This Independent Short Film was made by a group of journalists concerned about freedom of expression in Venezuela. It includes footage never before seen outside of Venezuela and contains videoclips that date back to the year 2001.

It is presented here by the New York-based Human Rights Foundation (www.thehrf.org) as part of its Free RCTV campaign to document the Venezuelan government’s ongoing assault on freedom of the press in that country. We believe the test of democracy is freedom of criticism.

By direct order of the Venezuelan president, the last remaining nation-wide independent television station in Venezuela, RCTV, was shut down on May 28, 2007. We invite you to join us in saying no to censorship. Visit www.FreeRCTV.com to find out more.

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Originally posted 2008-10-08 00:00:59.

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I’ve seen this Independent Short Film many years ago, but it’s still interesting, and does qualify as a short film, even though the narrative is educational and not fictive in nature.

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Originally posted 2008-12-03 10:12:59.

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An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict. This Independent Short Film is creative and clever, in addition to being well-made.

In other news,  here are some recent articles about other ducumentary short films:

• popkitchen » Blog Archive » remnants of the black wave – Želimir Žilnik, who presented his documentary short films this week on UCL on the occasion of the Festival of Moving Image, was a prominent member of the movement. After making his feature Early Works, for which he received a Golden …
• Gillette UNCUT Film Series Features Tim McGraw : MusicRow – Directed by Danny Clinch, and executive produced by Greenlight Media & Marketing, the documentary short films provide viewers with unprecedented backstage access into the worlds of McGraw, will.i.am, Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 and the …
• Rooftop Film 2010 Summer Series | newmediafix.net – Show Title: FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY (short films) Short Blurb: One of the world’s leading documentary festivals presents short films from this year’s edition, including Cambodian karaoke with a social message, Taiwanese mountain watchers …

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Originally posted 2009-02-07 10:09:59.

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