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Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation

In response to the attempt to "shock and awe" Iraq into submission, Deep Dish TV put out a call to artists, filmmakers and editors to create this powerful series. Each of the 12 programs contains segments produced by different artists and activists, collaged together by the program editors.

The iconic image for the series is Picasso's Guerinica. His agonized, chaotic images of that townsuggest the death and destruction suffered by the people of Iraq under two U.S. invasions, 12 years of sanctions and military occupation. The Guernica mural was created to protest the fascist destruction of that Basque town during the Spanish Civil War. Images from Guernica have been recurring icons in many of the anti-war protests around the world.

"No, painting is not made to decorate apartments. It's an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy."
Picasso



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The Real Face of Occupation

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Brandon Jourdan, Jacquie Soohen, Chris Belcher
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: Iraq
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Peace Studies
CatalogueNumber: 03266

What does the U.S. military occupation of Iraq looks from the other end of the gun barrel. Part One of a twelve part series on the war in Iraq.

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Standing With The Women of Iraq

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Larilyn Sanchez, Persheng Vaziri
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: Iraq, United States, Canada
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Peace Studies, Sexuality Studies, Social Movement Studies, Women's Studies
CatalogueNumber: 03267

Iraqi women's passionate statements of resistance to U.S. occupation are intercut with actions by Code Pink, Women in Black and others who have been at the forefront of protests against the war in the U.S.

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National Insecurities

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Jason Da Silva
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: U.S,
Subjects: Political Science, Middle East Studies, Civil Liberties, Crime, Law, and Justice
CatalogueNumber: 03268

In the wake of 911 the U.S. government launched a 21st century pogrom against Arabs and Muslims in the U.S, inflaming racial and religious hatreds and fears.How have people responded.

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The Art of Resistance

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Molly Snyder Fink, Persheng Vaziri
Editors: Molly Snyder Fink, Larilyn Sanchez
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: U.S.
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Media Studies, Peace Studies, Social Movement Studies, Women's Studies, Art and Literature, Iraq
CatalogueNumber: 03270

Picasso responded to the fascist takeover of Spain in the 1930s with his famous painting Guernica. Artists today are responding the the U.S. occupation of Iraq and domestic repression with music, murals, street performance, comedy, cartoon animations and giant puppets. This program is also available with Spanish subtitles.

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Dance of Death

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Mark Read
Editors: Mark Read
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: Iraq, U.S.
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Media Studies, Peace Studies, Social Movement Studies, Iraq, International Relations
CatalogueNumber: 03271

The American military in Iraq: lambs led to slaughter or centurions for the Empire? Either way, U.S. troops are locked in a deadly interaction with the people of Iraq. This program is also available with Spanish subtitles.

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Erasing Memory

The Cultural Destruction of Iraq

Production Year: 2004
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Suzy Salamy
Editors: Suzy Salamy
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: Iraq, Baghdad
Subjects: Middle East Studies
CatalogueNumber: 03273

In the wake of the U.S. invasion, the military stood by and watched the destruction of the museums and archives of Iraq, the oldest treasures of human civilization. Millennia of history were bombed, looted and destroyed, and with them much of the memory and culture of Iraq,

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Globalization At Gunpoint

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Kareem Farooq
Editors: Kareem Farooq
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: Iraq, U.S.
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Globalization Studies, Peace Studies
CatalogueNumber: 03274

The military occupation of Iraq has enabled the U.S. to enforce privatization of the Iraqi economy, in effect, selling off Iraq's assets to foreign investors. A look at the challenges to privatization.

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Empire and Oil

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Brian Drolet, Satya Colombo, Veronica Davidov
Editors: Satya Colombo, Veronica Davidov, Larilyn Sanchez
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: Iraq, U.S., Iran
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Economics, Globalization Studies, Peace Studies
CatalogueNumber: 03276

Modern empires run on oil, and controlling these resources is key to the domination of potential rivals. This program examines the recent history of the Middle East and the Iraq War in relation to the desire of Western powers to control its petroleum resources, "the greatest strategic prize in history.”

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Channels of War

The Media is the Military

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: DeeDee Halleck, Matt Pascarella
Editors: DeeDee Halleck, Matt Pascarella, Larilyn Sanchez
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: Iraq, U.S., England
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Media Studies, Peace Studies
CatalogueNumber: 03277

The mainstream television networks have fanned the flames of war, and have profited from doing so. This program looks at how the U.S. corporate media has sanitized our field of vision.

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Baghdad

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Dario Bellini
Editors: Dario Bellini
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Locale: Iraq, Baghdad
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Peace Studies
CatalogueNumber: 03278

A lyrical, moving and disturbing video montage of the American invasion and occupation of Iraq.

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Resistance At Home

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: Jeff Taylor, Asif Zula
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Peace Studies
CatalogueNumber: 03279

Millions of Americans have said NO! to the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the larger Bush agenda of clampdowns on free speech, increased spying on citizens and the elimination of civil liberties.

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The World Says NO To War

Production Year: 2005
Runtime: 28:00
Producers: DeeDee Halleck, Georgina Aymerich, PEDRO VALIENTE
Editors: DeeDee Halleck, Georgina Aymerich
Series: Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation
Subjects: Middle East Studies, Peace Studies
CatalogueNumber: 03280

Documents the massive protests of tens of millions of people throughout the world in opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Sounds and images from 16 countries show passionate and creative reactions to militarism and occupation.

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