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Je lutte donc je suis
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Wikipedia article
'Je lutte donc je suis' (French: 'I fight therefore I am') is a documentary film about social and political struggles in Greece and Spain, realized by Yannis Youlountas, in September 2015, in France. The title is made from the aphorisme of the philosopher Ren Descartes 'Cogito ergo sum' (I think therefore I am). Although it was not distributed by any mainstream company, it has had a very large success, and has been shown to numerous theaters, festivals, in France and in Europe.Jean-Luc Le Roux [http://www.letelegramme.fr/cotesarmor/cinema-crise-grecque-le-regard-de-y-youlountas-24-10-2015-10824060.php Crise grecque : le regard de Y. Youlountas ], dans 'Le Tlgramme', 24 octobre 2015, consult sur letelegramme.com le 29 mars 2016[http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/dinan-22100/dinan-le-cinema-met-un-coup-de-projecteur-sur-lecologie-4080088 Dinan. Le cinma met un coup de projecteur sur l'cologie ], dans 'Ouest-France', 7 mars 2016, consult sur ouest-france.fr le 29 mars 2016[http://jeluttedoncjesuis.net/spip.php?article16&lang=fr jeluttedoncjesuis.net] It received two awards. The film is available under a Creative Commons license.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97HTxo20c-E Youtube]
Synopsis
* Type: documentary
* Format: 16/9
Speakers
People speaking play their own role.
* Diego Caamero, Andalusian activist and trade-unionist.
* Gabriel Colletis, professor of economy at Toulouse 1 University Capitole.
* Juan Manuel Snchez Gordillo, Andalusian politician, mayor of Marinaleda, trade-unionist, and professor of history.
* Anglique Ionatos, Greek singer.
* Stathis Kouvelakis, professor of political philosophy at the King's College of London, previously member of SYRIZA central committee.
* Dimitris Papachristos, Greek journalist, member of the November 1973 insurrection against the Colonels dictature. .Fabien Perrier, [http://www.liberation.fr/planete/2015/09/18/face-a-la-gauche-divisee-la-deprime-des-pro-syriza_1385728 Face la gauche divise, la "dprime" des pro-Syriza ], dans 'Libration', 18 septembre 2015, consult sur Liberation.fr le 29 mars 2016"
* Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek actor and singer, opponent of the Colonels dictature.
* ric Toussaint, co-founder the international network of the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt and coordinator of the Commission for the Truth on Greek debt in 2015.
Festivals
* 12th festival Terres de rsistances, Martigues, 36 September 2015
* Festival Rencontres AD HOC, Mirabel et Blacons, 913 September 2015
* Festival du Livre et du film, Mouans-Sartoux, 2-4 Cctober 2015
* 5th festival du Documentaire Politique et Social, Merlieux, 78 November 2015
* 15th festival Cinma Mditerranen, Brusels, 411 December 2015
* 7th festival of anarchist and activist films, Chambry, 1617 January 2016
* 3rd festival Terre et avenir, Salon-de-Provence, 2027 January 2016
* Festival Mmoires de Rsistance, Digne-les-Bains, 27-30 janvier 2016[https://www.humanite.fr/9eme-edition-du-festival-memoires-de-resistance-digne-les-bains-du-27-au-30-janvier-597283 'L'Humanit'], 27 janvier 2016
* Festival 1,2,3 Soleil, Chteaubriant, 28 February-7 March 2016
* Festival Diversit, Bourgogne-Franche-Comt, 23 March-8 April 2016http://www.poleimage-franche-comte.org/festivals-evenements/diversite , consult le 7 avril mars 2016
* 8th festival de Saint-Martin, St-Martin-de-Valamas, 25 March-5 April 2016
* 10th festival cin d'ATTAC, Mont-de-Marsan, 29 March-2 April 2016[http://www.sudouest.fr/2016/03/29/mont-de-marsan-le-festival-cine-d-attac-s-ouvre-ce-mardi-soir-2315916-3452.php Mont-de-Marsan : le festival cin d'Attac s'ouvre ce mardi soir], dans 'Sud-Ouest', 29 mars 2016, consult sur sudouest.fr le 29 mars 2016
* 10th festival du film antifasciste, Reims et pernay, 318 May 2016
* Festival Origines, Vernoux-en-Vivarais et Valence, 3 June-3 July 2016
* 20th festival of Resistances films, Foix, 816 July 2016[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/05/24/2350438-le-cinema-social-fait-de-la-resistance-pendant-le-festival.html Le cinma social fait de la Rsistance pendant le festival], dans 'La Dpche', 24 mai 2016, consult sur ladepeche.fr le 25 mai 2016
* 7th international festival for direct democracy, Thessalonique, 79 September 2016
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Popular success
On 21 August 2015, the film is shown to the public for the first time, during a projection for the 600 members of the 52nd congress of the Freinet Pdagogie in Aix-en-Provence, in south of France. It gets a warm welcome, so that the congress adopts the slogan 'I fight so I am', and the newspaper l'Humanit uses this for its frontline.
On 2 April 2016, the film received the award 'Cin d'ATTAC 2016'[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP-rDHXkng0 Un film engag qui plait aussi la jeunesse !] (Grain de sable d'or) Mont-de-Marsan.
On 19 April 2016, the film is shown during the Nuit debout movement in Nmes.
On 4 October 2016, the film received the award "Solidarity film" from the Human Rights Ligue in Orly.
Gallery
File:Constantine et Amour.jpg| Constantine and Amour, two young girls from the film, at Fourfouras (Crete)
File:Fragkos.jpg|Fragkos, a personage from the film, at Paleia Roumata (Crete)
File:Kriti l'insoumise.jpg|Kriti, a personage from the film, at Paleia Roumata (Crete).
File:Tag Je lutte donc je suis en Castillan.jpg|Tag 'Lucho luego existo' (Spanish), at Jerez de la Frontera (Andalusia)
File:Tag Je lutte donc je suis en grec.jpg|Tag in Greek, at Chania (Crete).
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