FILM FESTIVAL RIGHT IN THE LEFT'S BACKYARD

The first annual Liberty Film Festival chose West Hollywood, the very backyard of the leftist elite, as its venue to serve up a three-day buffet of conservative cinematography. Those who came to partake found the main courses and side dishes very delicious indeed.

Incredibly, the successful event was put together from an idea generated only three months ago. It was just what conservatives had ordered.

Hollywood was once patriotic. It responded to WWII with actors who left their careers to serve their country and pro-America movies that advertised war bonds. But where is Hollywood’s response to this war? Where is the epic movie about the attack on the World Trade Center and the world war we now fight to defend Western Civilization? Perhaps the success of Michael Moore’s propaganda pieces, disguised as documentaries, has inspired those on the political right to create something for a waiting audience. For three days that audience cheered, booed, laughed, mocked, cried, and gave standing ovations to filmmakers.

Three full-length films did what Hollywood has refused to do and made the case for the importance of confronting the Islamofascist terrorists in Iraq. They were Lionel Chetwynd’s Celsius 41.11, Roger Aranoff’s Confronting Iraq, and Brad Maaske and Kurdish/American Jano Rosebiani’s WMD: The Murderous Reign of Saddam Hussein. Up to 1.3 million innocents lost their lives at the hands of the Butcher of Baghdad.

Hollywood will make, and did make, a film that trashes the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Writer/director Steve Bannon, however, produced a compelling documentary called In the Face of Evil, which sets the record straight.

Reagan’s forty-five year struggle against communism, the greatest evil of the 20th Century, clearly demonstrates that The Gipper was one of freedom’s giants in his century. Textbooks will memorialize “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” as one of history’s most empowering calls for freedom. Those words brought tears of joy to the so-called right wing audience.

A decade and a half earlier, the stirring words inspired Eastern Europeans to tear down that wall and seize their freedom.

Is It True What They Say Ann?,” featured the in-your-face Ann Coulter, author of Treason and other best-sellers. In the film, a young college airhead asked her to sign his shirt labeled “TRAITOR,” Ann was happy to oblige with: Have fun in Guantanamo, Ann Coulter.

Syndicated radio talk show host Larry Elder, based at KABC in Los Angeles, used Michael and Me to correct some of the deliberate disinformation found in Bowling for Columbine. Elder systematically and logically provided the case for the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms.

Young New York filmmaker Evan Maloney exposed for all the world to see some of the leftist America-hating propaganda on our college campuses in his Brainwashing 101. All manner of diversity is celebrated on our campuses except diversity of political opinion.

In a panel discussion, producer David Zucker, much to the horror of his extended family, explained why he had become a “September 12 Republican.” His mom still cannot make the jump to vote for a Republican president, so he has advised her to “leave it blank.”

Brian Wilson’s Michael Moore Hates America debunked some of the propaganda in Fahrenheit 911. The most unforgettable and funniest line in the film came from best-selling author Andrew Breitbart who labeled Moore a “culinary Pinocchio” – every time he tells a lie, he gains a pound.

The theme among moviegoers and producers was consistent. There is a huge potential audience for films that appeal to Middle America’s values that are not being produced by secular leftist Hollywood. Because the old guard remains blinded by their agenda, a new wave of filmmakers is filling the need.

Attention Hollywood directors, producers, and actors. We don’t need you for our entertainment. In fact, if you hate America, hate our president, and want to insult us with your craft, please move to France where you belong. At the first sound from a cap pistol, you can join them by waving a white flag and surrendering.

This EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL first annual Liberty Film Festival was created by...

...the AMAZING husband/wife team of Jason Apuzzo and Govindini Murty:

Jason Apuzzo
Festival Co-Director
Writer-Director Jason Apuzzo recently finished his debut feature, the film noir thriller Terminal Island . Jason was mentored in this project by Irvin Kershner (dir., Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back ). Jason graduated from the USC School of Cinema-TV in 2001 with an MFA in Production. Jason's USC thesis short, “San Pedro,” is the most watched student short on the internet over the last three years. Jason's mentor at USC was ©Academy Award winning sound engineer Tom Holman, inventor of the THX sound system. Prior to USC, Jason received his Ph.D. in Germanic Literature from Stanford University , and a BA in Philosophy from Yale University . While at Yale, Jason founded The Yale Free Press , one of the nation's first conservative college newspapers, and was elected Speaker of the Yale Political Union.

Govindini Murty
Festival Co-Director
Actress/Writer Govindini Murty came to the US to attend Yale University , where she received a BA in East Asian Studies. While at Yale, Govindini served as Chair of the Women's Caucus of the Yale Political Union, Vice-Chair of the Independent Party, and columnist for the Yale Daily News . Govindini recently acted in, co-wrote and executive produced the independent feature Terminal Island with her husband, Jason Apuzzo. She's also a film columnist for HollywoodRepublicans.com, and will be featured as a guest critic on AMC's “The Movie Club” (pilot). Govindini has been mentored in her film criticism career by Michael Medved. She's otherwise worked in film, TV, commercials and theater in Vancouver and Los Angeles . She played numerous roles as a member of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company, won a Best Actress Award for her role as Margot in “Dial M for Murder,” and has written eight screenplays.

Contact Festival Co-Directors Jason Apuzzo or Govindini Murty at:
alexandrianfilms@cox.net

See also, from:

Ann Coulter, Protest Warriors, Charlton Heston, Reagan, Iraq:
LIBERTY FILM FESTIVAL (Oct. 1-3)
www.LibertyFilmFestival.com ^ | September 26, 2004 | RonDog [and FRiends]
Posted on 09/26/2004 9:34:55 AM PDT by RonDog

LIBERTY FILM FESTIVAL!
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
October 1, 2 & 3

Put your MONEY where your HEART is...
...and support these CONSERVATIVE films!!!

Please JOIN US for ONE (or ALL) of these thirteen (13)
separate film events, all shown in the EXTRAORDINARY
SilverScreen Theatre
Pacific Design Center (a.k.a. "the blue whale")
8687 Melrose Avenue - 2nd floor Center Green
West Hollywood , CA 90069

Ticket Information:
All tickets and passes are non-refundable, and must be purchased online in advance.
Please bring your on-line ticket receipt to the check-in desk in front of the Silver Screen Theatre lobby
fifteen minutes before the event begins, in order to receive your event ticket or pass.
Please arrive early, as no late entries will be permitted once the event has begun.
Full Festival Pass: $105Individual Tickets $10.50-$15.50

Tickets will NOT be sold ON-SITE!
Tickets are ONLY available ONLINE, at:
www.LibertyFilmFestival.com

Parking: $6.00 per vehicle - pay upon arrival

Please note: No food or drink, except for bottled water, is allowed inside the SilverScreen Theatre.

friday, October 1, 2004

EVENT 1

6:00 PM “Greg Wolfe: Republican Jew” Comic Short by Greg Wolfe

6:10 PM Festival Greeting by Jason Apuzzo & Govindini Murty

6:15 PM
Sponsor's Introduction by Paul Harberger, Foundation for Free Markets

6:20 PM Special Guest Introduction

6:30 PM “The Clinton Legacy” Comic Short by Evan Maloney, Brain-Terminal.com

6:40 PM
"In the Face of Evil" Documentary Screening WEST COAST PREMIERE
Epic documentary chronicles Ronald Reagan's forty-year struggle against communism - in light of America's present confrontation with Islamic Fascism.

8:30 PM Q&A with Writer/Director Steve Bannon

8:45 PM Break

EVENT 1A

9:00 PM
"Celsius 41.11" Documentary Screening WORLD PREMIERE
A powerful documentary response to the lies behind Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11."

10:15 PM Q&A with Writer/Producer Lionel Chetwynd

saturday, October 2, 2004

EVENT 3

9:00 AM
“Conservative Filmmaking 101” Seminar with Victor Elizalde (Sony Pictures); James Glennon, A.S.C.; Jason Apuzzo & Govindini Murty ( Terminal Island )
A nuts-and-bolts seminar on low-budget digital moviemaking, with practical advice on how to get around ‘development hell' in liberal Hollywood.

10:10 AM “Peace Out” Short by Evan Maloney of Brain-Terminal.com

10:25 AM
Short TBA from Kfir Alfia of ProtestWarrior.com
Watch America 's rowdiest young filmmakers as they take to the streets against the lunatic left! See how un-peaceful ‘peace' marchers can be! Visit the Protest Warriors here.

10:55 AM Q&A with Evan Maloney, Kfir Alfia

11:05 AM
“Is It True What They Say About Ann?” Documentary Screening WEST COAST PREMIERE
Filmmakers Elinor Burkett and Patrick Wright take you behind the scenes with the reigning diva of the right, the controversial and hilarious Ann Coulter. Watch clips here.

11:45 AM Q&A with Filmmaker Patrick Wright

11:55 AM Lunch Break

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Here is a picture of Ann that you may not have seen before, from www.anncoulterdoc.com:

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Ann at eight.

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Jason Apuzzo Festival Co-Director Writer-Director Jason Apuzzo recently finished his debut feature, the film noir thriller Terminal Island . Jason was mentored in this project by Irvin Kershner (dir., Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back ). Jason graduated from the USC School of Cinema-TV in 2001 with an MFA in Production. Jason's USC thesis short, “San Pedro,” is the most watched student short on the internet over the last three years. Jason's mentor at USC was ©Academy Award winning sound engineer Tom Holman, inventor of the THX sound system. Prior to USC, Jason received his Ph.D. in Germanic Literature from Stanford University , and a BA in Philosophy from Yale University . While at Yale, Jason founded The Yale Free Press , one of the nation's first conservative college newspapers, and was elected Speaker of the Yale Political Union.


Govindini Murty Festival Co-Director Actress/Writer Govindini Murty came to the US to attend Yale University , where she received a BA in East Asian Studies. While at Yale, Govindini served as Chair of the Women's Caucus of the Yale Political Union, Vice-Chair of the Independent Party, and columnist for the Yale Daily News . Govindini recently acted in, co-wrote and executive produced the independent feature Terminal Island with her husband, Jason Apuzzo. She's also a film columnist for HollywoodRepublicans.com, and will be featured as a guest critic on AMC's “The Movie Club” (pilot). Govindini has been mentored in her film criticism career by Michael Medved. She's otherwise worked in film, TV, commercials and theater in Vancouver and Los Angeles . She played numerous roles as a member of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company, won a Best Actress Award for her role as Margot in “Dial M for Murder,” and has written eight screenplays.


Parking:	$6.00 per vehicle - pay upon arrival
Please note:	No food or drink, except for bottled water, is allowed inside the SilverScreen Theatre.