Irrepressible, unstoppable, the Projectile Anarchist Film Festival returns for its 4th year. We'll be watching, talking about and listening to: Chiapas; Ethel MacDonald; current struggles; punk rock; animal rights and queer-electro. We'll also be having a wee chat via a live webcast with one Noam Chomsky...

Projectile returns for the 4th annual festival of anarchist film, culture and politics. As a revolutionary bonus, Projectile 2008 will run for four days over the Bank Holiday Weekend May 23-26.

Why Projectile?

In a world being consumed by an economic system that lines the pockets of rich and powerful elites, propped up and perpetuated by  governments whether they be western liberal, dynastic, religious, or state 'socialist' dictatorships, most of us have pondered how this deeply polarised situation has come to pass and what ways of escape are open to us.

For sure it's a mighty tough nut to crack, and a question that is as old as the hills. But anarchism is an ideal with its emphasis, not as is often misunderstood, on chaos or snot filled punk nihilism, but on fundamental changes in society from the grass roots up, where both rank and file and community make real democratic choices about how they work and how they live. Where people are liberated from poverty on the one hand and from working themselves into the ground for some greedy sod on the other.

Anarchism isn't just about dreams and 'what ifs'. Anarchists have always been there whether its fighting against State Communism, Fascism or Capitalism, and have in some places for a short amount of time created something that has come close to a truly free and democratic society.

Projectile hopes to shed light on these ideas, struggles and histories, and go a little way to liberate anarchism in the UK from its current sub-cultural stale confines and impotent ideologues, and bring it out into the light of the day, as a set of ideas and actions that come tantalisingly close to what is needed if we are to achieve an equitable planet.

Packed with discussions, films, documentaries and music, highlights include:

Fri 23 May, 6.10pm, Chomsky on Anarchism - Webcast!

Fri 23 May, 10pm, Accoustic Gig: Alastair Hulett and Rob the Rub

Sat 24pm, 4.45pm, Talk: Paul Mason on the Paris Commune

Sat 24 May, 8pm, Anarcho Punk Gig: Oi Polloi!

Sun 25 May, 5.20pm, Cult French Film: Zero de Conduite

Sun 25 May, 8pm, GIG: Ramones Tribute Band

Mon 26 May, Fighting the Fash Workshops

Mon 26 May, 1pm, Excellent Film: Matewan from legendary Dir. John Sayles

Prices: weekend pass £25/£15; day pass £10. See prices below for individual events.

More detailed information per day below...