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The Fourth World War (2003)  A documentary that explores globalization by intertwining voices and experiences from five movements worldwide, including the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, the movement in India against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank policies, and the Brazilian Landless Peasants Movement. Web Sites:   Selected Works Film The Fourth World War (2003)
9.11 (2001) Storm From the Mountain (2001) Breaking the Bank (2000) This is What Democracy Looks Like (2000) Black and Gold (1999) Showdown in Seattle: 5 Days That Shook the WTO (1999) Zapatista (1998) Accomplishments Richard G. Rowley co-founded and directs Big Noise Films, a global, underground, web-based video distribution network. He is also a co-founded and collective member of Independent Media Center, which has established more than 60 media centers in 22 countries, bringing technology and production tools to under-supported communities.
Education 1999 BA candidate, Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Web Site News January - February 2005 Richard Rowleys documentary The Fourth World War
has finished a 50-city American tour. The film explores globalization by
intertwining voices and experiences from five movements worldwide,
including the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, the movement in India
against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank policies, and
the Brazilian Landless Peasants Movement. www.bignoisefilms.com August - September 2004 Rick Rowleys documentary The Fourth World War continues
to screen
nationally and internationally, including at the 3 Continents Film
Festival in South Africa, the Ismailia Festival for Documentary in
Egypt, and the Vilnius Documentary Festival in Lithuania. After
premiering during the Republican National Convention at Anthology Film
Archives in New York, it took Best Picture at the Atlanta Underground
Film Festival. The film examines globalization through the
experiences of five movements in five continents, including the
Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas and the movement in India against the
International Monetary Fund. June - July 2004 Rick Rowleys
documentary The Fourth World War continues to screen in various national
and international venues, and will have its East Coast premiere during the
Republican National Convention at Anthology Film Archives in New York in
August. The film examines globalization
through the experiences of five movements in five continents, including the
Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas and the movement in India against the
International Monetary Fund. He is
currently in Iraq and Palestine reporting for Democracy Now and filming a new
project. Interview What is your daily creative work schedule? Making films is schizophrenic work. Its different phases force us to become different people. When we shoot, we try to be quick and quiet and become a part of the rhythm of the world we move through. When we edit, we live alone, cut 18 hours a day and sleep next to the computer. When we finish a film we are loud and cocky. |
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