Vermont Film & Theatre

Chief Russell Means
Republic of Lakotah

The End of Poverty?

Chief Means explains why the Vermont Legislature gives away our natural resources to corporations, then has the GALL to speak of a ‘budget crisis’.

From (depending on your perspective and your respect for self-determination) the independent Republic of Lakotah, or US Prisoner of War Camp No. 44.

Chris Pratt
Deceptions USA

This Vermont film discusses facts that you may have difficulty accepting. Being aware and “knowing” brings with it responsibilities that you may not yet be ready to accept. They say “ignorance is bliss” for a reason. I was for years and life was far more pleasant living in the bubble, unaware that my freedoms had distinct boundaries.

If I stayed in my sandbox I was OK, but if I ventured out, if I became a critical thinker, read, questioned authority, thought beyond Democrat or Republican, realized that my opinions and perceptions were being managed by a corporate media and that there was no public policy only corporate policy, I became a subversive.

But how could I reconcile continual war, wiretapping, unanswered 9/11 questions, torture, rendition, terrorism, the loss of freedom, police brutality, news suppression, the bailouts, evaporation of the public option, a toothless financial reform, no real audit of the Federal Reserve, BP’s constant lies, political bribery, uncharged war criminals and corruption beyond belief? My country was disintegrating, how could I do nothing ?

The End Of Poverty? Trailer from Cinema Libre Studio on Vimeo.

THE END OF POVERTY? is a daring, thought-provoking and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land and other natural resources as well as in forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies – in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries. THE END OF POVERTY? asks why today 20% of the planet’s population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate? Can we really end poverty under our current economic system? Think again.

Purchase the DVD here:

Green Blooded: Vermont at a Crossroads

Ten Days, Ten Years

Green Blooded: Vermont at a Crossroad from Teo Zagar on Vimeo.

Produced by Christopher Piana & Teo Zagar
Music by Bow Thayer

Ten Days, Ten Years: Slovenia’s War for Independence from Teo Zagar on Vimeo.

A teaser for the award-winning feature-length documentary about Slovenia’s secession from Yugoslavia

Ethan Allen Rides Again

US Empire: War Crimes, Genocide

…for Vermont Sovereignty and Independence. See http://earnestproductionsvt.org/ethan-allen/

Directed & produced by Kel O’Neill & Eline Jongsma. This short documentary was originally produced for the program Metropolis TV, VPRO, the Netherlands. Shot on the Canon HV30.

Special thanks to the Briar Hill Farm in Plainfield, Vermont, for allowing us to use their horse, Dykedale Duke.

The US War against the Lakotah.
Challenging us with stunning images, Aaron Huey relates the fight for survival on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Aaron began photographing on Pine Ridge Reservation as part of a story on poverty in America, but it has captured his passion for five years. A quintessential example of the failures of the reservation system, he and we cannot turn away from what we see at Pine Ridge.