Occupy Love 2013
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Nova Ami, Ian Mackenzie, and Velcrow Ripper
Directed by Velcrow Ripper
DVD , color, 84 min., English with English, French and Spanish subtitles
General Adult
Activism
Date Entered: 07/08/2015
Reviewed by James Gordon, University at Buffalo LibrariesDirector Velcrow Ripper marvels at the coming together of diverse groups of oppressed peoples encouraged by mass communications to organize into mass protests. Velcrow catalogs events that have been labeled the Occupy Movement. Interviews with participants in protests weave together with footage from the events. Velcrow is elated by the interplay of love, activism and power and how Occupy events affected him personally.
This movie is recommended for those seeking inspiration to become politically motivated. It is also for those studying what motivates activism and protest groups using the Occupy Movement example. A study guide is available from the movie’s website.
Part of the Fierce Love trilogy with Fierce Light and Scared Sacred.