Political Videos and Movies and Cartoons

A guide to Web Sites for those who want to change the world through vide and multimedia - left wing, right wing, middle of the bird - =====================================

Fresh from the Free Range Studio, their latest creation: BACKWARDS HAMBURGER! This one's posted up on YouTube. Learn what's behind the fast food facade in this funky cartoon chronicling the life of a hamburger in reverse. Free Range has teamed up with Participant Productions, makers of the upcoming film Fast Food Nation, to expose a nasty industry. This one will take you back-- back to the drive thru, back to the slaughterhouse, back to the cow.

George Bush... love him or hate him, you got to admit he is great fodder for parody and humor. Checkout this hilarious short flick - TooMuchBush

Would you like to have a body like Jesus? You never see a fat Christ. He always looks so toned, slim and trim. Check out this short flick from AtomFilms and see how you can be in the best shape of your life

This is a really cool - and very different type of online video contest - Pin the Tail on the Culture, Inc. announces a contest to find the most beautiful walker in the USA.

In an effort to support and promote the aesthetics of curvaceous beautifully walking women, the company will award three prizes to the best entries. (Note that we’re NOT saying beautiful walking women, but beautifully walking women—the face is irrelevant, only the walk is important.) The company will showcase all acceptable entries on the company’s contest website, http://www.poetryinmotion.info along with links to the contestant’s web address or email. When winners are picked in January 2007, they’ll be announced on the site. more

In this in-depth documentary, ordinary Americans who are active with the pro-war movement tell you the real reasons they support the war on Iraq and what they think is really motivating the people who are against the war. Entertaining, informative, and sometimes shocking, this video will give you new insight into what is causing the polarization of American politics.

Available Online for Only $3.99
Pro-Warriors: In Their Own Words - Total Running Time: 57 minutes

Dead Meat is a 25 minute short film which shows the reality of health care under Canada's socialized medical system: Canadians wait ... and wait ... and wait. ... And sometimes they die while waiting for free government health care.

On the Fence Films is working to create a new breed of political documentary which informs, entertains and considers different points of view one might not often encounter in The New York Times or on CBS News.

Mix a little politics, current events with some cool Latin tinged rap, and you get Alfa's controversial video "SI SE PUEDE!!!". Its all about the plight of undocumented workers in the US.

The Media That Matters Film Festival is the premiere showcase for short films on the most important topics of the day. Local and global, online and in communities around the world, Media That Matters engages diverse audiences and inspires them to take action.

From gay rights to global warming, the jury-selected collection represents the work of a diverse group of independent filmmakers, many of whom are under 21. The films are equally diverse in style and content, with documentaries, music videos, animations, experimental work and everything else in between. What all the films have in common is that they spark debate and action in 8 minutes or less.

If you are interested in what is going on in the world and how you can use video and film to help make a difference, you ought to check out the Schnews site, a radical activist newsletter from Brighton, UK. The site has some very interesting videos as well as links to a variety of activist organizations and causes.

Do you understand how the the American political process works? Do you understand how Congress figures out who gets what when it comes to splitting up the budget and allocating funds? Here is a tongue in cheek "education" piece from the Political Kitchen - Capital Hill Cupcakes

This might be the summer that people finally believe in Global Warming. You may have been one of the millions that sat through Al Gore's Slide Show slash Movie about Global Warming. Check out this funny little Greasy Global Warming video with Tipper and Al giving us the warning about how hot the planet is becoming. And where was Tipper in "An Inconvenient Truth"?

How would you define "American?" How would your family and friends? Is there something you want to say to people all over the world about your vision for

America

If you have a video or cell-phone camera, you can share your point of view on P.O.V.’s innovative new Web site, P.O.V.’s Borders | American ID,” www.pbs.org/pov/borders, and on Open Media Network (OMN), www.omn.org. more

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