"A truly excellent film." -James Ridgeway, Mother Jones "One of those rare creatures in modern media: A Sept. 11 study stripped of politics and partisanship. It's the anti-'Fahrenheit 9/11'!" -Paul F.P. Pogue, NUVO Newsweekly "'Al Franken: God Spoke' may or may not give Ann Coulter a headache, but '9/11 Press For Truth' will give her a f***ing migraine!" -Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine "Disturbing!" -Bonnie Britton, Indianapolis Star "Caused the audience to gasp out loud and look around in disgust... Grab a bag of popcorn and prepare to be educated!" -Erin Scottberg, The Weekly Buzz "3 ½ out of 4 stars! Effectively makes the point that... the Bush regime has a lot to answer for." -Jay Carr, AM New York "3 ½ out of 4 stars! Let[s] the facts they've uncovered do the talking, knowing full well they are enough to raise the ire of any viewer." -Chuck Koplinski, The Hub Weekly "Powerful, moving and intelligent! A remarkable artistic statement that transcends idealogy and operates at the highest level of intellectual honesty, humanity, and patriotism." -Michael Collins, 'Scoop' Independent News "Mind-boggling! Raises all the right questions. The purpose is to show that the White House LIED, and that goal is achieved resoundingly!" -Christopher Sharpe, The Austinist "4 out of 5 stars! One of the most thought-provoking [films] I've seen." -Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant Magazine "Chilling! An unflashy journalistic style that... still manages to shake with anger." -Matthew Singer, Ventura County Reporter "Drop[s] bombshells that destroy the credibility of the 9/11 Commission report." -Larry Williams, Hartford Courant "Well-written and directed... Inundates it's audience with a deluge of mind-blowing reliable news reports." -Robert "Rob" Redding, Jr., Redding News Review "Striking! Troubling!" -Shawna Galassi, Santa Maria Sun "Phenomenal! Stunning! Unbelievable! It's so well done..." -Randi Rhodes, Air America "A powerful film! This is the film that you should show to a 9/11-truth virgin." -Peter B. Collins, KRXA Monterey, CA "The story of the Jersey widows and their struggle for the truth deserves to be heard." -Larisa Alexandrovna, The Raw Story "An astonishing portrayal of the lengths our public servants will go to in order to protect themselves from any accountability..." -Scott Horton, AntiWar.com "A new doc you will hear lots more about... If you don't trust 'the official story', you will have to see this one!" -Danny Schechter, News Dissector "Totally accessible... You can watch it with your parents without them thinking you are kooky." -Lukery, Wot Is It Good 4 "Let's hope America notices this movie!" -Mike Kasper, Daily Kos "The OTHER 9/11 film... A fact-umentary!" -Evan Derkacz, AlterNet "Probably one of the greatest documentaries to be produced because everybody -- from a 90 year old man to a 4 year old child, from a PhD to no education -- will understand it and because it has no hidden agenda." -Dick Gregory, social satirist "Instrumental in our efforts to hold government accountable... because of its non-partisan nature." -Jennifer Nix, FireDogLake "Brilliant! There have been dozens of documentaries made about that day... None are as good as '9/11: Press For Truth'." -Lisa Finnegan, award-winning journalist "Should be seen by all Americans who are committed to justice and are determined to secure our country against similar -- or worse -- attacks in the future." -William F. Jasper, The New American Magazine The controversial documentary 9/11: Press for Truth raises important questions concerning the executive branches wrap up following 9/11 and is sure to inspire controversy and debate. The film tells the story of four women who united together after each losing a family member to the 9/11 disaster. Feeling that the government had not spent nearly enough time investigating 9/11 or preparing for such an attack after several previous warnings, the women took on their own investigation, rallying the press toward their cause and putting pressure on the executive branch to launch a more thorough investigation. The movie was immediately hailed by critics and enthusiastically embraced by a groundswell of concerned people worldwide who felt that the 9/11 Commission and the western news media had failed to account for many important issues. For these thousands, Press For Truth was the rational, skeptical, mainstream motion picture examination of the events of September 11th they had been eagerly awaiting. -------- they let it happen at the very least, enough for an impeachment -------- closing music "america is waiting" by Brian Eno and David Byrne from the album "my life in a bush of ghosts" la fabbrica del terrore la terreur fabriquée

Author: flowerpunkchip
Keywords: 9/11 9-11 press for truth jersey girls thomas kean lee hamilton george clinton monica lewinsky accountability
Added: October 31, 2007

A partnership among the New Orleans Video Access Center's Digital Filmmaking Institute (DFI), the City of New Orleans and the Keller Family Foundation has led to a workshop to teach local artists about music video production. The program was developed after musician Tonya Boyd-Cannon approached the New Orleans Office of Film and Video to seek advice about producing a music video for her song "Rise My Child," which addresses the challenges of everyday life. "You can see the parallel between the song and what we New Orleanians experience as we rebuild our city," said Jennifer Day, Director of the New Orleans Office of Film and Video. "We wanted to find a way to help Ms. Boyd-Cannon while collaborating with other local artists to create something unique." The Office of Film and Video contacted NOVAC, who provides community-based workshops in digital filmmaking. NOVAC suggested the two work together to create a workshop about music video production. The first workshop was conducted with six students and a crew of five. The Office of Film and Video consulted and assisted with logistical matters such as permitting, while NOVAC created the curriculum. Funding from the Keller Family Foundation provided tuition scholarships for the students. In addition, NOVAC produced the music video and hired local filmmakers to serve as instructors and production crew. "This collaboration is a perfect example of how we as a community of film and video professionals can creatively work together to build talent and opportunities for our citizens that bridge the artistic forms of music and film," said Day. Students were instructed on pre-production planning, budgeting, timelines, location scouting, city permits, camera operation and lighting as part of the three-day, hands-on workshop. Students also played a variety of crew roles, gaining hands-on production experience at shooting locations throughout New Orleans including the Holy Cross Levee, the Musician's Village, and Austerlitz Baptist Church. Filmmakers John Richie, Jonathan Jahnke, Mickey Gaidos, Sean Finnegan and Terrell Jackson coached the student filmmakers as they captured footage of Boyd-Cannon. Tim Ryan, NOVAC's Executive Director and project Producer was thrilled with the outcome. "We have offered one workshop per month on average since Katrina. This was by far the most challenging and rewarding workshop for our students and instructors. It's amazing how much work and detail go into creating a 3-5 minute music video. We're thrilled to have worked with the City on this project. They have helped us continue serving the community with training opportunities while helping out a local musician. We're also happy to be able to offer tuition scholarships to students through a recent grant from the Keller Family Foundation."

Author: TRyanNOVAC
Keywords: NOVAC New Orleans Music Video Cannon religious
Added: November 29, 2007