central: Trains and Boats and Planes (Dara Birnbaum, 1980); The Animals Film (Myriam Alaux and Victor Schonfeld, 1981); Rocky IV (Sylvester Stallone, 1985); She's Gotta Have It (Spike Lee, 1986); Chameleon Street (Wendell B. Harris Jr., 1990); Workers Leaving the Factory (Arbeiter verlassen die Fabrik, Harun Farocki, 1995); Sound and Fury (Josh Aronson, 2000); Black Panthers (in Israel) Speak (Sami Shalom Chetrit and Eli Hamo, 2002); The 10th District Court: Moments of Trial (10e Chambre: instants d'audiences, Raymond Depardon, 2004); Sound and Fury: 6 Years Later (Josh Aronson, 2006); The Polymath, or The Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman (Fred Barney Taylor, 2007); Miracle at St. Anna (Spike Lee, 2008); The Garden (Scott Hamilton Kennedy, 2008); W.A.R. Stories: Walter Anthony Rodney (Clairmont Chung, 2009); Jerusalem Tapes: (Israeli) Black Panthers on the Street (David Cort/Videofreex)

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