Accidental Anarchist
Synopsis
This film traces his journey across the globe as he tries to answer the question so many people today are asking themselves – isn’t there a better way?
For Carne there is. Anarchism offers a solution to the brutalities of Capitalism and the dishonesties of Democracy. It offers a world where people have control over their own lives. From the protesters of Occupy Wall Street, to an anarchist collective in Spain, to Noam Chomsky, the grand old man of anarchism himself, Carne finds people who are putting the theory into practice. His journey eventually takes him to one of the most dangerous places on earth: Syria, eight kilometers from the front line with Isis, where a remarkable anarchist state has risen phoenix like from the flames.
A powerful film about one man’s epic journey from government insider to anarchist.
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 84 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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John Archer, Clara Glynn 1st Feature
- Producer
- John Archer, Clara Glynn
- Executive Producer
- Alex Gibney, Nick Fraser
- Editor
- Berny McGurk
- Screenwriter
- Carne Ross
- Director of Photography
- Neville Kidd, Dirk Nel
- Sound
- Kuz Randhawa
- Composer
- Paul Leonard Morgan
- Principal cast
- Carne Ross, Noam Chomsky
- Film Images
- © Hopscotch Films
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Hopscotch Films
Film City Glasgow401, Govan Road
Glasgow
G51 2QJ
Sales Company
Film Constellation
2nd Floor11 - 13 Charlotte Street
London
W1T 1RH
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