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Welcome
	Hello Welcome to the Manchester Film Co-operative forum where you can suggest films for the next season, read about films suggested by other members and add your own comments. In order to get involved in discussions you need to join the forum. Profile photos at your own discretion!	2	2	Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:04 pm nattars
Season 3 Political violence - movie discussions
	April 21st - Arna's Children Arna’s Children is a 2003 Palestinian documentary film directed by Juliano Mer Khamis about a children’s theatre group in Jenin in the Palestinian territories. The film won “Best Documentary Feature” 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. Arna Mer-Khamis, a Palestinian Jewish woman, was a legendary activist for the rights of the Palestinian people. During the First Intifada she helped establish a children’s theatre group in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, teaching children, including Zakaria Zubeidi, to express themselves through acting. After her death in 1994, the project was abandoned. Her son Juliano, a well-known actor in Israeli television and the director for the group, filmed Arna working with the children over a 6-year period. Following Arna’s death, he returns to the camp to find out what became of the young refugees.	0	0	No Posts
	May 26th - Lumumba The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical evidence, Haitian-born and later Congo-raised writer and director Raoul Peck renders an emotional and tautly woven account of the mail clerk and beer salesman with a flair for oratory and an uncompromising belief in the capacity of his homeland to build a prosperous nation independent of its former Belgium overlords. Lumumba emerges here as the heroic sacrificial lamb dubiously portrayed by the international media and led to slaughter by commercial and political interests in Belgium, the United States, the international community, and Lumumba's own administration; a true story of political intrigue and murder where political entities, captains of commerce, and the military dovetail in their quest for economic and political hegemony	0	0	No Posts
	June 16th - Das Experiment The movie is based on the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab, complete with cells, bars and surveillance cameras. For two weeks 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards. The 'prisoners' are locked up and have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the 'guards' are told simply to retain order without using physical violence. Everybody is free to quit at any time, thereby forfeiting payment. In the beginning the mood between both groups is insecure and rather emphatic. But soon quarrels arise and the wardens employ ever more drastic sanctions to confirm their authority.	1	1	Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:57 am Gilesbastow
	July 21 - Resurrection Man Resurrection Man (1998) explores the deeds of the Loyalist Shankhill Butchers in 1970s Belfast, who killed upwards of 30 people, mainly Catholics but also a significant number of Protestants, in sectarian attacks, paramilitary feuds, personal grudges and bombing raids. Their story is told as a retrospective by Victor Kelly, a criminal and ruthless murderer who is the leader of a gang of men known as 'Resurrection Men'. Victor's cruelty makes him a local legend, both feared and venerated. On his trail is Ryan, a journalist, driven by his own personal demons and by an obsessive need to discover the truth. Loosely based on real events, this is a disturbing, chilling look at one of the more gruesome episodes of Northern Irish history. Discussants for the film are Jim McAuley, Professor of Irish Studies at the University of Huddersfield, and Jon Tonge, Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpool.	0	0	No Posts
Some admin type stuff
	Film Co-Op Meetings Here I'll try and keep an on-line record of the meetings. I'll post a new forum thread as the meetings are arranged so people can leave any points they want raised if they can't make the meeting, then once the notes get emailed round I'll post them up for general discussion.	3	4	Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:36 am nattars
	Ideas and suggestions for the film co-operative If you've got any ideas or suggestions for the film co-operative and what it does, post them up here. The members run the co-operative, so all ideas welcome (well, most anyway).	1	2	Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:15 pm nattars
	Film suggestions for the forth season - Work. Please Feel free to suggest any films here for the next theme of Work. Start a new discussion tread for each film. The link to the theme can be as tenuous as you like as long as you can justify it. A film description and an IMDB / Website link are always a help.	24	24	Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:39 pm Sheila
	Forth Theme Suggestions I know tis may seem early in the season but we do need to start thinking about possible themes for the next run now. If you have something to say about one of the suggestions click on it and then reply. If you have a theme suggestion click on new topic and start the discussion.	7	16	Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:35 am goddardmichael
	Film Suggestions Click on new topic to suggest a film. Or reply to respond to a film already posted.	27	78	Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:26 pm nattars
	Film suggestions for third season - political violence and resistance This is the place to discuss and vote on films for the next theme - Political Violence and Resistance. Voting and discussion is open until Sat 21st Feb. Post up with your thoughts, suggestions for speakers and other ideas to go with films. But most of all, say which films you want to watch!	32	46	Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:12 pm goddardmichael
	Third Theme Suggestions As we're almost done with the second run of the Manchester film Co-Op it's time to pick a theme for the third. Make your suggestions here for a theme or comment on themes and suggest films in the individual threads.	5	2	Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:30 pm Giles
General Discussion
	What do you want to see here? I'm new to this. I have a few ideas that I can add here, things I find interesting, ideas I've stolen from other forums etc. but the forums for all of us. If you want something on the forum put it here and I'll raise it at the next meeting.	0	0	No Posts
	I wish I'd said that! No-one who's been to a screening could call the after film discussions dull, but some times they just might not go on long enough. Maybe you don't like to talk to the crowd, maybe you didn't think of the perfect question until breakfast the next day. Feel free to carry on the debate here.	4	16	Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:10 pm nattars
	What's that you're reading? Any good? We all love films and discussions but no one can watch films all the time, not even me. Sometimes all you want is a good book. If you've just finished one you think co-op members would be interested in put it here, let people know what you think, good or bad. If it's related to the films all the better.	1	1	Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:13 pm nattars
	Plug It! Do you know of an upcoming event that co-op members might be interested in? Have you found a great website or news story? Please share.	5	6	Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:11 pm aurora2009

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