Deadly Dust (Todesstaub) & With the Lincoln Brigade in Spain - UK Film Premiere
London Socialist Film Co-op at the Renoir Cinema
13th November
11 am (tickets available from 10:30am on the day - no advanced booking)
Deadly Dust:
In a science-based documentary, we accompany Prof Gunther, epidemiologist and specialist in tropical diseases, and his expert colleagues as they explore the effects of depleted uranium ammunition used in Iraq, Kosovo and Bosnia, though banned by the Hague and Geneva Conventions. Winds can carry them clear across our planet, leaving behind a path of destruction. The surge in post-war birth defects indicates an epidemic of reproductive abnormalities.
With the Lincoln Brigade in Spain:
Internationally acclaimed photographer Cartier-Bresson filmed the Brigade, which had emerged in response to the US policy of non-intervention. Drawn from all walks of life and thought to be the first military unit commanded by a black officer, the volunteers trained alongside Spanish troopes and became known for their bravery. In 2010 the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archive discovered, restored and re-released this cinema treasure.
Post film discussion led by:
Rae Street, CND Council member and active in the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons
John Green, former documentary filmmaker
Helen Graham, Professor of Modern European History at Royal Holloway University
The Renoir Cinema
Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AW
Tube: Russell Square (Piccadilly Line)
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