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Films
made by 1986-2002 The
Earth is Crying Five
hundred years after Columbus, four Native Americans 'discover' the
Netherlands and visit a nuclear power station, an anthropological
museum, a zoo and a peace camp. With Leslie Marmon Silko, Floyd Red
Crow Westerman, Bill Wahpepah and John Graham. 1986, 75 minutes, Dutch, English
It
is Killing the Clouds A
Confrontation between Aboriginal Dreamtime and Westerner's Dream of
Progress. In 1988, non-Aboriginal Australia celebrates 200 years of
European settlement. Aborigines rally in protest, but their voice is
lost in the media reports. What prevents Westerners from understanding
Aboriginal culture? Where did the two grow apart? The film suggests
that a major difference is that the Western tradition disenchanted
nature. Man placed himself outside and above nature. A new work ethic
evolved, which holds the belief that 'labour sets one free'. Rather
than nature, technology is our new realm of the sacred. As French
philosopher Jacques Ellul says in the film: 'Technology is intolerant,
it only accepts itself. All myth, all wisdom, is being eliminated.' It
is Killing the Clouds is a poetic quest for meaning in our time. 1992, 150 minutes, Dutch, English
The
Betrayal by Technology: A Portrait of Jacques Ellul 'Technology
forces us to go faster and faster. One does not know where one goes.
The only thing that matters is the speed.' French philosopher Jacques
Ellul has analyzed modern Western society on basis of the premise that
technology has become an autonomous, all-determining factor. In
1950, Ellul finished his manuscript La Technique ou l'enjeu du siècle
(The Technological Society), his seminal analysis of the way
technology shapes every aspect of society. As contemporary thinker, he
was strongly influenced by Kierkegaard, Marx and Barth. After a live,
in which he wrote close to fifty books, Ellul died in the summer of
1994, at the age of 82. The
team of ReRun Produkties visited Ellul in 1990. During five subsequent
days, long interview sessions were held with him in his old mansion in
Pessac. The Betrayal by Technology is one of the very few existing
filmed recordings of Jacques Ellul speaking. 1992, 54 minutes, French, Dutch, English
Twijfel aan Europa (Questioning
Europe) Ton
Lemaire is a Dutch anthropologist/philosopher who left the Netherlands
seven years ago to start a new way of life in southern France as
organic farmer. Ton Lemaire and his partner live almost completely of
their own grown food. They use hardly any mechanical or electrical
facilities. In this film, Lemaire explains why it was impossible for
him to stay in the Netherlands and what his view is on the current
ecological and spiritual crisis of the West. Western man, believing in
perpetual progress, has set all his hopes on the future. And because
of that, he has sacrificed much knowledge and many traditions. This
means, that in case the industrial system would collapse, he could be
standing with empty hands. For Lemaire it is of utmost importance that
archaic cultural elements, which have been set aside by the dynamic of
progress, are regained in time, to help correct the course our culture
is taking at the moment. 1996, 50 minutes, Dutch
The
Call of the Mountain. Arne Naess and the Deep Ecology Movement On 1500 metres above sea level, on the slope of the mountain Hallingskarvet, stands "Tvergastein', the cabin of Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess. In his life he has spent nearly 12 years in this hut, where he wrote several books and essays on philosophy and ecology. In this film, Naess tells about the concept of 'deep ecology', which was first introduced by him in 1973. One of the basic tenets of deep ecology is that nature has a value in itself, apart from its possible use value to humans. Next to being a famous mountaineer, Naess has been a longtime activist in the environmental movement.
De Vloek van Pavlov (Pavlov's
Curse) In 1998 ReRun released its first feature film. The theme of this film is the conflict between a nature park officer and a quaint farmer about the creation of new wetlands so that the otter can be re-introduced in the Netherlands.
Boerenkost
(A Farmer's Meal) A
documentary film on an inspiring Dutch organic farmer in the Flevo
polder. The film shows the fight of farmer Gerrit Marsman against EU
policies, the production of genetically modified food, the use of
pesticides and growth hormones, and - on the other hand - his struggle
to upkeep his crop and livestock diversity to provide shelter and
employment to refugees and to support peasants in the South. 2000, 50 minutes, Dutch
De
eikenboom in de tuin (The Oak Tree in the Garden) "In our Western society, Zen acquires a different face," says Zen master Jiun Hogen.
Blankenham Impression
of different generations in a former seaside village, that has become
part of the mainland after parts of the IJsselmeer were turned into
land. 2002, 30 minutes, Dutch
Kinetisch
Noord ('Kinetic North') During
two years, ReRun Produkties has registered the developments regarding
a former ship wharf in Amsterdam. AT this place, a group of artists
settled to raise an artists' community, with support of the Amsterdam
Town Council. 2002, 30 minutes, Dutch |
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Cooperation projects Oorverdovende stilte (Deafening
silence) With
Kink Productions. Documentary on the impact of low-level flying
exercises of the Dutch Air force above the Innu, an indigenous people
of hunters in the Canadian provinces Newfoundland and Quebec. 1997, 45 minutes
Slow
Poison With
Alternatieve Konsumentenbond. On the harmful effects of the use of
pesticides in the cotton agriculture in India, and the organic
alternative. 2001, 25 minutes
Slinger
in de woestijn (A garland in the desert) With
Sinc Producties. On children's playground in Amsterdam Oost, where
children of many different cultural backgrounds play together 2001, 30 minutes
Portrait of Palestinian development aid worker Amin Amin With
IKON Television. Amin Amin is a Palestinian refugee in Holland.
Currently he works as development aid officer in Kazachstan. 2001, 30 minutes
Spelen
tussen de kogels (Playing between bullets) Through
a moving theatre play, a Palestinian theatre ensemble on the Gaza
Strip tries to express what it means to live under daily occupation. 2002, 30 minutes |
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