Sun, Sep 26, 3pm, Depicting Revolution: ICE (1969)

Depicting Revolution
Sun, Sept 26, 3pm, 2021
ICE (1969) Robert Kramer • Drama • 128 min

https://watchbeem.com/cowatch/ice-1969

Free Screening & Discussion:
“An underground revolutionary group struggles against internal strife to stage urban guerilla attacks against a fictionalized fascist regime in the United States. Interspersed throughout the narrative are rhetorical sequences that explain the philosophy of radical action and restrain the melodrama inherent in the thriller genre.”

“A film that has gained hugely with the passage of time. It may not ‘explode in people’s faces like a grenade’ or ‘open minds like a can-opener’ as Kramer has stated he wished it to, but there’s no doubt that it stands alone as a sympathetic, frequently brilliant ideological thriller. Dealing with urban insurrection and armed revolt by the youth of America, Kramer’s film occupies intriguingly shifting territory between documentary and science fiction. The result is a unique testament to the political consciousness of a decade. Kramer constantly astonishes with his ability to draw performances and find images that fix this particular consciousness with unnerving precision. It is beautifully shot in black-and-white.” – TIME OUT MAGAZINE

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Panelists:

 

Peter Kuttner is a Chicago filmmaker, activist, and cameraman. He is known for his early socially-conscious documentary films that touch on topics such as opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, gentrification of Chicago, racism, and social class.

 

 

Terrence Thompson is a 29 year old Chicago-bred filmmaker and educator. Through feature films, television and short-form work, he seeks to interrogate patriarchy, anti-capitalism, and interpersonal relationships through a Black and inclusive lens. In 2019 he was a finalist in the “WeScreenplay Diverse Voices” writing competition for his un-produced pilot “Street Lights”, which was endorsed by The Black List in June of 2020, and selected for the OTV 2020 Filmmaking Fellowship.