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Fighting Domestic Violence in Uganda

5 minutes

2004

Director, Camera, Editing: Robert Wyrod

 

The Center for Domestic Violence Prevention is a successful local NGO in Uganda working to prevent domestic violence in the capital Kampala. This video was produced to help the organization publicize its work to community residents. The video is primarily in Luganda, the most widely spoken local language in Kampala.

Indonesians Protest Iraq Invasion

5 minutes

2002

Director, Camera, Editing: Robert Wyrod

Additional Camera and Editing: Rachel Rinaldo

This video documents the massive anti-war protests in Indonesia on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Produced for Indymedia Newsreal.

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Indymedia Newsreal

2001-2008

Co-Founders: Robert Wyrod, Rachel Rinaldo, Eric Galatas 

Segment Producer: Robert Wyrod

Indymedia Newsreal is an unique collaborative, progressive news program. Each thirty minute program covers actions taken in local communities, by ordinary people, to address issues such as the environment, racism, reproductive rights, and indigenous struggles. Newsreal has been broadcast monthly on Free Speech TV for seven years and has presented segments from dozens of producers from all over the world.
 
This video was the March 2002 edition of Indymedia Newsreal. It contains segments from protests at the World Economic Forum in NYC. It also includes a segment on relatives of 9/11 victims visiting Afghanistan to witness the impact of U.S. military operations. The program begins with a segment on life in an Afghan community in Northern California post 9/11.
 

Protesting the World Economic Forum

5 minutes

2002

Camera: J Cookson

Editing: Robert Wyrod

Produced for Indymedia Newsreal, this video captures the action on the streets of New York City during the large protests against the World Economic Forum.

Direct Action Headline News

1999-2000

Co-Directors: Rachel Rinaldo and Robert Wyrod

Camera and Editing: Robert Wyrod

This monthly, ten minute alternative news program was part of the Indymedia movement that emerged from the turbulent 1999 WTO protests in Seattle. The program incorporated contributions from domestic and international producers and documents many of the major globalization protests in the wake of Seattle. The Headline News was broadcast on Free Speech TV and was the precursor to Indymedia Newsreal.

 

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Music Videos from Guinea:

Mamoudou Kouyate et Les Heritiers de Konkoba

15 minutes

1996

Director, Camera, Editing: Robert Wyrod

Additional Camera and Editing: Christopher Wyrod

A series of three music videos created in collaboration with local musicians in northeastern Guinea. Each video addressed important health concerns, from AIDS to family planning. The videos were broadcast on Guinean national television and funded by Population Services International.