In November, one or the other of the corporate candidates will win, and then, as always, it will be what the people do, not the politicians, that counts.
A video report on the protests that occurred in connection with the Democrat and Republican National Conventions, Ground Noise & Static is a manifesto. We went to Denver and St. Paul to take the pulse of the movement. Corporate media would cover the platitudes and posturing of the politicians, we were interested in something else, a story hidden in plain sight, captured in the now-classic street chant, “This is what democracy looks like.”
Ground Noise & Static is a joint effort of Franklin López of subMedia.TV and PepperSpray Productions. It is the direct result of a wonderful collaboration with many indymedia-style activists and journalists who all pitched in for the common good and success of their various efforts to tell their “Unconventional” stories.
Want to book a screening. Simply download or buy the DVD and list here. If you would like to host the filmmakers as speakers send a message to the email address below.
Get “Ground Noise & Static” on DVD for $15 US (postage paid) and screen in your community.
Screening Dates
2009
April 22nd – 8:00 pm – Saint Petersburg FL
Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave
Sponsored by St. Pete for Peace
April 25 – 5:00 pm – Seattle
The Social Justice Film Festival
Grand Illusion Cinema
2008
October 14th – 7:00 pm Bellingham – FREE*
Western Washington University VU 565 a/b/c
October 18th – 7:30 pm Montreal – $5.00 (suggested)**
Montreal Independent Media Center,
2035 St-Laurent, 2nd floor (metro St-Laurent)
October 20th – 8:00 pm Atlanta – FREE**
Eyedrum – 290 MLK Jr. Dr. SE
October 23rd – 7:00 pm Los Angeles
L.A. Indymedia Event
KIWA Cultural Education Center (map)
October 25th – 9:00 pm Vancouver – $5-$20 slding scale ***
Media Democracy Day Benefit Show
VIVO Media Arts (map)
October 29th – 8:30 pm Toronto **
Studio 404 – Not Found
263 Adelaide S. W. studio 404 (map)
November 1st – 7:30 pm Kingston **
AKA Autonomous Social Centre
75 Queen St (map)
November 3rd – 7:00pm Tacoma ****
University of Puget Sound
November 5th - 7:00pm Tacoma ****
Tacoma Main Branch Library
December 1st 7:00pm Ithaca**
GhostCat co-op 514 N. Aurora St.
Free admission, donations accepted
December 2nd 6:00pm Rochester**
310 Arnett Blvd. (Arnett Branch of the Rochester Public Library)
Sponsored by Rochester Indymedia
Free admission, donations accepted, refreshments provided
December 3rd – 7:00pm Troy, NY **
The Sanctuary for Independent Media (FLIER)
3361 6th Avenue in North Troy
$10 suggested donation
Dec 4th – 7:30pm Brooklyn **
The Change You Want to See Gallery
84 Havemeyer St, at Metropolitan Ave
L to Bedford, G to Metropolitan, J/M/Z to Marcy
Complete directions: http://www.hopstop.com
December 5th – 7:00pm Tacoma ****
King’s Bookstore
December 6th - 7:00pm Houston
Rice Cinema
Rice University, Entrance #8 (University & Stockton)
Sponsored by Houston Indymedia
Donations apprecited.
* Franklin López of subMedia and Lambert Rochfort and Ariel Wetzelf of Pepperspray Productions present for Q and A
** Franklin López of subMedia present for Q and A
*** Joe LaSac, Lambert Rochfort and Ariel Wetzelf of Pepperspray Productions present for Q and A
**** Joe LaSac of Pepperspray Productions present for Q and A
Ground Noise & Static Music by:
Music for Paranoid People
John Sheehy
“Unstopabble” MP3 Download
“End of the Road” MP3 Download
Omar Torres
Denki
I had no idea… I stumbled across Ground Noise & Static on Miro. Thank God I did… I have been wandering through this madness for years wondering why no one else noticed that we had been sold. I was beginning to question my fucking sanity… the corporate media hid a very promising factor … there are others… Thank God.
No seeds on the torrent sadly but once I get it I will be able to seed 24/7 and distribute. There is still a long road ahead but at least we are mobilizing.
http://anarchiststrategy.blogspot.com/2008/10/elephant-in-room.html
That shit rocked.. I mean who are them guys?? I can’t find them with a google lyrics search… whats up with that?? for really someones gotta tell me, who is doing the music? When they all ganged up on me I kicked their collective ass! That song is a rocken.
McCain &Affiliates Attempting Our Murders. McCainattacks(dot)blogspot(dot)com;
thefreedomfellowship(dot)blogspot(dot)com/2008/10/mccain-linked-to-cross-border(dot)html Using FBI to Attempt Our
MURDER to Silence Protests of McCain Lobbyist Northwest Airlines Vicious
Profiling Attack Upon My mother and I – Many Attempts At kidnapping/Murder
in Cross Border Collusion here in Canada-Northwest =top 2 clientelle of McCain Legal Council& Official McCain Campaign Airline carrier PLEASE SPREAD!
Can someone please seed the torrent for this? Please?
Sorry – seeding now
whats the song at the end? “we are unbeatable” or whatever. and where can i find it?
There’s a link to the track below the screening listing.