Glass Bead Collective ::: Revolution For Your Mind

On April 19th 2007 a group of more than 50 people assembled in front of city hall to protest the new parade permit rules imposed by the New York City Police Department which make any unpermited assembly by more than 50 people illegal and makes anyone in the assembled group subject to arrest. The police beat up and arrested three demonstrators.

A 17 minute Documentary about the March 2007 NYC Critical Mass. Shot with more than 30 cameras the film follows the first critical mass bike flash mob held under the new NYC parade permit rules that prohibits citizens from assembling in groups of more than 50 people without getting previous authorizion from the police department.

The web page for the film is here. This film shoud be watched in very high quality and in full screen due to the fact that split screen/split perception effects are used throughout the piece and it is very hard to understand what is going on when watched on a small screen and with a lot of artifacts. You will find links to high quality downloads of the movie on the film page.

A Documentary about anti police brutality protests in NYC that followed the murder of Sean Bell by NYPD the morning of his wedding.

Part one focuses on the march on December 16, 2006 and gives some context through interviews of people on the street.

The second part of the film deals with the march on wall street on december 22, 2006. This part was partially shot with immersive 360 degree camera and focuses on police surveliance of demonstrators at the march.

You can download the full film (both parts) by clicking here (275mb download)

Brad Wills Vigil
an immersive depiction of vigil for Brad Will - an IndyMedia Journalist killed by Mexican security forces in Oaxaca on October 27th, 2006.

Our Country
An eight minute collage of the Anti-War Protest in Washington DC from September 24th to September 26th, 2005. Created as part of "Blacked-out Media" show produced by New York Indymedia. Screened on Free Speech TV in October 2005

Mandate?
A half-hour documentary by Indymedia Video and the Glass Bead Collective, focuses on resistance at the January 20th inauguration of George W. Bush. The film presents the issues behind the re-election of Bush and the reaction from protestors to the most expensive inauguration in US history.

Watch This!
A free one-hour documentary, Watch This! is a multi-perspective meditation on the nature of political and creative dissent and the government's response in a post 9-11world.

Part 2: March for Justice

stop shopping day flashmob
A short piece about a FlashMob on November 28th, 2003 in front of K-Mart at Astor Place in NYC.