Video Activism

Many pressure groups such as Green-peace and Amnesty International commission short films to gather evidence that supports their cause and at the same time create powerful videos that they hope will shock the population and gain their support.

Greenpeace are an organisation funded by donations from the public. Some of the money that they receive they use to create documentary films which they hope will inspire more people to donate and/ or act on an issue that they are trying to the raise the profile of. The following short film is and example of a video commissioned by Greenpeace about the government spending what they claim to be vast amounts money on unnecessary military defense projects.

Trident: In The Firing Line from Greenpeace UK on Vimeo.