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FREEWAVES 9th Biennial Festival of Film, Video and New Media: How Can You Resist?
With more than 150 works of video, film and digital media addressing
the question How Can You Resist?, LA Freewaves hopes to engage
the public's growing skepticism about commercial media and
create a consensus for change beyond the outcome of the 2004 presidential
election. With this in mind, we have expanded our reach to include
artists from Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, China and the
Middle East.
Resistance has many incarnations in this year's festival.
Some of the works take us on an intimate journey through addiction,
sexuality, and suffering; while others challenge us to consider
such politically-charged issues as security, paranoia, and moral
culpability in a time of war.
Unlike previous Freewaves festivals, all of this year's events
will be concentrated in downtown Los Angeles. We hope that by drawing
attention to the local debate surrounding downtown's transformation,
Freewaves can help people recognize the interconnectedness of struggles
taking place throughout the world.
