The internet was abuzz late Saturday night with speculation that Anonymous — the decentralized hacker collective — had successfully disabled the Minneapolis Police Department website, in retaliation for the murder of George Floyd. 24 more words
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“We dance in the streets because we don’t have anywhere to go now.” There is much that sticks and stutters and loops in the mind after watching “Dark City Beneath the Beat,” a bright, ebullient and simultaneously seething musical documentary dedicated to the Baltimore club scene, but that’s the line that lingers longest. An apparent…
The untimely death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis law enforcement officers has prompted global protests in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. 34 more words
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After another day of unrest on the streets of New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday morning tapped two City Hall insiders to lead a review of the New York Police Department’s conduct during protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. 14 more words
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Lady Gaga took to her social media platforms to express her anger over the senseless killing of George Floyd while calling Donald Trump “a fool, and a racist.” Gaga joins Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Billie Ellish who have also called on fans to make a change. 13 more words
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YouTuber Jake Paul came under fire after a video emerged on Twitter of him being around looters in an Arizona mall on Saturday night. The YouTuber posted videos to his Instagram story showing him protesting outside and facing police officers who threw tear gas toward him. 12 more words
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Amid widespread protests against police violence across the United States, political leaders took to TV Sunday morning to call for reforms and grapple with the outbreaks of violence that have dominated news coverage of the demonstrations. 22 more words
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has announced the city will continue its 8:00 p.m. curfew on Sunday night. “When times demand it, strong steps are required to bring peace back to our city, which is why I enacted, as heavy a decision as it was, a city-wide curfew,” Garcetti said. 8 more words
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Undermine Beneath Canada’s Ghost Towns was the winner of BEST DOC CHARACTER at the March 2020 Documentary Film Festival in Toronto.
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?
Frank Schlichting: It was made to promote what I was doing to get on TV
2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short?
Some of it was from videos I had made on YouTube so several years.
3. How would you describe your short film in two words!?
Crazy steep!
4. What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film?
Computers and bureaucracy
5. What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?
I thought it was awesome that I could show people thousands of miles away what it was like underground in an abandoned mine.
6. How did…
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