an anarchist therapy
a documentary by Nick Cooper
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With difficulty walking, and half-blinded from torture by the Brazilian military dictatorship, 79 year-old Roberto Freire continues to develop somatherapy, completing his life's work. Incorporating the ideas of Wilhelm Reich, the politics of anarchism, and the culture of capoeira angola, Soma is used by therapists organized in anarchist collectives to fight the psychological effects of authoritarianism. Nick Cooper travelled to Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Bahia, and São Paulo to find the exercises, principles, voices, and movement of somatherapy.
the trailer ! Alternet article ! Slingshot Article ! Soma flyer
DVD 50 min. with subtitles in: english, español, deutsch, français, português
Buy a copy now with paypal, or see below for U.S. local stores.
extra cost for international shipping
The tour was 74 days, 13,800 miles, 29 states, 62 workshops and 73 screenings.read the blog june, july, august, see the tour map
Rent the DVD: CA: South Central LA: Southern California Library, Berkeley: The Longhaul Infoshop
TX: Austin: Vulcan Video, I Love Video
Buy the DVD:AL: Birmingham: Renaissance Records, 2020 11th Avenue South, suite B, 35205, (205) 933 - 8000, Florence: Pegasus Records, 612 E. Tennessee St., 35630, (205) 767 - 4340
CA: San Francisco: Bound Together, 1369 Haight St. (415) 431 - 8355, Sylmar: Tia Chucha's
ID: Idaho Falls: Ziel Company, 545 Shoup Ave, ste. 107
IL: Chicago: Reckless Records (both locations)
MA: Boston: Lucy Parsons Center, Worcester: Al Bums (508) 798-3657, 149 Highland St, 01609
MD: Baltimore, Red Emma's - 800 Saint Paul St, 21202, (410) 230-0450, Atomic Books
MN: Minneapolis: Arise Bookstore
MO: Springfield: The Radish Infoshop, 417 N. Boonville
NC: Chapel Hill: Internationalist Books, 405 W. Franklin St., CD Alley, 405 C W. Franklin St., (919) 960 - 9272
NY: NYC: Blue Stockings, Bath: Bodhi Tree Coffee, Rochester: Alternative Music, Horseheads: Swap Shop, 101 Eleanor St, 14845 (607) 739-4102 (607) 734-4069
OH: Akron: Square Records
PA: Philadelphia: Wooden Shoe Books
TN: Knoxville: Disc Exchange, 2615 Chapman Hwy, 37920 - (865) 573-5710
TX: Austin: Monkeywrench, Resistencia, Waterloo, Houston: Sig's Lagoon
VA: Smithfield: Valiant Death
email: nickcooper@(nospam)indymedia.org ! nickcooper.com