Phil Butland
Phil Butland is a socialist from Bradford, Northern England. He founded the Berlin LINKE Internationals and is now active with The Left Berlin and Sozialismus von Unten (SvU). Alongside his political activities, Phil is the curator of the CinePhil Berliner Film Blog
Should film be political?
“Cops regularly and routinely had intimate relationships—and even planned children—with unwitting activists.”
15 February 2003: The world stands up against Bush’s Iraq War
11 February 1990: Release of Nelson Mandela
How equipped is a film backed by Hollywood royalty to speak up for Gaza?
25 January 2011: Revolution in Egypt
"Even when there is the worst kind of repression, it's laying the seeds for opposition"
“A lot of our narrative as non-white people is rendered invisible”
15 January 1919: Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht are murdered
Are we really experiencing a surge in Left Wing violence?