The Power Principle – An Interview with Scott Noble
Interview with Scott Noble by Soldiers for the Cause, a Veterans group set up in support of Occupy Wall Street ------ Scott Noble is the director of several acclaimed and politically charged documentaries, including Psywar, Human Resources and Lifting the Veil. His documentary on Occupy Wall Street, Rise Like Lions, took the #1 spot on Films for Action’s Top Ten Occupy films. His latest, The Power Principle, takes on the American empire, with emphasis on the Cold War period. We sent him a few questions. Here are his responses. ----- Your film “Rise Like Lions” charts the history of the Occupy Wall Street movement. What drew you to Occupy? ----- Well, I should probably begin by stressing that my opinions are likely to be more “radical” than much of your readership. The Occupy movement is made up of a very diverse crowd, ranging from “liberals” and “libertarians” who desire to reform the system while keeping most of its institutions intact, to “radicals” who wish to completely transform the institutions themselves. I fall into the latter camp. Ken Knabb, author of “The Joy of Revolution”, has called Occupy “the most significant radical breakthrough in America since the 1960s.” One can hope. The important thing is that people ...
“Rise Like Lions” To Be Screened At ‘Reel Work Labor Film Festiva’l In Santa Cruz
Thursday, April 26 7 pm CSUMB University Center, Seaside RISE LIKE LIONS (Scott Noble, 2011, 97 min) Occupy Wall Street and the seeds of revolution in its own words. A 5 minute film on Occupy Monterey will also be shown at this event. Speakers: Panel with local Occupy-ers Sponsors: California Faculty Association, Students for Quality ...
‘Lifting the Veil’ Rated #5 on Top 100 Paradigm Changing Documentaries
"Film offers us a powerful tool to shift awareness and inspire action. It offers a method to break our dependence on the mainstream media and become the media oursleves. We don't need to wait for anyone or anything. Just imagine what could become possible if an entire city had seen just one of the documentaries below. Just imagine what would be possible if everyone in the country was aware of how unhealthy the mainstream media was for our future and started turning to independent sources in droves. Creating a better world really does start with an informed citizenry, and there's lots of subject matter to cover. Our country has to come to terms with the true history of the United States. It has to learn about basic ecology. It needs to understand some basic truths about peak oil and the monetary system, the truth about capitalism and governments. Our society needs a new story to belong to. The old story of empire and dominion over the earth has to be looked at in the full light of day - all of our ambient cultural stories and values that we take for granted and which remain invisible must become visible. But most of all, we ...
Rise Like Lions Rated #1 Occupy Wall Street Film
Rise Like Lions Rated ‘Top 10 World Changing Documentary’
Films For Action rated Rise Like Lions as the #4 most 'world changing' documentary for 2011. ...
V-RADIO interview with Scott Noble
V-RADIO set out to get an interview with Scott Noble, the filmmaker of the film “Psywar”. Psywar is an excellent film about the power of propaganda, public relations and advertising to influence and therefore control mankind.