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c.1967 OSPAAAL Poster criticizing American police brutality and racism referencing the Cuban short film: "Now!" "Created in 1965 by Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez. The film was created using pre-existing footage, also known as “found footage,” from newsreels and still photographs. This found footage documents the struggle for racial equality waged by Black people and their allies in the face of violence, torture and death at the hands of the police and other white-led groups. The images are set to the song, “Now,” performed by actress, singer, and civil rights activist, Lena Horne. The song rebukes the failure of the U.S. to realize the ideals of equality and justice for all embedded in the Constitution. In calling out this hypocrisy, the song serves as a rallying cry for people to unite in order to combat inequality and injustice in the present moment: NOW! The song was banned in the U.S. on the grounds that it would incite revolt. Alvarez edited the found footage to the song, creating a dynamic and powerful testament to the need for social justice. Now! serves as an example of how remix filmmaking can reimagine found footage to create new forms of expression that can challenge dominant and oppressive ideologies." - A Cuban Cinema Companion, Kenta McGrath.