Fight the Power: Protest in Film (1980’s)
A film by Mark Cousins
This is the story of how brave filmmakers spoke truth to power. American independent director John Sayles talks exclusively about these years. In Beijing we discover the blossoming of Chinese cinema before the Tian’anmen crackdown. In the Soviet Union, the past wells up in astonishing films, and in Poland the master director Krzysztof Kieslowski emerges. With Ronald Reagan in the White House and Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street, the 1980s were the years of protest in the movies.
Technical Information
- Production Year
- 2011
- Country of Production
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
Past Screenings (since April 2nd, 2009)
- Sunday, Nov 11, 2012
- 11:30am
- Saturday, Nov 10, 2012
- 11:30am
See showtimes for all currently scheduled films.

