Reykjavik Rising- Sunday Film Night!
Sun 17 May
|Zoom Call
Popcorn? Friends? A mind-shattering documentary about the critical state of our modern world? - What a dreamy Sunday evening! At Radical Restart we'll be hosting an open film screening every Sunday - this week we are watching ‘Reykjavik Rising’- come along!
Time & Location
17 May 2020, 19:00 – 22:00
Zoom Call
About the Event
In the digital age our generation has grown up with film - its gone from being the new thing to literally everywhere and is by far the most popular form of media. At Radical Restart we love films - we love the way they bring stories to life, give us glimpses into completely different realities and well you do look a bit weird eating popcorn while reading the newspaper...
In October 2008 Iceland was hit with one of the biggest financial disasters any nation in the world had experienced. In response, citizens took to the streets creating what is now known as the “Pots and Pans Revolution”.
In response to widespread media silence and a growing global trend towards people-led movements, this documentary explores how and why the people of Iceland resisted the measures imposed by their government following the crisis of 2008 and how they forced their government…