Occupy Love

Occupy Love

Austrian premiere
Velcrow Ripper
CA, 2012, 95 min
Language
English OV
Co-presented by
Attac Graz
Wednesday June 5th - 20:30

From the Arab Spring to the European Summer, from the Occupy Movement to the global Climate Justice Movement, a profound shift is taking place: humanity is waking up to the fact that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning. The old paradigm that concentrates wealth in the hands of a privileged few is collapsing. Endless growth on a finite planet cannot be sustained. The resulting crisis has become the catalyst for a profound transformation: millions of people are deciding that enough is enough - the time has come to create a new world, a world that works for all life.

Woven throughout the moving, action oriented backbone of the story, is a deep exploration of the heart of the movement, the meaning of love, and concrete examples of just what “another world” could look like. With a great cast of visionaries on alternative systems of economics, sustainability, and empathy, including Naomi Klein, Jeremy Rifkin, Bell Hooks, Charles Eisenstein and Bill McKibben, Occupy Love imparts a tremendous sense of empowerment in its look at a revolution rooted in direct democracy and shared power.

“Visually stunning, politically incendiary, audaciously inspiring. Occupy Love is a masterpiece!” - Ethan Cox, Rabble