Bougainville - Life After the War

Spent an inspiring Sunday afternoon with Clive Porabou, Mekamui (Bougainville) filmmaker and musician, at a viewing of his documentary After The War. The event was hosted in Melbourne by Pax Christi.

Papua New Guinea Mine Watch's Jemima Garrett interviewed Clive recently: New doco says mining not necessary on Bougainville

It's nearly 4 years since we first met and made this video:

Mekamui Message: No More Mining, No More Bloodshed from Kevin Rennie on Vimeo.

The original post, for Th!nk About It #3: Developing World, has details: Mekamui Message: No More Mining, No More Bloodshed

I'll update this when After The War is available online.

The Gatekeepers: Israel "Winning the Battles, Losing the War" Film Review

My film review of The Gatekeepers: Israel "Winning the Battles, Losing the War" at the Cinema Takes blog.

When we were in Jordan last month (Aug 2013) we spoke to a Palestinian who lives and works there. He had gone to an Israeli university before moving to Jordan. He remarked that if they did not have enemies, they would tear themselves apart. His comment reverberated after watching Dror Moreh's documentary The Gatekeepers

Black Humour from Inside Syria

Syria Inside is looking for support for its movie of the same name. Donations or other help greatly appreciated.

Not sure about it - check out their website and watch the video below:

'Syria Inside is a black comedy movie - assembling the most tragic stories and the most funny creative productions from Syrian activists and artists.
Presented in a new technology "Syrian 3D" and with the typical unique Syrian black humour.
You will get an insight to what humans are able to do - both good and bad - that let you see yourself in a different light.

The producers Tamer AlAwam (Syria) and Jan Heilig (Germany) decided 2011 to collaborate in a production full of unbelievable hilarious situations.
In August 2012 Tamer was shot in Alleppo /Syria in the middle of the production. The Syrian webshow-producers WithYouSyria and the German producer decided to finish the project.'

You can donate here.