Want to Change the World? You'll Have to Get Your Hands Dirty Dean Puckett - TakePart
go to original March 16, 2013

Grasp the Nettle is a documentary adventure film which follows the exploits of a ragtag band of land rights activists in London as they struggle against corporations, government, police - and themselves - in their efforts to create alternative communities outside the framework of consumer society. (thecrisisfilm)

As a filmmaker, it’s a rare privilege to stumble upon a completely unique story - in the case of my new documentary, Grasp the Nettle, a motley collection of land rights activists, squatting a three-acre piece of land in the heart of suburban London.

With my video camera and microphone in hand, I decided to give up my job and flat to move in with a group of outsiders who had opened up an urban space with a unique ethos of freedom.

The end result is a film that documents the rise and fall of two radical social experiments. This wild, unpredictable ride full of inspirations, absurdities and eccentricities, completely transformed my view of what activism can and should be.

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