I'm Producing a Documentary Following Crypto-Anarchists Set in Acapulco, Mexico: The 3rd Most Dangerous City in the World
Good afternoon, Steemians!
It's rainy in Oakland, but that's okay because that means tea and coziness. And writing! I had one of those weird mornings where I thought I hit snooze but I actually turned off my alarm, fell back into my insane apocalyptic dreams and then woke up around the time I should've been leaving for work. Instead of freaking out, I took my time, drove to work blasting some dope ass tunes (like this song, and this too) and kept calm. One of my biggest anxieties is being "late" which I've realized slowly is kind of bullshit because time isn't linear. Good thing I'm quitting in four months! Hah!
ANYWAY...
I have to thank @lensessions for pointing out that I did not include a link to the documentary I have been working on in my introduction post. So I figured i'd introduce this project in its own post.
WATCH THE FIRST TRAILER:
Stateless Documentary Trailer #1
For more information:
Official Website
Synopsis
Official Stateless Facebook Page
Official Stateless Instagram
What is Stateless About?
The power structures of civilization have been reinvented many times throughout history. Societies evolve, with their rules and rulers expanding and collapsing as generations pass. And throughout this process new systems emerge -- often unexpectedly. Stateless, an upcoming feature documentary, examines the hopes, lives, and decisions of several people who are trying to use revolutionary technology to build new societal structures.
Set in Acapulco, a city recently ranked by the U.S. State Department as the 3rd most dangerous in the world, the documentary crew follows a ‘loose-knit’ community of crypto-anarchists who emigrated there to escape the powers of nation-states. But now four years into the project, the group bisects into conflicting ideas of freedom.
The majority of the filming will take place over a period of two weeks, starting at the fourth annual “Anarchapulco” conference in February 2018. The event, pitched as “the world’s premier conference for voluntaryist thinkers and activists,” will feature controversial libertarian figures like former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, Jeffrey Tucker, and Ben Swann.
(Me outside of the main conference room at Anarchapulco)
Coverage will then carry into the first annual @Anarchaforko conference, an event countering the main convention, which takes place shortly after Anarchapulco. The Fork was founded by my friend, @lily-da-vine and her boyfriend, John. It is presented as a more “truly anarchist” gathering, to be built collaboratively by the attendees in a fluid and organic fashion. I will write about my experience at The Fork another time.
(Photo by @lily-da-vine)
The main characters in our story include a middle-aged couple, Lisa & Nathan Freeman, who relocated their family of five to the region to escape state-imposed education requirements. Nathan calls himself the "Chief Cat-Herder" of Anarchapulco. Lisa is a huge proponent of peaceful parenting & unschooling.
It also features John and @Lily-da-vine, who fled to Mexico while facing a prison sentence of up to 25 years for manufacturing cannabis products. Instead of living a life of surrender, they have risen to the occasion of manifesting a space for anarchists to work together in a decentralized fashion to share knowledge and make new connections at the Fork.
"That's the idea [of Anarchaforko], to build a giant sandbox and let all the anarchists play" - @lily-da-vine
(If you're curious about @lily-da-vine and John's story, here are links to their On The Run stories! They're amazingly written and so captivating.)
Our third character is the lovely @erikaharris, whose immediate appearance sets her apart from not just the community in Acapulco, but also the broader surrounding intellectual community. Being both black and a woman makes her an extreme anomaly in their world and her brazen passion and fire for carving her own path truly makes her an exemplary character.
The team behind the film will launch a crowdfunding campaign in mid-March to raise finishing funds. Release is scheduled for late 2018 to early 2019.
Post co-written by Todd (director) and Claire
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Tags: #anarchy #acapulco #voluntaryist #freedom #documentary #filmmaking
Third most dangerous now? My bragging abilities keep going up and up
Your documentary sounds super interesting! I've been meaning to go to Anarchopulco this year, in fact, I was just a few hours further down the coast during the time, building a wall on a mountain (check out my posts if you like). Of course things all developed completely differently. Not that I mind, and in the end it seems like I'm connecting with it in some weird way... But anarchy, cat herding (or being the cat who's being herded, hehehe), escaping the system, and writing about it, is what I'm all about. So yeah, I'm quite excited about your docu. I've been following @lily-da-vine for a while, and I'm sure it's just a matter of time before we all meet in person. After all, common interests draw people together. As for right now, I'm in beautiful Cascadia, but I'll make my way down to Anarchopulco again, eventually.
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If you don't mind, according to Seguridad, Justicia y Paz Acapulco is now the world's THIRD most dangerous city. And who knows what might be possible by the time the documentary comes out! Yay!
...and you made it out alive!
...and you're even going back!
https://www.seguridadjusticiaypaz.org.mx/ranking-de-ciudades-2017
(In case anyone not familiar with Acapulco wonders why this is not a major problem let's just say that statistics without context can be very misleading).
@lensessions Wow. Updated! Thanks for that!! Ridiculous.
I'm not sure where the US State Dept ranks Acapulco these days and I'm too lazy to look (although their "do not travel" advisory suggests it's probably quite high).
Seguridad, Justicia y Paz should get the credit for ranking them #3.
Thanks for the update. One of the first posts that captivated me was written by @lily-da-vine about her run to freedom.