Theme: War & Imperialism
While the bombs are falling over Libya, we put focus on war and imperialism with the movies of this month. Maybe these movies will provide food for thought as well as insight regarding the potentially frightening development in North Africa and the Middle East?
The Trap - We Will Force You to be Free
This documentary argues, among other things, that the invasion of Iraq was followed by the enforcement of one particular ideal of freedom on Iraq, an act that actually must be understood as a strategy of domination. “We Will Force You to be Free” is part of a BBC series on control and different perceptions of freedom made by Adam Curtis, and is both educational and cool.