Direct Action

Dirs. Ben Russell, Guillaume Cailleau. 2024, 212 mins. France, Germany. DCP. In French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles. American experimental filmmaker Ben Russell and French artist Guillaume Cailleau collaborated on this epic experimental work, which intricately details the processes of a French political eco-activist group. Set in the Notre-Dame-des-Landes commune in western France, where the collective plans and carries out its mission—termed ZAD (Zone to Defend)—to disrupt and discourage corporations and state entities from building on and destroying land, Direct Action follows the minutiae and daily efforts leading to the protest of a reservoir development. Cailleau and Russell’s award-winning film shows the bravery of taking a hard-liner stance against capitalist injustice.

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