As Chavez is still off Bush's Christmas cards list, it's worth seeing this film for some background info:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074958/
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
DIRECTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY
KIM BARTLEY AND DONNACHA O'BRIAIN
IRELAND, 2003
74 MINUTES
IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
HUGO CHAVEZ ELECTED PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA IN 1998, IS A COLORFUL,
UNPREDICTABLE FOLK HERO, beloved by his nation's working class and a
tough-as-nails, quixotic opponent to the power structure that would see
him deposed. Two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential
palace on April 11, 2002, when he was forcibly removed from office.
They
were also present 48 hours later when, remarkably, he returned to power
amid cheering aides. Their film records what was probably history's
shortest-lived coup d'état. It's a unique document about political
muscle and an extraordinary portrait of the man The Wall Street Journal
credits with making Venezuela "Washington's biggest Latin American
headache after the old standby, Cuba."
Some awards:
Jury Award, Best Documentary, Malaga Int'l Film Festival (Spain)
Needle Award, Seattle Film Festival (USA)
Le Prix George du Beau Regard International, Best Documentary,
FID Marseilles Film Festival (France)
Best Feature Documentary, Galway Film Fleadh, (Ireland)
The David Wolper Documentary Film Grand Prize, for Best Documentary,
2003 Wine & Country Film Festival (USA)
1st Prize, Best Documentary, 3 Continents Film Festival, (South Africa)
The Silver Hugo Award, Chicago International Film Festival, (USA)
24th Durban International Film Festival, Best Documentary
eThekwini Film Award
'KITE' Award for Best Documentary,
2º Festival Internacional de Cine para la Infancia y la Juventud,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Best Documentary, 16th Seagate Foyle Film Festival, Northern Ireland
'Special Mention' from the International Jury of the
44th Festival dei Popoli, Florence Film Festival
Milagro Award for Best Latino film, Santa Fe Film Festival, USA
Best Documentary, International Documentary Awards (IDA’s), USA
Global Television Grand Prix, Banff 2003 Television Festival
Best Social and Political Documentary, Banff 2003 Television Festival
Golden Nymph Award, Monte Carlo
Golden Link Award, EBU European Co-production of the Year
Best Documentary, Prix Italia 2003
Best Documentary, ESB Media Awards
Overall Award for Best Journalism, ESB Media Awards
Best International Documentary, Grierson 2003: The British Documentary
Awards
Best Newcomer Award, Grierson 2003: The British Documentary Awards
Pretty impressive
Being shown at the Synergy Centre's film night this Thursday 9th March
6pm: Real 2 Reel
http://www.real2reel.co.nr
Reclaim Love
http://www.o-i-l.net
8pm: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
http://www.chavezthefilm.com
10pm: Network
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074958/
220 Farmers Road, London SE5
www.thesynergyproject.org