Documentary series will explore fundamental issues of human
existence from an anti-authoritarian/anarchistic perspective. Films will
be released for free online.
Rather than dealing solely with the surface manifestations
of our societal problems, Anarkos will dig right down to the roots; at the same
time it will offer a positive vision for the transformation of society.
Estimated number of entries in the film series will be 16
titles, each about one hour in length, released about one per month over a
period of just over one year. Though the films will be designed as
a series, they will also be self-contained (i.e., viewable as single entries).
Initial fund-raising effort will allow for the creation of
approximately the first eight titles; a second fund-raiser would be conducted
eight months hence to complete the second half of the series. The first
entry will be released about three months after the end of the first
fund-raiser.
TRAILER
Most of the interview subjects will be self-identified
“anarchists”; however, left-Marxists, democratic socialists and academics of
various political stripes will also be included. Subject matter will be
of interest to all people regardless of political affiliation.
Approximately ten percent of the interviews have already
been conducted; a few snippets of these discussions have been included in the
Anarkos pre-trailer. Among those interviewed so far: Noam Chomsky, Howard
Zinn (interview conducted a few months before his passing), Michael Albert,
Richard Heinberg, Russell Means (Oglala Sioux Activist), John Trudell (Poet;
Activist, American Indian Movement), Sharon Smith (Subterranean Fire), Andrej
Grubachic (Anarchism: The Revolutionary Movement of the 21st Century), David
Abram (The Spell of the Sensuous), Glen Ford (Black Agenda Report), Alfie Kohn
(No Contest: The Case Against Competition; Unconditional Parenting), George
Ritzer (The McDonaldization of Society), Christian Parenti (The Soft Cage),
Carole Pateman (The Sexual Contract) and others.
Here are the some of the topics we intend to
explore. A more expansive version of this outline[.pdf/0.37MB]
is available at Anarkos.info
The Philosophy of Anarchism - The Paradox of
“Libertarian Socialism”: Reconciling Autonomy & Community. Cooperation
& Competition. Horizontalism vs. Hierarchy. Direct Democracy
& Consensus Decision-making vs. Representative Democracy &
“vanguardism”. DIY Together: Mutual Aid & Voluntary Association.
Antecedents to “Anarchism” - The Taoists. The Stoics.
The Plebians. The influence of indigenous societies on European philosophers.
Anarchism as a "Frontier Philosophy." The development of
anarchist philosophy by figures such as Stirner, Proudhon, Kropotkin, Bakunin,
Tolstoy, etc.
Anarchist Anthropology - Paleoeconomics. A study
of social organization amongst hunter-gatherer societies, indigenous peoples,
and stateless societies in general. Darwin & Kropotkin (revisited).
The Evolution of Hierarchy & Proto-Capitalism - Agriculture
and domestication. Primitive Accumulation. Division of labor. Patriarchy
vs. Partnership. The Labor Theory of Value. The “Social Contract”. The
“Free Market”. The development of primary states. The Witch
Hunt. War. Slavery. Genocide. Mechanization - Humans as "cogs in a
machine". Authoritarian Technics. Scientific Management.
Behaviorism. Luddites. Urbanity. Normality. Alienation. Anomie.
The Liberal State - Radicals in the English, French,
and American revolutions. The Constitutional Convention of the United
States. The Anti-Federalists. Bureaucracy. The Evolution of the
Police. Law & Disorder. The “Soft Cage”. Prisons
& Punishment. The Panopticon. Colonialism to Cold War via World
War[s] & Anti-Colonialism.
Communism - The bureaucratic "communist"
state. Marx vs. Bakunin. The suppression of left-marxists and
anarchists under Communist regimes. The Mahknovists in Russia, the
Shengwulian in China, left-Marxists in Germany. The “Third World” &
The Third Position. The Collapse of Communism. The Fourth World, Anarchism,
& Indigenism.
Modern capitalism - Wage Slavery. Wealth Creates
Poverty: Widening Economic Disparity & Capitalist Cannibalization.
Neoliberalism & Economic Colonialism. Right-“Libertarianism”. Money
& Banking. Resource Extraction, The Great Anthropogenic Extinction Event,
& Other Ecological Crises. Social Breakdown. Modern Warfare. Infowar
& Psyops. Capitalism as Collective Suicide.
Anarchism in Action Throughout History - Historical
manifestations of anarchism under entrenched hierarchy. From The
Secession of the Plebs to The Münster Rebellion; from the “Diggers” to the
Paris Commune; from the “Wobblies” to the Spanish Anarchists; from the Yippies
to MOVE. Postmodern Rebellion: From Zapatismo to Anonymous.
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Nature vs. Nurture - Birth as a Rite of Passage: The
“Medical Model” and the Maligning of Midwifery. Child-Rearing & Education.
Inventing the Child: Tell These Stories to Your Children. The Continuum Concept
& Attachment Parenting. Unschooling. Nuclear Families and Intentional
Communities. State Tactics Against Communalism: The Policing of
Parenting. Indian Schools, ADD/ODD, & The War on Kids. Rugged
Independence vs. Loving Interdependence.
Work or Play? - Participatory Economics.
Workplace Democracy. Anarchist critique of the division of labor at home
(often along sexist or classist lines). Black Market and Fringe
Economies. Social Capital. Gift Economies. In Praise of
Leisure. Beyond Work.
Social planning - Direct Democracy. Consensus
Decision-making. Modified Consensus. Dunbar's Number: Questions of
Scale in the Matter of Consensus-based Collectives. [Semi-Porous]
Borders: The Flight of Capital & The Struggle of Migrant Workers.
Architecture/Anarchitecture. Aesthetics. Technology. Synergy.
The “Situationist City”. None Are Free Until All Are Free & Nothing
About Us Without Us: Working Models of Solidarity, Not Charity.
Anarchy and Art - Berlin Dada. Surrealism.
Situationism. Pseudomymity, anonymity, and collectivism in returning “art” to
the commons. Free culture.
Ecology - The Subversive Science. Eco-Spirituality. The
Web of Life vs. The Evolutionary Ladder. Deep ecology. Lessons from
Indigenous Societies. Human Ecology: Food Production & Population Growth.
Permaculture Farms. Animal Liberation. Earth Liberation.
Positive Models Today - Indigenous Support Networks.
Design Anarchy: The Revolt of the Creative Class. From Free Software to Free
Culture: Data Pirates in the Information Age. Food Not Bombs & Food Not
Lawns. Permaculture. Freegans, Freecycling, and Urban Foraging. CopWatch.
Radical “Mental Health” Networks. Workplace Co-Ops. "Tribal"
Businesses. Community Supported Agriculture & Urban Gardens · Recuperadas
& Autogestion · Squats, Occupations, Temporary Autonomous Zones,
Intentional Communities, Etc.
Tactics/Strategies/Advice/Conclusions - [TBD] ...As the
film project nears completion, the intention is to develop Anarkos.net using
one of many decentralized Free/Libre Open Source social-networking platforms,
like Friendica or DIASPORA*, to produce an online hub for anti-authoritarian
affiliation. Along with hosting an extensive bibliography, discography, and
filmography of all the resources utilized in developing the film series, this
website could become a focal point for skillsharing and organizing efforts
among the innumerable "anarcho-adjective" activists who presently
spend more time seeking to express their differentiation than they spend on
uniting via their commonalities.
The Anarkos Crew -- Scott Noble
Scott Noble is a writer, director, and documentary
filmmaker. In 2008, Noble founded Metanoia Films with the explicit goal
of producing socially-conscious & educational video media to be
disseminated for free via the Internet. His films have since received over a
million views online.
Christopher Simpson, Professor of Communication at American
University, has stated that his work represents a "revolutionary
development in documentary filmmaking", and that “ideally, his films would
be featured in every library in the country.” John Stauber, founder of
the Center for Media and Democracy, has said that he is "brilliantly and
fearlessly pioneering the new filmmaking" and that his films "fan the
flames of people-powered revolution".
Noble’s film Human Resources was described as a
"masterpiece" (David Ker Thomson, University of Toronto) which
"diagnoses the 20th Century" (Stephen Soldz, President, Psychologists
for social responsibility). His film Lifting the Veil came in at
the #5 spot on Films for Action's Top 100 Paradigm-Changing
Documentaries. His most recent work, The Power Principle was described by
the editor of Information Clearing House as "Probably the best film ever
made about American foreign policy".
For further enquiries, Scott can be contacted at dmacab9@hotmail.com
The Anarkos Crew -- *gasparin
El fantasma amigable, *gasparin, has worked as a
professional photographer, freelance photojournalist, and web developer for
nearly 20 years. A born anarchist -- wild before having the words to express it
-- *gasparin has been deeply involved in major struggles for socio-economic
& environmental justice for his entire adult life. A class war
correspondent, on the frontlines of anarchist-inspired resistance movements in
the Americas and elsewhere as a participant in "the movement of
movements".
This 'career' as an art-activist & media activist spans
the entire lifetime of the widely-known Indymedia project, from its inception
in 1999, to the present-day.
An autodidactic anarchist historian & ethnographer,
fully immersed in the subculture of postmodern rebellion; *gasparin is
"embedded" in a unique position to contribute to making this project
a reality.
His most recently published work appears in a similarly
ambitious project spearheaded by Italian anarchists & autonomists who have
attempted to tell the complete story of the ultimate anarchist graphic design
-- the history of "the circle-A" and its evolution over time. [A-cerchiata:
Storia veridica ed esiti imprevisti di un simbolo; Eleuthera; 2009 ... edited
by Gli Iconoclasti -- The Iconoclasts]. In this extremely
"visual" & most comprehensive study of anarchist symbolism ever
produced, *gasparin's photographs illustrate the musings of contemporary
"anarchist" graphic designers and authors, like Kalle Lasn (editor of
Adbusters and Design Anarchy) and Wu Ming 1 (co-author of Q, Manituana, etc.)
For further inquiries, contact *gasparin directly by
emailing: gasparin@riseup.net.
Final Words
In order for this project to swiftly move beyond the
planning stage, we need numerous individuals, of relatively modest means, to
offer financial support. Any amount is appreciated and will contribute
towards the final work. The more funding we receive, the more episodes we
will be able to produce. With a documentary subject of such long & varied
historical and cultural scope, there is really no end to the depths at which
this culture could be explored.
Although we assume that the majority of contributors will be
sympathetic to anarchist philosophy, it should be repeated that the series
would be of interest to anyone wishing to explore alternate modes of social
organization.
No particular strain of anti-authoritarian thought will be
held up as the superior model.
Collaboration will be encouraged at every level. A major
goal of the project will be to "crowdsource" the films' contents as
much as "crowdfunding" the production... to paint a thorough &
accurate picture of contemporary anarchist-inspired movements and the
individuals who sustain these movements.
Presentation will not be a dry academic exercise but a
fluid, visually rich and entertaining production that will appeal to relatively
apolitical viewers as well as academics and activists.
The goal is to produce the most comprehensive study of
anti-authoritarian philosophy ever committed to film.
Thank you.
Anarkos Media - anarkos.info
The Metanoia Group - metanoia-films.org
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