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((Short description|Alternative news organization))
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'''Undercurrents''' is an alternative video news network which began with the [[United Kingdom|UK]] distribution of [[videotapes]] shot by volunteers. It has since expanded to include a web presence, [[media training]] for volunteers, and a [[film festival]], [[BeyondTV]].

==History==
Undercurrents is an alternative news agency which came into being in 1994 with a VHS videocassette of news<ref name="About">((cite web | title= Undercurrents: About |url= https://www.undercurrents.org/about.html | author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->| website= Undercurrents.org | access-date= 23 April 2019 ))</ref> which the founders (Jamie Hartzell, Paul O'Connor, Zoe Broughton, and [[Thomas Harding (publisher)|Thomas Harding]]) felt were not being addressed by the mainstream media. One of the issues covered was the introduction of the [[Criminal Justice Bill]], whose varied measures included attempts to curtail large gatherings both of travelers and [[rave]]s and make direct action protest a criminal offence. A second video compilation was released before the end of the year. Bands such as [[The Levellers (band)|the Levellers]] included Undercurrents references on their CD sleeves. [[Radiohead]] have donated funds and comedian [[Mark Thomas]] allowed undercurrents to produce and distribute his first DVD to raise funds. Undercurrents was amongst the first groups which coined the phrase 'video activism'- the use of camcorders for social change. A co-founder, Thomas Harding, wrote ''The Video Activist Handbook'' published by [[Pluto Press]].<ref name= "Video Activist Handbook">((cite book | author-last= Harding | author-first= Thomas | author-link= Thomas Harding (writer) |title= The Video Activist Handbook |publisher= [[Pluto Press]] |date=20 August 2001| isbn= 978-0745317700| edition= Second ))</ref> Undercurrents now distribute films via DVD and in 2009 they launched visionOntv - a peer-to-peer TV channel over the internet.

Many of the video activists who worked at Undercurrents went on to work at [[Oxford Channel]] including Roddy Mansfield, Jason Torrance, Thomas Harding, and Debora Harding. But they found that local TV was not the way forward<ref name="Guardian 24 July 2000">((cite news |last= Mansfield |first= Roddy |title= TV that's right up your street | url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/jul/24/newmedia.mondaymediasection1 | date= 24 July 2000| newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |location=London| access-date= 23 April 2019 ))</ref> and Undercurrents continued to distribute via DVD and community screenings. In 2009 they launched [http://www.theSolCinema.org The Sol Cinema] a micro touring cinema powered by lithium batteries<ref name="BBC News 25 August 2010">((cite web | title= Thanet films screened in world's smallest solar cinema |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/kent/hi/things_to_do/newsid_8940000/8940605.stm | author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date= 25 August 2010| website= [[BBC News Online]] | access-date= 23 April 2019 ))</ref> and designed by Jo Furlong. 

Celebrating the tenth anniversary of both Undercurrents and ''[[SchNEWS]]'' in 2004, writer and activist [[George Monbiot]] wrote,<blockquote>"There are plenty of alternative media in Europe, but I've yet to come across any which are as informative and entertaining as these. If ever I forget why I'm an activist, Undercurrents and Schnews are there to remind me. […] Whenever I've seen a copy of Undercurrents, I feel my head's going to explode with inspiration and new ideas".<ref name="Monbiot">((cite web | title= The Alternative Media |url= https://www.monbiot.com/2004/12/03/the-alternative-media/ | last= Monbiot| first= George| author-link= George Monbiot| date= 3 December 2004 | website= monbiot.com | access-date= 23 April 2019 ))</ref></blockquote>

Undercurrents has won a number of awards including [http://www.undercurrents.org Digital Hero awards 2011], as well as film festivals in Germany, Tokyo, France, USA, UK, and the Czech republic.

==Status==
Undercurrents subsequently became a non-profit company and a [[registered charity]]. Having previously moved their office from [[London]] to [[Oxford]], they are now based in [[Environment Centre (Swansea)|The Environment Centre]] in [[Swansea]].((citation needed| date= April 2019))

==Court Cases==
Some of their footage of [[political protests]] has been used in court cases, including footage of the [[Genoa G8 summit]],<ref name="Guardian 6 August 2003">((cite news |last= Paton |first= Maureen |title= Reel politik | url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2003/aug/06/guardiansocietysupplement.film | date= 6 August 2003| newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |location=London| access-date= 23 April 2019 ))</ref> and a police raid on indymedia work spaces.

==Current projects==
In 2006, Undercurrents was chosen as ''[[The Guardian]]'''s campaign of the week.<ref name="Guardian 11 April 2006">((cite news| last= Murphy| first= Dominic| url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/apr/11/ethicalliving.lifeandhealth|title=Campaign of the week: Undercurrents - film-makers| work= [[The Guardian]]| date=11 April 2006| access-date= 23 April 2019))</ref> The article stated that Undercurrents' "most successful piece is probably ''Evolving Minds'', a film by Melissa Gunasena about dealing with mental health problems".<ref name="Guardian 11 April 2006"/> The following year, Undercurrents released ''EcoVillage Pioneers''- a documentary exploring sustainable low-impact communities around the world.

Many of their latest videos are hosted on [[YouTube]]. Undercurrents have also embarked upon a new project for distributing activists' videos.

Undercurrents are currently producing video podcasts about environmental issues such as [[Global warming|climate change]]. Online video series include ''On the Push- Surfing and Climate change'', ''A-Z of [[Bushcraft]] & Survival'', ''Roundwood Timber Frame building'', and ''Living in the Future- Ecovillages''.<ref name="Environment">((cite web | title= Undercurrents: Environment |url= https://www.undercurrents.org/environment.html| author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->| website= Undercurrents.org | access-date= 23 April 2019))</ref>

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
* ((Official website))
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190423135559/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b98c88134 Undercurrents] at the [[British Film Institute]]

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