Toronto is burning * HotDocs show film about the financial crisis >>> Casino Jack and the United States of Money

[HotDocs.ca, text: Sarafina DiFelice] “The story of how Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff rose to power and subsequently fell from grace is fascinating enough as a study in the disruptive power of money and how it so effortlessly undermines the American democratic process. But by plucking out the scandalous events surrounding Abramoff, including million-dollar swindle schemes, mob-style murder, and trips to the Marianas Islands to interfere with international labour laws, this spy-like drama is almost too bizarre to be believed. (more…)

Blog news * Courts Ping Pong on the Belo Monte Dam Project * The Devil Operation Film Website Now Online

About the FDCL blog on realeyz.tv - the news here is that our posts (1-2 per week) will be available in the future in German only and in English if the source material is in that language. Based on the experiences gained since starting the blog in mid-February, it has become clear that translating all blog postings is not realistic.

Setback for Belo Monte  – the Brazilian Courts Feuding… (more…)

We spy with our little eyes …

Photo credit: from La Republica (Issue of March 27, 2010) - snapshot showing the backend of the car used by Marco Arana’s ‘chaperon‘

… could be the motto of the Peru’s police force (Policía Nacional del Perú - PNP). In any case, their official motto is “Dios, Patria y Ley” (God, Fatherland and Law). Like any law enforcement agency, they like keeping an eye on things. At the end of March 2010, Marco Arana got another taste of what it’s like to be watched.

Ok, he’s already used to being followed. But that was back before he became politically involved, when he was still a priest who fought together with GRUFIDES activists for the rights of small farmers in the region. Farmers who were in conflict with the Yanacocha mining company over water and land rights (= their sustenance). (more…)

Devilishly Delicious Film Moments

… will be served in Toronto at the end of April.  The HotDocs are coming up… hot documentaries in the festival format.

It’s hot in hell, where the devil does his deeds and HotDocs is the perfect festival for the world premiere of The Devil Operation, the new documentary from the Peruvian film studio Guarango. This time as a coproduction with  Quisca and directed by Stephanie Boyd. It’s playing in the competition section of the Canadian Spectrum. (more…)

The Devil Operation | New film by Guarango/Quisca + Trailer

Father Marco, a humble priest from Cajamarca, in Peru’s northern mountains, is being followed. A private investigative firm is filming and photographing the priest’s every move; their meticulous reports are code-named “The Devil Operation.”

“Nov 2nd, 5:00 am” – Coverage of “Hell” (Father Marco Arana’s office) begins.

“Nov 2nd, 7:00 am” – “El Diablo” (Father Marco) arrives at his office.

“Nov 2nd, 7:10 am” – El Diablo gives mass. (more…)