louise on the left (coast)

So, my husband sent me a link to a new video ( Born Free  by M.I.A.) for a couple of reasons: One, because he knows I have always been a huge fan of Costa-Gavras's work , and the video is, interestingly, made by   Romain- Gavras ,   his son who is clearly a chip off the old block. In fact, this video, Born Free, is the second politically controversial video he's made, the first being a video of a song called Stress by the group, Justice. (I guess there's a lot of pissed off gang kids in France these days making Clockwork Orange look like just a bad shopping day at The Block At Orange.) *Personal note* Digression I happen to love political drama. I must have seen Missing and The Music Box , and Pan's Labyrinth (made not by Costas-Gavras, but Guillermo Del Toro) about 5 times each.   I have always felt that artists and storytellers should use their talents to help contribute back to the community they live in on a global level. I know there's such...