Film Screening: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

cork | miscellaneous | event notice Tuesday May 04, 2010 13:35 by Eric - WSM solidaritybooks at gmail dot com

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, also known as Chavez: Inside the Coup and La revolución no será transmitida (Spanish title), is a 2003 documentary focusing on events in Venezuela leading up to and during the April 2002 coup d'état attempt, which saw President Hugo Chávez removed from office for several days.

With particular emphasis on the role played by Venezuela's private media, the film examines several
key incidents: the protest march and subsequent violence that provided the impetus for Chávez's ousting, the opposition's formation of an interim government headed by business leader Pedro Carmona, and the Carmona administration's collapse, which paved the way for Chávez's return.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised was directed by Irish filmmakers Kim Bartley and Donnacha Ó Briain. Intending to make a fly on the wall biography of Chávez, the pair spent seven months following the president and his staff and conducting interviews with residents. Shifting focus as the coup unfolded, Bartley and Ó Briain filmed the violence on the streets and political upheavals at the presidential palace. Running Time: 74 minutes.

Film Screening: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Thursday, 6th May, 8pm in Solidarity Books.