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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[section class=&#34;boxinfo&#34; markdown=&#34;1&#34;&#xA;div class=&#34;title&#34;&#xA;Rat Life and Diet in North America (Joyce Wieland, 1968)/div&#xA;div class=&#34;month&#34;&#xA;Jul/div&#xA;div class=&#34;dont-fill&#34;&#xA;/div&#xA;div class=&#34;daynr&#34;&#xA;4/div&#xA;div class=&#34;occasion&#34;&#xA;Independence Day/div&#xA;div class=&#34;img&#34;&#xA;Rat Life and Diet in North America (1968)/div&#xA;div class=&#34;caption&#34;&#xA;Rats – gerbils actually – nibbling on the Stars and Stripes (via). DP: Joyce Wieland./div&#xA;div class=&#34;txt&#34;&#xA;A movie set in the USA for Independence Day (USA))&#xA;&#xA;  &#34;This film tells a story of rebels (played by real rats) and cops (played by real cats). After a long domination by cats, the rats escape from prison (this is their rebellion) and find refuge in Canada. There, they feed on organic produce from a garden where the grass hasn’t been sprayed with DDT.&#34;&#xA;  ### – Jonas Mekas, via&#xA;&#xA;French-Canadian patriot Joyce Wieland tells a fable of freedom.&#xA;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;##### Coincidentally, the Canadian city of Trois-Rivières, scene of the final battle of the American Revolutionary War, also celebrates an Independence Day#Other_countries) on the fourth of July. /div&#xA;div class=&#34;tags&#34;&#xA;##### #Bales2025FilmChallenge #IndependenceDay #JoyceWieland #freedom #VietnamWar #animals #rats #gerbils #politics #ShortFilm #satire #Canada #1960s ★★★★☆/div&#xA;/section ]]&gt;</description>
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<h4 id="rat-life-and-diet-in-north-america-joyce-wieland-1968-div" id="rat-life-and-diet-in-north-america-joyce-wieland-1968-div">Rat Life and Diet in North America (Joyce Wieland, 1968)</div></h4>

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<h2 id="independence-day-div" id="independence-day-div">Independence Day</div></h2>

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<h6 id="rats-gerbils-actually-nibbling-on-the-stars-and-stripes-via-https-www-cbc-ca-radio-ideas-joyce-wieland-art-canada-flag-1-6578226-dp-joyce-wieland-div" id="rats-gerbils-actually-nibbling-on-the-stars-and-stripes-via-https-www-cbc-ca-radio-ideas-joyce-wieland-art-canada-flag-1-6578226-dp-joyce-wieland-div">Rats – gerbils actually – nibbling on the Stars and Stripes (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/joyce-wieland-art-canada-flag-1.6578226" rel="nofollow">via</a>). DP: Joyce Wieland.</div></h6>

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<h5 id="a-movie-set-in-the-usa-for-independence-day-usa-https-en-wikipedia-org-wiki-independence-day-united-states" id="a-movie-set-in-the-usa-for-independence-day-usa-https-en-wikipedia-org-wiki-independence-day-united-states">A movie set in the USA for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)" rel="nofollow">Independence Day (USA)</a></h5>

<blockquote><p>“This film tells a story of rebels (played by real rats) and cops (played by real cats). After a long domination by cats, the rats escape from prison (this is their rebellion) and find refuge in Canada. There, they feed on organic produce from a garden where the grass hasn’t been sprayed with DDT.”</p>

<h3 id="jonas-mekas-via-https-expcinema-org-site-en-events-cin-c3-a9math-c3-a8que-qu-c3-a9b-c3-a9coise-joyce-wieland" id="jonas-mekas-via-https-expcinema-org-site-en-events-cin-c3-a9math-c3-a8que-qu-c3-a9b-c3-a9coise-joyce-wieland">– Jonas Mekas, <a href="https://expcinema.org/site/en/events/cin%C3%A9math%C3%A8que-qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9coise-joyce-wieland" rel="nofollow">via</a></h3>
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<h5 id="french-canadian-patriot-joyce-wieland-https-write-underworld-fr-settima-tag-joycewieland-tells-a-fable-of-freedom" id="french-canadian-patriot-joyce-wieland-https-write-underworld-fr-settima-tag-joycewieland-tells-a-fable-of-freedom">French-Canadian patriot <a href="https://write.underworld.fr/settima/tag:JoyceWieland" rel="nofollow">Joyce Wieland</a> tells a fable of freedom.</h5>

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<h5 id="coincidentally-the-canadian-city-of-trois-rivières-scene-of-the-final-battle-of-the-american-revolutionary-war-also-celebrates-an-independence-day-https-en-wikipedia-org-wiki-independence-day-united-states-other-countries-on-the-fourth-of-july-div" id="coincidentally-the-canadian-city-of-trois-rivières-scene-of-the-final-battle-of-the-american-revolutionary-war-also-celebrates-an-independence-day-https-en-wikipedia-org-wiki-independence-day-united-states-other-countries-on-the-fourth-of-july-div">Coincidentally, the Canadian city of Trois-Rivières, scene of the final battle of the American Revolutionary War, also celebrates an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)#Other_countries" rel="nofollow">Independence Day</a> on the fourth of July. </div></h5>

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<h5 id="bales2025filmchallenge-independenceday-joycewieland-freedom-vietnamwar-animals-rats-gerbils-politics-shortfilm-satire-canada-1960s-div" id="bales2025filmchallenge-independenceday-joycewieland-freedom-vietnamwar-animals-rats-gerbils-politics-shortfilm-satire-canada-1960s-div"><a href="/settima/tag:Bales2025FilmChallenge" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Bales2025FilmChallenge</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:IndependenceDay" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">IndependenceDay</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:JoyceWieland" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">JoyceWieland</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:freedom" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">freedom</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:VietnamWar" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">VietnamWar</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:animals" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">animals</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:rats" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">rats</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:gerbils" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">gerbils</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:politics" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">politics</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:ShortFilm" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">ShortFilm</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:satire" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">satire</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:Canada" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Canada</span></a> <a href="/settima/tag:1960s" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">1960s</span></a> ★★★★☆</div></h5>

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