Sat 8th November 2003 - Edinburgh Filmhouse, 12.30, Screen 1,

“OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER”
A film about the youth anti war movement in Edinburgh 2003 made by Edinburgh Youth Against War with Pilton Video.

This new documentary was made with and by a diverse group of teenagers in Edinburgh who were involved with the anti war movement earlier this year. Over 20 young people were given DV camcorders to document the unprecedented events of March 2003, when thousands of schoolchildren organised mass walkouts and took to the streets to protest against the war in Iraq.

This unique footage challenges the mainstream media myth that they were manipulated or misguided with insightful interviews and assertive and articulate commentary. It inspires respect and admiration for this new generation of activists.

It documents the politicisation of young people on a scale not seen for 30 years or more in the UK and shows how, outraged by the politicians’ false rhetoric and refusal to listen to the people, they decide to take matters into their own hands.

Pilton Video & EYAW for First Light Films, Film Council UK
28 minutes 2003

Screeened in combination with:
John Pilger's 'Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror' - a great documentary you may have seen on ITV recently. 50 mins.