Origin: Country Unknown | Documentary | Director: Iara Lee | 73 minutes

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Cultures of Resistance highlights the work of artists, musicians, and dancers in some of the most conflict-ridden places in the world who are committing their creativity to overcoming violence and injustice. From Iran, where graffiti and rap became tools in fighting government repression, to Burma, where monks acting in the tradition of Gandhi take on a dictatorship, to Brazil, where musicians reach out to slum kids and transform guns into guitars, and to Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, where photography, music, and film have given a voice to those rarely heard, Cultures of Resistance explores how art and creativity can be ammunition in the battle for peace and justice across the globe.

Featuring: Medellin Poets for Peace, Capoeira Masters from Brazil, Niger Delta Militants, Iranian Graffiti Artists, Women’s Movement Leaders in Rwanda, Lebanon’s refugee filmmakers, US Political Pranksters, Kayapó Activists from the Xingu River, Israeli dissidents, Hip Hop artists from Palestine, Saffron Revolution Burmese monks.

Full feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nai21x7114

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