gave us a pre—recorded answer. i would love to have a conversation with the government on the issues that exist and i wish there wasn't more open conversations on talking about climate justice and to show that not only does it affect marginalised people more but also in the ways in which we tackle climate crisis that we need to be tackling climate justice and antiracism and rep oppression in general. you never know, he might be listening now. what did you want to ask him and give us a sense of how much you think the government is listening?” wa nt to think the government is listening?” want to ask him about why people who have vested in trust in the fossil fuel industry are on a committee to tackle climate change. 100 companies responsible 71% of greenhouse gases and mid majority are fossil fuel companies such as bp and other bunnies which have vested interests on the same committee which is supposed to be tackling climate change. i wish the government was not investing in this industry and

we need to go to a transition protects workers jobs but also creates a new green economy. we mentioned before but we need to change now. the best solution is not ta ke change now. the best solution is not take carbon out of the ground it is stopping taking fossil fuels out of the ground in the first place not just taking it from the atmosphere. the fossil fuel industry is so entrenched in white supremacy and oppression to many indigenous groups as well. you never know, he might be listening and may get in touch with us listening and may get in touch with us foran listening and may get in touch with us for an answer. listening and may get in touch with us for an answer. you listening and may get in touch with us for an answer. you have talked about some of the issues that were debated. we saw some of them in the report. what are some of the practical suggestions that emerge from this summit that perhaps people watching can put into practice to make a difference? one thing that we talked about was the lack of diversity in the climate agreement and underrepresentation of a lot of different marginalised groups and especially the black population and

groups like that. i think that what we need to be doing is... climate work is not just we need to be doing is... climate work is notjust buying plastic are not just cutting down work is notjust buying plastic are notjust cutting down on your fast fashion usage or those things. it is also tackling oppressive systems. if everybody engaged with antiracism work and every created a world in which all people feel safe and we took down the systems of oppression which also belong to the climate crisis that is how we will get climate justice and all of these things are interlinked and i wish people would engage themselves in theseissues people would engage themselves in these issues more. we must leave it there but thank you very much for being with us. the latest government figures have been updated. they show there were 16,171 new coronavirus infections recorded in the last 24—hour period. that's people who have tested positive within 28 days. 150 deaths

we re positive within 28 days. 150 deaths were reported, again that people who died within 28 days of positive covid—19 tests. the 16,171 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. let's catch up with the weather. a quietand a quiet and cloudy day across the country. we are in for a repeat performance from tomorrow so if you have any outdoor plans, that might suit. it is going to be quite dry and cloudy. the best of the breaks of the next few hours in the evening are going to be across central and southern england. here, we could see a bit of patchy mist and fog forming. a week where the front, a fairamount of forming. a week where the front, a fair amount of cloud through scotla nd fair amount of cloud through scotland and northern ireland, may be the odd spot or to a drizzly rain across the north—east. that frontal system will tend to linger for much of the day, a north—south divide, the best of any breaks will be

across central and southern parts of england, a few coastal showers as well across scotland and northern ireland and with light winds, some of these could be pretty slow moving. in terms of the feel of things, about similar to today relay, eight to 13 degrees, just under parfor the relay, eight to 13 degrees, just under par for the time of year. some more rain to come in the forecast as we go into monday, particularly further north and west. the winds will strengthen but they will sweep round to the southerly so it will get a bit milder. hello this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines. millions of people are now facing tighter coronavirus restrictions in england. lancashire moves into the highest alert category, but there's still stalemate over greater manchester. france's anti—terrorism prosecutor says samuel paty, the teacher who was murdered near paris yesterday in a suspected islamist attack — had received several threats before he died.

new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern and her labour party have won a second term in office with a landslide general election victory, after campaigning on their success in handling the coronavirus pandemic. hundreds of people have been queuing at a hospital in eastern china where a covid—19 vaccine is being offered to the public for the first time. it costs about 60 dollars but has not yet completed clinical trials. now on bbc news. as the us presidential election campaign gathers momentum talking movies presents a special edition devoted to cinema and politics. music plays

hello from new york, i'm tom brook — and as the us presidential election campaign gathers momentum, welcome to our cinema and politics edition of talking movies. president trump reportedly likes a hollywood classic, citizen kane. joe biden has expressed the fineness of the british period drama, the king's speech. we've been exploring the movie preferences of the presidential candidates and what they may signify. murray, one small thing... yeah? when you bring me out, can you introduce me asjoker? the moviejoker, the origin story for batman's biggest nemesis is among the films reportedly shown in the white house screening room during president trump's tenure, as our steven spielberg's pentagon papers drama, the post, and the musical drama the greatest showman. but nobody for certain knows how these films

resonated with the president, but out on the streets, new yorkers believe they have a sense of what movies donald trump really likes. i think president trump would probably like titanic, something like that. definitely something violent, i would definitely say, like an action movie, definitely, like rogue warrior. anything with violence, i would say. i guess rosebud isjust a piece of the jigsaw puzzle. but it seems the president has quite sophisticated tastes when it comes to movies. he has said his all—time favourite film is director orson welles‘ citizen kane — regarded by many eminent critics as the greatest movie ever made. its central character is charles foster kane, a wealthy media magnate, a man who accumulates. when he sees something like citizen kane, he does see the pursuit, and he's always been about the pursuit of power and money and ego.

i've come here to say... another classic, francis ford coppola's the godfather is among presidential‘s movie favourites, as is martin scorsese's goodfellas. how bad were the academy awards this year? did you see them? when it comes to movies, the president has been most vocal about films he doesn't like. after this year's academy awards, he was upset with the south korean picture, parasite, had won best picture, it seems that perhaps it didn't sit well with his making america great again ideology. let's get gone with the wind, can we get gone with the wind back, please? gone with the wind is, of course, a film that's been heavily criticised, especially for having racist stereotypes. i mean, this is a movie about the american south against the backdrop of the civil war and the reconstruction era. it involves a georgia plantation owner, and to some degree, there is something about the kind of mentality associated with trump's base that seems to resonate in some of the nostalgia that gone

with the wind encapsulates. in a video thatjoe biden tweeted earlier this year, we hear his granddaughter ask him and his wife a pop—culture question about their preferred tv shows and books. to run would be against god's law. they didn't get around to movies, butjoe biden has said that the british historical drama, chariots of fire, with its story of olympic runners, is a favourite. there's a very famous scene in the film, and it's a scene that he has been quoted as saying is his favourite scene, in which one of the main runners in the film refuses to do a race on a sunday due to his religious beliefs. and joe biden has been very open about being a catholic himself, and i think the film and that scene just kind of speaks to his integrity and to his beliefs in a really, really strong way. perhaps you should change jobs?

and what if my husband, were the king? another british film, the king's speech, which chronicles the efforts of britain's future king, george vi, to overcome a stutter is another ofjoe biden's favourite films, perhaps because the former vice president himself has also struggled with a stutter. he did have a speech impediment when he was a younger person and overcoming that, i'm sure, took a great deal of work. you see the work that king george vi does to overcome that impediment in order to lead the uk into world war ii successfully and come out on top. you are not japanese. i can do it. although the 1988 martial arts action film, blood sport, is also a donald trump favourite, the president does seem to display a propensity for movie classics, citizen kane, and, the godfather... joe biden, less so. but who knows what the candidates really like, because their publicly—stated movie preferences are very calculated choices, designed to bring them votes. we have enough problems with south korea, with trade, on top of it, they give them

the best movie of the year? was it good? i don't know. laughter donald trump has certainly motivated film—makers, his brand of right—wing populism has alarmed a wide range of directors — who have often been prompted to tell stories that serve as a damning critique of the president. tristen daley has been looking at what could be termed a wave of activist film—making that's emerged during donald trump's days in the white house. there has never been a black cop in this city, we think you might be the man to open things up around here. a majorfilm dealing with themes relating to the trump era was spike lee's blackkklansman about a black police officer who infiltrates the ku klux klan in the 1970s. lee took a swipe at trump by showing david duke, the grand wizard of the ku klux klan at the time, uttering the phrase, "america first." a slogan that trump used in his 2016 campaign. america first. america first!

the film also featured a tribute to heather higher, a young woman killed at the unite the right rally in charlottesville, virginia, where protesters clashed in 2017. spike lee felt strongly about including this incident that has been described as an act of domestic terrorism. we wanted to remind people that this is notjust a period piece and when i saw that... ..american home—grown active terrorism, i knew that would be the coda for this film. chanting. in recent years, there have been narrative films that have cast a negative light on trump, but some believe that documentarians are especially equipped to use their medium to speak up in this political climate. we'll certainly see lots of documentaries focusing on trump's attitudes to women, to african—americans to immigrants, and similarly, his attitudes to violence on the street that's going on in our cities now. if i had not come on as the ceo of the campaign, trump would not have won.

some films are able to critique trump by focusing on those that have been in his inner circle, such as the brink, a documentary about former trump adviser, steve bannon. in my film, you kind of watch bannon's first year after he's become the most famous and powerful that he ever has been in his entire life because of his association with the trump campaign and then the trump white house. he leaves the white house, and he is trying to figure out how to maintain, if not extend and grow his power and influence. allison clayman's documentary joins a number of movies critiquing the trump administration. many of these films have touched audiences and garnered acclaim, but when it comes to the real world, there's still a question of whether these pictures can bring about actual change. it's really hard to imagine what could convert someone. i think what film—makers like me are doing is a little bit more about exposing,

you see with your own eyes what's happening behind closed doors. i think you should let me run the country. those who oppose trump aren't the only film—makers who have been enboldened during this time. dinesh d'souza, a far—right film—maker who was convicted of campaign finance fraud was given a pardon by trump in 2018. his latest film from, trump card, criticises the democratic party and left—wing politics and is slated for release next month. more generally, as for whether any of these films that oppose or promote trump can have an effect on the forthcoming election, that remains to be seen. these that remains to be seen. movies do reflect the dee divided these movies do reflect the deeply divided times. two two—term terms presidents, ronald reagan and barack 0bama, are represented in a new just—released documentary called the way i see it. it chronicles the work of former white house photographer, pete souza, who served during the reagan and 0bama years. he was a man who had extraordinary access

to the president. the film is directed by dawn porter. i know what happens in the oval office, and that's what scares me. pete doesn't do a lot of posed photographs. he really looks for those moments that capture the feeling in the room as much as the people in a room. when i first met pete, his politics were not at all were not evident. pete changed. an important part of the film is showing pete souza's transformation from what you could say is a muzzled civil servant or official employee of the government, to being an outspoken critic of president donald trump. how did that come about? pete was just horrified at the casual strongman tactics that he's seeing. with your documentary, it could be said in a way that it ends up being a president 0bama love fest, because you devote a lot of time to 0bama and much

less time to reagan. i mean, how balanced is this work? the point of this film isn't "0bama is perfect." it is seeing what qualities you need in a leader. and i think you see those qualities in president reagan as well. his love of his family, his deep concern about the decisions he made. you mention reagan then, he might have been a caring man in terms of his human day—to—day contact, but there are a lot of people in the united states — liberals particularly — who are very unhappy with his policies which many would say had a destructive effect. that doesn't come through in your film. i'm not a president reagan fan as a politician, but i can recognise his humanity as a person. so i'll leave it to other movies to dissect, you know, particular policy, you know, decisions, and i think that those movies are necessary and fair. i know that a big effort

was made to get your film ready so it would be able to be released before the forthcoming us presidential election. why was that? do you want to come in a way, influence voters? yeah! you always want to influence voters. in the united states, we have become a little numb to some of the abhorrent and really dangerous processes in government. you know, we all wanted to remind people that this is not normal, that we are not in a regular political year, and that this kind of transcends party. the way i see it is fascinating to watch because of the intimate access pete souza had with the leader of the free world. but the film is a little unfocused, it also goes on a bit too long, making the point over and over that president 0bama was indeed a wondrous being compared to the current occupants of the white house.

the presidency is a seriousjob. i was going to do everything i could to make sure people didn't forget that. in this covid—19 world, film festivals are trying to find their way, and the venice film festival, which came to a close earlier this month, did pretty well. it showcased a powerful feature film called, and tomorrow the entire world. the subject matter of the picture is political. it explores the rise of the far right in germany and whether or not young people should use violence to oppose it. emma jones reports from venice. this year, the venice film festival offered a glimpse back into the world of celebrity. there were films asking tough political questions. one of them, and tomorrow the entire world, offers a young german perspective on the resurgence of the far right in their nation.

a young idealistic woman, luisa, joins an antifascist group, full of people her age — where she's soon confronted by choices of how far to go to achieve their aims. is violence the only way to get noticed? the co—writer and director, julia von hines, was writing from personal experience and wrote a first draft 20 years ago. julia, i understand this movie is slightly autobiographical to you, is that right? autobiographical is too strong of a word. it's very, very personal. it refers to a time when...it was actually a decade. from 15—25, i experienced a lot of things that louisa in my film experiences, joining a left—wing group, all the group dynamic processes, the questions of loyalty, the questions whether violence can be a political mean. all but one of the main cast are under the age of 30,

including the two leading actresses. they play friends whose closeness is severely tested over the question of whether their cause should use force. i think this movie is super important for all of us because we are living in a time where racism and nationalism is rising again. and i read the script and i was like, "wow, that is so on point." and it's crazy that julia was writing this movie or thinking about this movie 20 years ago. the last high—profile international film about young idealistic german activists was 16 years ago, the edukators, directed by hans van gardner and starring daniel bruel. but this is a story about anarchists rebelling against the consumerism of the 90s. this age, von hines believes, demands something else. in germany, there are many films about nazis, about historic nazis, but also about neo—nazis, and i think this is so important,

and i'm very happy that all these films exist, but there are also films about the left—wing radical movement from the 60s and 70s, but up from then there is no telling, there are no films about a very strong left—wing movement. of necessity, historically, film—makers have given a lot of thought to germany's past and venice is also showing an out of competition documentary, final account, by the late british director, luke holland. he spent a decade interviewing the last generational alive who took part in world war ii. some who were part of the elite nazi guard, the ss, have repented of their actions — others still refused to acknowledge they did anything wrong. how do you think germany is going to react to your film? there might be hate from right—wing groups against the film, but there

might also be a lot of criticism from left—wing groups because i don't idealize it, i try to be precise. 0ur movie is not giving a simple answerand that is what we need. we need movies to move us so we are confused after it. angry young men and women wanting to remake a broken world are not to new ideas in cinema, but and tomorrow the entire world seems to tap and the frustration and restlessness that pervades so much of europe's youth and where that might lead. this is a tumultuous time in america and a particularly tumultuous time in american politics, with the country deeply divided. in years to come, there will no doubt be documentaries and possibly future films about the trump—biden contest. any new film that does emerge will have to compete against a long line of political movie classics.

noah gittel has been looking back at some of the greatest political films ever made. and i saw three of them in this room. senator, yield! no sir, i will not yield! at the top of nearly every list of the best political movies ever made our two films. the first is mr smith goes to washington, frank capra's 1939 masterpiece starring jimmy stewart as a political novice who battles corruption in the us senate. mr president, i did not say the senator was one of the congressman in the room. i was in that room! got to get something on paper. then there's all the president's men, the true story of how intrepid washington post reporters bob woodward and carl bernstein, played by robert redford and dustin hoffman, uncovered the watergate scandal which led to richard nixon becoming the first—ever us president to resign from office. besides being exceedingly well crafted, each film delivers the same promise of hope to a different generation of americans reeling from trauma.

mr smith goes to washington came at the end of the great depression, a decade of poverty and disillusionment in the american system. while all the president's men was a response to a profound loss of faith in american institutions, following both watergate and the vietnam war. the films succeed because they engage with our darker impulses, but still provide uplifting conclusions. right now, political tensions in the us are boiling over, which makes these films more relevant than ever. political films can motivate the populace. mr smith goes to washington came out in 1939. that inspired a lot of people to go into politics, because at the end of the day, it was seen as idealistic — even though i don't personally think that it really was. but we will put a pin in that. and then all the president's men inspires all these people to go intojournalism. they both have that galvanising effect on viewers, which is to bring you in enough to think, "i want to do that."

so they exerted that power that film can do, and they both did it beautifully. i honestly, i think that's down to the craft more than the explicit politics. similar in tone but somewhat less heralded is the 2000 film the contender, in which a senator, played by joan allen, is nominated to fill the vice presidency, but is subjected to intense sexism during her confirmation hearings. it reckons seriously with the ugly side of politics on both sides of the aisle. but it still paints an aspirational portrait of the political process, and its focus on the double standard applied to women in politics feels prescient. i stand for a woman's right to choose. i stand for the elimination of the death penalty. i stand for a strong and growing armed forces because we must stomp out genocide on this planet. and i believe that is a cause worth dying for. rod lurie feels the contender, a film he directed and wrote,

is in the tradition of other great political films. there's no film like it since mr smith goes to washington where there is sort of an optimistic ending to a film about such a struggle. and i think what we are trying to say is that in our country, the good guys eventually win, that... gravity is always toward civil rights and the rights of individuals — in this case, to women. one of the most influential political films is z — a 1969 political thriller by greek film—maker costa—gavras. loosely based on real events in the film—maker's home country, z chronicles the assassination of a leftist politician and the efforts of a well intentioned prosecutor to sift through the systemic corruption and discover who was behind it. even though politics find

their way into so many movies, it's surprising there aren't even more films that directly address our political system. after all, politics is a subject almost everyone is interested in. and there's drama and tension inherent in the political process. maybe for some, cinema is an escape from the politics that are so ever—present in our lives — especially in the us right now. for the rest of us, however, there is an endless treasure trove of great political films. well, that brings a special cinema and politics edition of talking movies to a close. we hope you have enjoyed the show. please remember you can always reach us online at bbc.com/talkingmovies. and you can find us on facebook and twitter. so, from me, tom brook, and the rest of the talking movies production team, it's goodbye, as we leave you with a musical moment from the movie bullworth — a political satire from a few years back starring warren beatty. yeah. let me hear you say,

"big money"! big money! big money, big money. big money... # one man, one vote, now is that really real? # the name of our game is "let's make a deal". # no people got their problems, the haves and have—nots. # but the ones that make me listen pay for 30—second spots... 30 seconds, 30, 30 seconds... hello there. it's been quite a quiet saturday, hasn't it? a lot of dry weather but rather cloudy weather across the country. and the cloud is thick enough for a spot or two of light, drizzly rain sinking its way out of scotland into northern england overnight. further south, we keep some clearer skies and here, there will be some patchy mist and fog. temperatures are perhaps widely into single figures. what's in store for sunday? pretty much more of the same. we see this cloud with light, drizzly rain continuing to linger over scotland and northern england.

hopefully some brighter spells further south. there will be one or two isolated coastal showers dotted around and with light winds. if you catch a shower, there will be pretty slow moving. temperatures are similar to the last couple of days, slightly below par for the time of year, but we are looking at highs of eight to 13 degrees. make the most of it. there is a sign of a change as we go into the early half of the week as areas of low pressure start to push in from the atlantic, it turns increasingly wet and windy.

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