Le désordre du monde
From the Classical Era to the dawn of modernity, we understood “economies”—in such varied disciplines as theology, mathematics, arts and literature or biology—to mean good, complex and well-reasoned arrangements…As so many seeds that we sow, we reaped a concept that was turned on its head under the effects of management, capitalist stewardship and productivity-driven ideologies. Nothing can withstand these forces: intensive agriculture kills the soils it depends on, growth and development destroy territories on enormous scales before repeating the exercise on even larger terrains, management sciences grind up consciousness to better exploit it. And documentary filmmakers captured it all, with the hope of inciting a collective moment of lucidity. Alain Deneault Philosopher
Alain Deneault is a professor of philosophy at the Shippagan Campus of the University of Moncton and a member of the Collège international de philosophie in Paris. His essays focus on managerial ideology, the sovereignty of private powers and the history of the polysemous notion of economy. He is the author of *Bande de colons*, *Gouvernance* et *La Médiocratie* (Lux), a series of pamphlets on the economy (*L’Économie de la nature*, *L’Économie de la foi*, *L’Économie esthétique*) and has written several essays on multinationals and sovereignties of convenience published by Écosociété and Rue de l’échiquier, of which *De quoi Total est-elle la somme ?* (2017).
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California Company Town
_California Company Town_ casts a probing, clear-eyed gaze at the landscape of California towns abandoned by the industries that created them—onetime boom-towns now haunted by the twilight of the American promise.
The Dispossessed
An impressionist journey that sheds light on the daily strife of the world’s hungry farming class. In this era of industrialized agriculture, across the globe, people who produce food are paid less than almost any other profession. Part _cinema vérité_, part essay, this film examines the mechanisms by which farmers are falling into a somber cycle of despair, debt and dispossession.
His Master's Voice
The titans of 12 major companies talk directly to the camera about power, hierarchy, trade unions, strikes, and self-management. Filmmakers Gerard Mordillat and Nicolas Philibert asked these captains of industry to select their own locations for filming, where the men were allowed to speak in uninterrupted long takes. In effect, the titans hang themselves with their ruthless, cold-blood comment...
Work Hard, Play Hard
Work Hard, Play Hard is a documentary about modern management methods and the redesign of work spaces. To all apparences, teleworking, open spaces and flexible work hours are leading to more flexibility, always with an eye toward greater productivity. The corporation human resources and the architects , who design the office buildings, are optimistic. Offices now look like comfortable hotel lob...
Notre pain quotidien
To have the right to live by "earning a living" as one earns salvation, to "convert" as one would to a religion, to "get promoted" and rise to the heavens... Yes, but beneath our work, our lives are lived. Colette, Anaïs, and Manuel deliver a story about the physical, psychological, and social marks left on us by our work, and what that says about our living conditions today. Here, we find no c...
California Company Town
_California Company Town_ casts a probing, clear-eyed gaze at the landscape of California towns abandoned by the industries that created them—onetime boom-towns now haunted by the twilight of the American promise.
The Dispossessed
An impressionist journey that sheds light on the daily strife of the world’s hungry farming class. In this era of industrialized agriculture, across the globe, people who produce food are paid less than almost any other profession. Part _cinema vérité_, part essay, this film examines the mechanisms by which farmers are falling into a somber cycle of despair, debt and dispossession.
His Master's Voice
The titans of 12 major companies talk directly to the camera about power, hierarchy, trade unions, strikes, and self-management. Filmmakers Gerard Mordillat and Nicolas Philibert asked these captains of industry to select their own locations for filming, where the men were allowed to speak in uninterrupted long takes. In effect, the titans hang themselves with their ruthless, cold-blood comment...
Work Hard, Play Hard
Work Hard, Play Hard is a documentary about modern management methods and the redesign of work spaces. To all apparences, teleworking, open spaces and flexible work hours are leading to more flexibility, always with an eye toward greater productivity. The corporation human resources and the architects , who design the office buildings, are optimistic. Offices now look like comfortable hotel lob...
Notre pain quotidien
To have the right to live by "earning a living" as one earns salvation, to "convert" as one would to a religion, to "get promoted" and rise to the heavens... Yes, but beneath our work, our lives are lived. Colette, Anaïs, and Manuel deliver a story about the physical, psychological, and social marks left on us by our work, and what that says about our living conditions today. Here, we find no c...
