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Five INSPIRING Films of People Power and Democracy Overthrowing Fascism, June 27 – August 1

Charlie Chaplin’s The  Great Dictator is a bold,  award-winning satire  that mocks Hitler and  Mussolini, delivering  a powerful anti-fascist  message at the outbreak  of WWII—Hollywood’s  only prewar film to  openly ridicule the  Axis leaders, (USA 1940).

Five INSPIRING Films of People Power and Democracy Overthrowing Fascism, June 27 – August 1

NO is based on Chile’s  1988 referendum, where citizens, defying  fear and repression,  voted to end Pinochet’s  15-year dictatorship.  A bold campaign and  mass mobilization led  to a historic victory  that helped restore  democracy, (Chile 2012) .