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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.

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CBC Life and Times

CBC's special report on the Lewis family.

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Learning 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...

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The Take

The official The Take documentary web site.

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Where 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.

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Biography of Avi Lewis

AVI LEWIS, Director/ Producer, The Take  read more

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Avi Lewis Introduction

Avi Lewis introduces himself, and talks about being part of a new generation of activism.read more

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Naomi Klein

A portrait of Naomi Klein

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Avi Lewis

A portrait of Avi Lewis

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Avi and Naomi

Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein

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"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...

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The Take (Clip 2)

Have Argentinean workers "stolen" back the Zanon factory?

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The Take (Clip 1)

An excerpt from The Take showing that shaking ones fists in protest is not the only way to be an activist.

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Relationship 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.

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The 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.

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An 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.

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Not 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.

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The 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.

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Criticism of the Take

Avi Lewis explains why the philosophy behind the worker's movement in The Take is not Marxist.

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The 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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