Indymedia UK is set to screen the world premiere of a shocking hour-long documentary which unpicks the events surrounding the G8 Summit protests which took place in Genova (Italy) last July.
Timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the demonstrations the
film - titled Genova: Red Zone 'Whetever Force necessary - draws on over 160 hours of protest-based footage and includes much unseen material which gets behind the scenes helping to explain the brutality witnessed on the streets of the medieval Italian port city.
The film will be shown at The Ritzy in Brixton on Wednesday 24 July at 7pm and will cost £5. There will be a discussion after the film with the film-makers and some of the Indymedia UK collective.
The film took eight months to complete with much of the time spent
translating interviews from Italian into English, conducting new interviews with groups including Corporate Watch, Statewatch and Amnestry International and verfiying information for inclusion in the film.
"We are happy with the final product" explained one the DIY editing team. "Yeah, there are bits which could be tweaked but in essence it works. I was personally in Genova and I saw a lot of the carnage but I also witnessed incredible things like free food donations, street theatre, people from around the world, all-night discussions. Wierdly enough it was one of the most creative times of my life. We have tried to really convey that paradox and to utilise journalistic skills in the film-making process. We set out to make a film which would bring important issues to a new audience outside the 'activist ghetto' - we made a very consious effort not to create a piece of propaganda but allow the facts to speak for themselves. Nowadays, reality
is radical because there's so much happening".
In June a 'rough' version of the film was screened in key North American cities in time for a series of protests which occured around the latest G8 convention held in Calgary, Canada. The London screening will be the first major showing of the completed film in the world. There are also screenings in Bristol, the Big Green Gathering and the Glasgow Film Theatre.
Please contact  imc-uk-video@lists.indymedia.org for information on how to purchase a video and how to organise your own screening.
* Ritzy Cinema 7.30pm, Wednesday 24 July 2002. (Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW2. Buses: 2, 3, 35, 45, 109, 118, 133, 159, 196, 250, 322, 345, 355, P4, P5 Tube: Brixton). Tickets: £4. Ticket office: 0207 733 2229.
* The Watershed 7pm, Sunday 21 July 2002. (1 Canon’s Road, Bristol, BS1). FREE entry. Ticket office: 0117 927 6444.
* Glasgow Film Theatre 5.30pm, Sunday 28 July 2002. Tickets: Price through ticket office. Ticket office: 0141 332 8128.