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A documentary series offering in-depth anarchist analysis on a range of topics, themes and spaces of resistance. Intended to be watched in groups.

First Aired

2017-03-03
Last Aired

2020-04-10
Creator
Genre

Documentary, War & Politics
Seasons

1
Episodes

24
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

Keywords:

political activism protest educational anarchism

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Season 1

1. Killing the Black Snake: Behind the Scenes of the #NODAPL Struggle

The first episode of Trouble looks beyond the mainstream narratives surrounding the Standing Rock enca...More

The first episode of Trouble looks beyond the mainstream narratives surrounding the Standing Rock encampment to get a better understanding of some of the camp’s overlooked dynamics, including serious disagreements over which tactics to use to best stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.Less

29mins 2017-03-03

2. Bash the Fash: Confronting the Rise of the New Right

In the wake of Trump’s ascendancy to the US presidency, this episode analyzes the toxic mix of white n...More

In the wake of Trump’s ascendancy to the US presidency, this episode analyzes the toxic mix of white nationalism, Islamophobia, transphobia, misogyny, and anti-migrant hysteria that is coalescing into a movement that has, in turn, sparked more interest in anti-fascist organizing.Less

30mins 2017-04-28

3. Refugees Welcome: Creating Solidarity Across Borders

In this month’s episode of Trouble, anarchist media collective we interview a number of individuals fr...More

In this month’s episode of Trouble, anarchist media collective we interview a number of individuals from around the world who are helping to chart a course for the future based on living practices of solidarity and mutual aid, and who are invested in tearing down the physical and imaginary borders that seek to keep us divided.Less

34mins 2017-05-26

4. No Justice... Just Us: Movement Defense Against State Repression

In this episode of Trouble, we interview a number of individuals engaged in legal defence and prisoner...More

In this episode of Trouble, we interview a number of individuals engaged in legal defence and prisoner solidarity, and look at some of the ways we can begin to build movements that are more resilient in the face of state repression.Less

31mins 2017-06-23

5. You Are Being Watched: Movement Defense Against State & Corporate Surveillance

In Trouble #5 we bring you first-hand accounts of people dealing with snitches and undercover cops and...More

In Trouble #5 we bring you first-hand accounts of people dealing with snitches and undercover cops and how to navigate the brave new world of digital surveillance.Less

34mins 2017-07-28

6. Adapt and Destroy: Counterinsurgency and Social War

In this month’s episode of Trouble, we interview individuals as they explain some of the main principl...More

In this month’s episode of Trouble, we interview individuals as they explain some of the main principles of counterinsurgency, and identify historical and contemporary examples of how they are put into practice.Less

32mins 2017-09-29

7. No Permission Needed: Mutual Aid in an Age of Climate Catastrophe

In this month’s episode of Trouble, we look at individuals carrying out front-line disaster relief usi...More

In this month’s episode of Trouble, we look at individuals carrying out front-line disaster relief using a decentralized framework rooted in solidarity and mutual aid.Less

32mins 2017-10-27

8. Hack the System: The Internet as a Battlefield

In Trouble #8 we look at hacking as an act of resistance and how states are weaponizing the internet

In Trouble #8 we look at hacking as an act of resistance and how states are weaponizing the internetLess

34mins 2017-11-24

9. Learning to Resist: Student Struggles Against Capital and the State

subMedia pays homage to the insurgent youth who partook in the global uprisings of 1968by taking a loo...More

subMedia pays homage to the insurgent youth who partook in the global uprisings of 1968by taking a look at some contemporary student-led movements that are still tearing things up around the world.Less

35mins 2018-01-26

10. School's Out: Student Struggles Against Capital and the State

The second in a two-part series marking the 50th anniversary of the student-led uprisings of 1968, sub...More

The second in a two-part series marking the 50th anniversary of the student-led uprisings of 1968, sub.Media continues to shine a light on contemporary student struggles from around the world.Less

34mins 2018-02-23

11. Destroying Domination: Revolutionary Feminism in an Age of Misogynist Reaction

In this month’s edition of Trouble, sub.Media takes a look at patriarchy as an enduring system of soci...More

In this month’s edition of Trouble, sub.Media takes a look at patriarchy as an enduring system of social, economic and political control.Less

32mins 2018-03-23

12. There Goes the Neighbourhood: Gentrification as Class Warfare

This episode examines gentrification as a process of capitalist urban development, by taking a closer ...More

This episode examines gentrification as a process of capitalist urban development, by taking a closer look at how it’s playing out in three mega-cities: Toronto, New Orleans and Istanbul.Less

32mins 2018-04-27

13. Defend the Block: Fighting Back Against Gentrification

In this month’s Trouble, sub.Media talks to comrades in Montreal, the Bay Area and Berlin to see how p...More

In this month’s Trouble, sub.Media talks to comrades in Montreal, the Bay Area and Berlin to see how people in these cities are fighting back on attacks on their communities by developers, real estate speculators and the tech industry.Less

32mins 2018-05-25

14. Fighting Where We Stand: Struggles for Autonomous Spaces

In this month’s episode of Trouble, subMedia showcases three ongoing land defence struggles: the Unist...More

In this month’s episode of Trouble, subMedia showcases three ongoing land defence struggles: the Unist’ot’en Camp, the autonomous spaces movement in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the eco-defence occupation known as La ZAD.Less

29mins 2018-06-15

15. And You Don't Stop: Hip Hop as Resistance

This installment of Trouble is subMedia’s 35-minute love letter to radical hip hop

This installment of Trouble is subMedia’s 35-minute love letter to radical hip hopLess

35mins 2018-09-14

16. Conspiracy to Riot: The Case of the J20 Resistance

This episode of Trouble looks at the riotous protests against the inauguration of Donald Trump, carrie...More

This episode of Trouble looks at the riotous protests against the inauguration of Donald Trump, carried out under the banner #DisruptJ20… and the historic trial that followed.Less

37mins 2018-10-26

17. Mad Worlds: Redefining Sanity Through Struggle

Trouble #17 explores mental health, and radical solutions to the problems causing mental un-wellness.

Trouble #17 explores mental health, and radical solutions to the problems causing mental un-wellness.Less

33mins 2018-11-30

18. ACAB

For the first Trouble episode of 2019, subMedia rings in the new year by looking at the institution we...More

For the first Trouble episode of 2019, subMedia rings in the new year by looking at the institution we love to hate: the cops.Less

32mins 2019-02-25

19. Quiet Storm: Technology & Social Control

In this month’s episode of Trouble, we look at technology – specifically at the growing nexus between ...More

In this month’s episode of Trouble, we look at technology – specifically at the growing nexus between mass data collection, artificial intelligence and surveillance.Less

33mins 2019-03-29

20. Inside-Out: Against Prison Society

In the 20th edition of Trouble, subMedia takes a closer look at the Prison-Industrial-Complex.

In the 20th edition of Trouble, subMedia takes a closer look at the Prison-Industrial-Complex.Less

35mins 2019-05-03

21. Land & Freedom

Trouble #21 episode takes a deep dive into anti-colonial struggles in Turtle Island and in Palestine.

Trouble #21 episode takes a deep dive into anti-colonial struggles in Turtle Island and in Palestine.Less

39mins 2019-08-02

22. Crossing the Line

In episode 22, we take a look at the worsening situation at the US/Mexico border, the US immigration s...More

In episode 22, we take a look at the worsening situation at the US/Mexico border, the US immigration system, and the implications of heavily militarized borders on stolen land.Less