Working with Naomi Klein
Avi Lewis talks about how working with Naomi Klein had its advantages in the making of The Take. He explains how international activists volunteered, and how community-oriented the film set became.
View ArticleLearning the ropes of documentary
Avi Lewis never expected that documentary filmmaking would be so different than TV journalism. Making a doc has its luxuries - such as working on a narrative until the money runs out. Avi talks about...
View ArticleWhere you come from
Avi Lewis talks about his family background. He was brought up in a political environment, and has always felt politically motivated to change how the world works.
View ArticleAvi Lewis Introduction
Avi Lewis introduces himself, and talks about being part of a new generation of activism.read more
View Article"Gustavo Benedetto: Presente!"
In December, 2001 Argentina faced a violent crisis with protests resulting against IMF-backed policies. Police killed 30 people throughout the country and 7 in Buenos Airs. Avi documents the story of...
View ArticleThe Take (Clip 1)
An excerpt from The Take showing that shaking ones fists in protest is not the only way to be an activist.
View ArticleRelationship With Workers
Upper middle class snobs curse workers on their way to work, but applaud them after watching The Take. Avi Lewis talks about building relationships between classes through film.
View ArticleThe Life of The Take
The Take can be used as a fundraising tool, a political tool, and reach a mainstream audience to take people places they haven't been before.
View ArticleAn opinion on Michael Moore
Avi Lewis talks about how Michael Moore's films make people feel, and why it is important to declare oneself as an activist filmmaker, and declare one's politics out front.
View ArticleNot a fly on the wall
Acknowledge your politics as a filmmaker, Avi Lewis says. Everyone has a point of view. Activist filmmakers are simply honest about their political perspecitive.
View ArticleThe New Impatience
Avi Lewis says chanting doesn't work anymore. He talks about "The New Impatience" which is about taking direct action to acquire the things you need to live.
View ArticleCriticism of the Take
Avi Lewis explains why the philosophy behind the worker's movement in The Take is not Marxist.
View ArticleThe Politics of Rice
Avi Lewis travels to Haiti to look at how the stories of politics, rice and the US are deeply interwoven. Avi Lewis, the former CBC host, has joined Al Jazeera’s rapidly growing English network as host...
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