Free films during the day
The War on Democracy
Dir: Christopher Martin & John Pilger 2007/UK/96mins
Award winning journalist John Pilger examines the role of Washington in America's manipulation of Latin American politics during the last 50 years.
With or Without Fidel
Dir: Ishamahil Blagrove 2008/UK/59mins
With Or Without Fidel is a ground-breaking documentary that features Cuba�s leading politicians, intellectuals and dissidents, who debate the future direction of the island�s 48 year-old revolution.
Palestine Blues
Dir: Nida Sinnokrot 2006/Isr/72mins
What is left for Palestinian farmers who learn that in 24 hours the Israeli Army will confiscate their lands for the construction of the wall? What do people do when their very survival is threatened by one of the world's most powerful armies? Palestine Blues tells the story of a village's confusion and resistance, their daily victories and wrenching defeats.
An Independent Mind
Dir: Rex Bloomstein 2008/US/68mins
Rex Bloomstein tackles our most basic right � freedom of speech � and assesses how far individuals in different countries will go in order to preserve it.
Evening film events
In Prison My Whole Life
7.30pm | Screen 2 | Price: �7, or �5.50 for 6 Billion Ways attendees
Followed by a Q&A with film-maker William Francome, Kim Manning-Cooper from Amnesty International and producers Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli.
This film follows 25 year old William Francome�s investigation into the arrest of Mumia Abu Jamal, famed death-row prisoner and award-winning Black Panther journalist, arrested on the same day William was born. Francome engages intellectuals, writers and musicians in an effort to expose the truth about justice in America for black activists in general and Mumia in particular.
Dir: Marc Evans 2008/UK/90mins
Che (part two)
7.30pm | Screen 3 | Price: �7, or �5.50 for 6 Billion Ways attendees
After helping overthrow the dictatorship in Cuba, Guevara moved on to foment revolutions in Africa and South America, eventually being captured and killed by counter-insurgency rangers in the mountains of Bolivia, backed by the CIA. Starring Benicio del Toro.
Dir: Steven Soderbergh 2008/US/126mins