» More images Mental-Rev Productions is dedicated to the production of edgy, visceral documentary that challenges American indoctrination and motivates people into action. Join us as we show a series of short films- followed by an early screening of “Struggle” and the premiere of “Equality”. All of which are followed by a discussion with those… Read more »
Archive for August, 2008
SHUTDOWN:
In the winter of 2003, as the US was building up to attack Iraq, people around the world responded with a series of the largest protests in history. In San Francisco, the response to the US’s illegal and brutal attack was a mass uprising that forced the police to declare the financial district shut down… Read more »
OpenScreening
Next open screening is August 21st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The theme for this month is LIFE and you can relate it in anyway. e.g. alterna-lifestyles/afterlives/internet life/ coming of age/changes(in your body?)/cosmos/gym memberships/culture shock/whatevs Not a filmmaker? Come and hang out with us anywayEnjoy the atmosphere, the art, the movies, the people, the refreshments Submissions: Label all tapes w/ name,… Read more »
The Last Hurrah of the Clementines
Late one night, a stranger knocks at the door of the Clementine residence (and laboratory ). Industriously sending eggs into outer space, sharpening knives, and engaging in higher mathematics, Mr. and Mrs. Clementine are suddenly called to live up to their vow: “We will harbor any fugitive, and ask questions later.” When later finally arrives, these… Read more »
Grizzly Road
It is estimated that 10,000 grizzly bears once roamed the Golden State. But in just 30 short years, the California Grizzly was on the brink of extinction, and in 1908, the last wild grizzly was recorded to have been shot. The call of Manifest Destiny for westward expansion sealed the great Grizzly Bear’s Fate and with… Read more »
Joyful Life/樂生
Lo-Sheng (Joyful Life) leprosy colony was established in 1930 on the Sinjuang hillside in the outskirts of Taipei, Taiwans capital. As many as 1,100 patients lived in Lo-Sheng. In 1954, Lo-Shengs isolation policy, which severely restricted residents civil liberties, was finally lifted. As a result, leprosy patients had the choice to remain, to leave, or… Read more »