Remix the commons is a collaborative and evolutive multimedia project. It aims to document and illustrate the key ideas and practices of the commons movement, including through the creative process of the project itself.
Description of the project by David Bollier:
“The International Commons Conference in Berlin continues to generate some interesting follow-up work. One of the most engaging is a series of videos shot by Alain Ambrosi of Remix the Commons. The day after the conference, Alain interviewed ten commoners, including me, asking each of us the same questions, such as “What struck you most about this conference?”and “Would you say there is a commons movement?”
The Remix the Commons project is still a work-in-progress and won’t be fully operational for a few months. However, in the meantime, two different series of videos are available: “Define the Commons / Définir le Bien Commun / Definir el Procomùn,” and “Framing the Commons in Berlin.” The latter consists of a series of nine separate interviews with Silke Helfrich (Germany), Michel Bauwens (Thailand), Julio Lambing (Germany), Beatriz Busaniche (Argentina), Frédéric Sultan (France), Valérie Peugeot (France), Rosa Maria Fernanda (Ecuador), Alberto Acosta (Ecuador), Hervé Le Crosnier (France), and me. Each interview is conducted in the interviewee’s native language.
I really like the short versions of “Define the Commons” because they beautifully convey the deep pluralism of the movement, yet also its hoped-for unity. The effect of the video brings to mind the famous “Playing for Change” video, which had musicians from around the world playing “Stand By Me” and other songs, as a virtual band.
The Remix the Commons videos are currently available on vimeo, but will soon be available also on Youtube, dailymotion and blip.tv. Producer Alain Ambrosia invites everyone to remix the videos: “According to the spirit of the remixthecommons project, each viewer/participant is invited to use the material to create his /her own version with subtitles.”
The videos are available via Vimeo at http://www.vimeo.com/user5449180/videos
Watch the 3 minute remix here:
Define the Commons / Définir le Bien Commun / Definir el Procomùn II from Remix the Commons on Vimeo.
Sample video by Silke Helfrich:
Framing the Commons: Silke Helfrich in Berlin from Remix the Commons on Vimeo.