The first film of the 8 week film and discussion series, Challenging Perceptions, curated by Eliza Stuart.
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One man’s remarkable journey from diplomat, to anarchist.
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We will be joined by Carne Ross on the evening of the 24th of April so you can ask him your own questions about his story following the film.
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Carne Ross was a career diplomat who believed western democracy could save us all. But after the Iraq war he became disillusioned and resigned from the government over its lies before the 2003 invasion. This film traces Carne's worldwide quest to find a better way of doing things - from a farming collective in Spain, to Occupy Wall Street to Rojava in war-torn Syria - as he makes the epic journey from government insider to anarchist.
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His extraordinary personal and political odyssey culminates in a remarkable encounter with new forms of democracy in the midst of war – in Rojava, Syria. A profound examination of the political and economic problems that confront the world.