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Posted on 11/01/2006 5:05:15 AM PST by RonDog
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From a smiling Ronnie Reagan up There:
The Return of the Good GuysBy Judi McLeodWednesday, November 1, 2006
Saturday afternoon at the movies. Watching the silver-badged sheriff booting the bad guys out of Dodge while munching on real-butter popcorn and savoring your once-a-week Tootsie Roll.
Back in those days, the bad guy may as well have worn a shirt emblazoned with the word `Skunk!'. At the Saturday matinee, there was no need for second guessing, no political points, no propaganda and GI Joe was the undisputed hero.
Remember?
If only you could go back to the good days when American bashing would have got you popcorn boxes thrown at the silver screen.
You can go back, thanks to the passion of David Horowitz, President & Founder of the Horowitz Freedom Center, true patriot of The Liberty Film Festival.
You've seen David Horowitz duking it out with lefties like Professor Ward Churchill of 9/11 victims "Little Eichmanns" fame and others of his ilk on Fox News.
What Horowitz says about lefties counts. He was once one of them.
"For the first time since Ronald Reagan left Hollywood for Washington there is a voice in Hollywood to counter the political left. The Liberty Film Festival is Hollywood's first pro-American, pro-Israel film festival and cultural organization." (Horowitz in NewsMax.com, Oct. 28, 2006.) "Its purpose is to create the kind of film product of which Americans who love freedom and love their country can be proud."
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
Tickets for the 2006 Liberty Film Festival are now on sale here!
The 2006 Liberty Film Festival promises to be the most sensational yet, featuring films on: The Iraq War, 9/11, Illegal Immigration, Israel and The War on Terror. Outstanding festival speakers this year include (in alphabetical order):
author David Horowitz,Plus The Liberty Film Festival will present a special Freedom of Expression Award to The Production Team of ABC's "The Path to 9/11."
producer Ron Maxwell ("Gettysburg"),
film critic Michael Medved,
producer Jerry Molen ("Schindler's List, "Minority Report"),
Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson ("Dereliction of Duty"),
Frank Price (former President of Columbia Pictures & Chairman of Universal),
KFI talk show host John Ziegler,
producer/director David Zucker ("Scary Movie 4"), and many others!The 2006 Liberty Film Festival will be held this November 10-12, 2006 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, CA. The Liberty Film Festival showcases films that celebrate the traditional American values of free speech, patriotism, and religious freedom. Please note that festival tickets are only available for purchase on-line at The Liberty Film Festival website.
Full Festival Passes sold out last year within days, so be sure to buy your passes right away! We're also selling a limited number of VIP Full Festival Passes that include a ticket to our exclusive VIP Opening Night Party! Individual tickets also sold out very quickly these last two years, especially for our Opening Night and Saturday night screenings, so be sure to buy those tickets early too!
Here are the festival pass options...
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The Liberty Film Festival in Los Angeles
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Box-office politics:
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The Jewish Journal ^ | 10/20/06 | Rob Eshman, Editor-in-Chief
Festival Co-Director
Actress/Writer Govindini Murty is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Liberty Film Festival, Hollywood’s first conservative film festival. Govindini also co-writes and edits LIBERTAS, the premier weblog for conservative thought on film. She is currently a guest film critic for AMC TV’s 'The Movie Club,' and Govindini’s 'Hollywood Confidential' columns on film and Hollywood history are featured on Newsmax.com. Govindini has also appeared on Fox News, MSNBC’s “Scarborough Country,” Fox 11 News LA, The Michael Medved Show, The Al Rantel Show, The Jim Hirsen Show, the Steve Yuhas Show, The Inga Barks Show, and numerous other talk shows. She’s otherwise worked in film, TV, commercials and theater in Vancouver and Los Angeles. Govindini came to the US to attend Yale University, where she received a BA in East Asian Studies.
Festival Co-Director
Jason Apuzzo is a writer/director living in Los Angeles, currently with several film projects in development. He is also the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Liberty Film Festival, Hollywood’s first conservative film festival. He also edits LIBERTAS, the premier weblog for conservative thought on film. Jason graduated from the USC School of Cinema-TV in 2001 with an MFA in Production. Prior to USC, Jason received his Ph.D. in Germanic Literature from Stanford University, and a BA in Philosophy from Yale University. Jason writes a weekly 'Hollywood Confidential' column for Newsmax, and has appeared on CNN, Fox News and numerous radio talk shows to discuss contemporary film.
COURAGEOUS FILM-MAKERS
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
No, I do not mean the Dixie Chicks and their moronic "Shut up and sing" (if only!).
Their "blacklisting" and claims of victim status are even more preposterous than those of the famous Hollywood Ten (every one of whom was a Communist and lied about it and every one of whom went on being employed in the film industry in the States or Europe) and their acolytes. The Dixie Chicks and their supporters appear to think that if people do not buy their records for whatever reason, their constitutional rights are under attack. Otherwise, I cannot quite see how they were "blacklisted", given the amount of publicity the wretched group received on both sides of the Pond.Libertas, a conservative film website (oh for something like that in Britain) has a posting about a truly courageous film-maker, Pierre Rehov, whose films will be shown at the Liberty Film Festival (oh for something like that in Britain).
Rehov is a French-Algerian film-maker who risked his life to make "Suicide-Killers". He went into the terrorist training camps, interviewed the would-be killers, talked to their families and to those who had failed and were in Israeli prisons.
This astounding documentary shows first-hand that terrorists are created not by Israeli or American foreign policy, but by the repression, lack of democratic freedom, and poverty of Arab societies.
Not, perhaps, surprising to many of us but worth saying and worth documenting. The courage of this man is quite astonishing.
He has made another film, called "From the River to the Sea" in which he looks at the Palestinian claim to Israel but, more than that, documents the treatment of Palestinian by other Arab states and by their own leadership; talks about the huge amount of money stolen from the Palestinians (nobody even mentions Arafat’s widow and other friends and relations of the late unlamented Chairman):From the River to the Sea is an eye-opening documentary about how the UN and Arab nations surrounding Israel have conspired to keep Palestinians in refugee camps without jobs, citizenship, or opportunity, thereby encouraging them to turn to terrorism against Israel. The film features shocking footage of Palestinian terrorists escaping in UN vans, and explores the controversial issue of "right of return." It also documents the shocking corruption of UNRWA and the PLO in robbing hundreds of millions from Palestinian refugees, and reveals the anti-Israeli, anti-Jewish propaganda that is taught to schoolchildren in UN-funded schools in Palestinian camps.
I have only one question. How soon will a courageous British cinema or film festival run either film if only in order to open a discussion?
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The 2006 Liberty Film Festival will be held this November 10-12, 2006 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, CA.From www.architecturetoursla.com:
Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: (310) 657-0800
Map
Website
EVENT 1
Fri., Nov. 10
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT
- Friday (11/10/06)
6:30PM Welcome + Surprise New Short Films from David Zucker and "24"'s Joel Surnow, with Special Guests David Zucker and Co-Producer Myrna Sokoloff!
6:40PM Festival Director Intro. by Govindini Murty & Jason Apuzzo
6:50PM Special LFF Freedom of Expression Award Presented to The Production Team of ABC's "The Path to 9/11"; Presented by Frank Price, Former Chairman of Columbia Pictures, President of Universal Pictures, Chairman of MCA Motion Picture Group
7:00PM "This is DNN" - World Premiere! (29 mins., 2006)
Directed by: Bruce Wittman. Produced by: Bart Ely. A satirical look at how today's mainstream media might cover a typical day during World War II, complete with FDR protesters, war protesters, hurricane protesters - and a mockery of FDR in a Hollywood blockbuster titled "Fahrenheit 12/7." "This is DNN" is a hilarious and long overdue lesson in historical perspective. (Comedy, 29 minutes, 2006)
7:30PM Break
Watch the "Border War" trailer above!
7:45PM "Border War" (95 mins., 2006)
Written and Directed by: Kevin Knoblock. Prod: Kevin Knoblock and David N. Bossie. "Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration" looks at one of the most explosive issues of our times - illegal immigration. "Border War" presents the true life stories of 5 people on the frontlines of this issue: a Border Control agent, an immigrant rights activist, an anti-illegal immigration activist, the widow of a slain police officer, and Congressman J.D. Hayworth. Although there are no easy answers, the compelling stories and incredible visuals will leave viewers demanding one. A Citizen's United/Peace River Company LLC Production. (Documentary, 95 minutes, 2006)
9:20PM Q&A with "Border War" Filmmakers Kevin Knoblock & Dave Bossie
Discover the Secret Right-Wing Network Behind ABC's 9/11 Deception
Huffington Post via Yahoo News ^ | September 8, 2006 | Max Blumenthal
Posted on 09/09/2006 10:45:19 PM PDT by Lorianne
Less than 72 hours before ABC's "The Path to 9/11" is scheduled to air, the network is suddenly under siege. On Tuesday, ABC was forced to concede that "The Path to 9/11" is "a dramatization, not a documentary." The film deceptively invents scenes to depict former President Bill Clinton's handling of the Al Qaeda threat...
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...In fact, "The Path to 9/11" is produced and promoted by a well-honed propaganda operation consisting of a network of little-known right-wingers working from within Hollywood to counter its supposedly liberal bias. This is the network within the ABC network. Its godfather is far right activist David Horowitz, who has worked for more than a decade to establish a right-wing presence in Hollywood and to discredit mainstream film and TV production. On this project, he is working with a secretive evangelical religious right group founded by The Path to 9/11's director David Cunningham that proclaims its goal to "transform Hollywood" in line with its messianic vision.
Before The Path to 9/11 entered the production stage, Disney/ABC contracted David Cunningham as the film's director. Cunningham is no ordinary Hollywood journeyman. He is in fact the son of Loren Cunningham, founder of the right-wing evangelical group Youth With A Mission (YWAM). The young Cunningham helped found an auxiliary of his father's group called The Film Institute (TFI), which, according to its mission statement, is "dedicated to a Godly transformation and revolution TO and THROUGH the Film and Televisionindustry." As part of TFI's long-term strategy, Cunningham helped place interns from Youth With A Mission's in film industry jobs "so that they can begin to impact and transform Hollywood from the inside out," according to a YWAM report...
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...Early on, Cunningham had recruited a young Iranian-American screenwriter named Cyrus Nowrasteh to write the script of his secretive "Untitled" film. Not only is Nowrasteh an outspoken conservative, he is also a fervent member of the emerging network of right-wing people burrowing into the film industry with ulterior sectarian political and religious agendas, like Cunningham.
Nowrasteh's conservatism was on display when he appeared as a featured speaker at the Liberty Film Festival (LFF), an annual event founded in 2004 to premier and promote conservative-themed films supposedly too "politically incorrect" to gain acceptance at mainstream film festivals. This June, while The Path to 9/11 was being filmed, LFF founders Govindini Murty and Jason Apuzzo -- both friends of Nowrasteh -- announced they were "partnering" with right-wing activist David Horowitz. Indeed, the 2006 LFF is listed as "A Program of the David Horowitz Freedom Center..."
7:00PM "This is DNN" - World Premiere! (29 mins., 2006)See also, from www.clearglassproductions.com:
Directed by: Bruce Wittman. Produced by: Bart Ely. A satirical look at how today's mainstream media might cover a typical day during World War II, complete with FDR protesters, war protesters, hurricane protesters - and a mockery of FDR in a Hollywood blockbuster titled "Fahrenheit 12/7."
The answer lies within "THIS IS DNN," a sharp-witted
parody of the Cable News Networks.
While cleaning his attic, Harold (Scott Wathen) finds a
mysterious dust-covered film reel labeled "Anne Siped -1944."
After turning on the projector, he watches in disbelief -
his grandma's a "news babe" (Anne Caitlin Donohue) and
she is anchoring a DNN News Channel broadcast from
February 1944!
But this is only the beginning. It's what's in this newscast
that shocks him even more: FDR protestors, war protestors,
hurricane protestors, New Deal protestors, and a mockery
of FDR in Hollywood's newest blockbuster - "Fahrenheit 12/7."
Has the mainstream media of 1944 gone berserk?
As the film reel spools out, a stunned Harold returns downstairs
to his TV news junkie wife. On TV is our favorite curmudgeon broadcast commentator, Randy Mooney (Rowell Gormon). After his harrowing attic experience, Harold is struck by the irony found within Mr Mooney's words.
Featuring newcomers Anne-Caitlin Donohue, Rowell Gormon
and Scott Wathen "This is DNN " is a satirical yet long overdue
lesson in historical perspective.
At a time when we need it the most.
©Copyright 2006 Clear Glass Productions
Sat., Nov. 11
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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9:00AM "Curse the Darkness" - World Premiere! (78 mins., 2006)
Watch a clip from "Curse the Darkness" above!
Directed and Produced by: Curt Markham. A science fiction comedy in which a struggling New York artist creates a gateway to another dimension. This edgy, cinema verite, black and white parody of French New Wave style features hilarious scenes of politically-correct artists spouting left-wing/postmodern gibberish to justify their less than original art. You will never look at a black turtleneck the same way. Parental advisory: This film contains some profanity. (Comedy/Drama, 78 minutes, 2006) Q&A with Director Curt Markham to follow.
EVENT 3
Sat., Nov. 11
11:00AM - 1:15PM
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NEW VISIONS PROGRAM
A film shorts program featuring exciting new filmmakers!
Watch a clip from "Winning the Race" above!
11:00AM "Good Luck in Her Eye" - World Premiere! (15 mins., 2006)
Directed and Produced by: Jonathan Jedeikin. A nice young Jewish girl struggles with her parents' obsession that she marry a nice young Jewish boy. With advice from a friendly co-worker, our heroine navigates the perils of love and dating in L.A. Parental advisory: This film features some sexual situations, but no nudity. (Comedy, 15 minutes, 2006)
11:15AM "Liberating Dorothy" - World Premiere! (15 mins., 2006)
Directed and Produced by: Fernando Allesandri. A young woman with the innocence of Dorothy from 1939's "The Wizard of Oz" appears today and is immediately put into therapy. The psychologist works to liberate her from her archaic notions of love and sexuality, trying her best to re-program Dorothy to suit modern standards. (Comedy, 15 minutes, 2006)
11:30AM "No I in Security" (13 mins., 2006).
Directed and Executive Produced by: Eric Lee. Produced by: Susu Keepman Lee & Lewis Hill. A professional panhandler's life changes with the purchase of a new shirt. He learns to take on responsibility, and earns the love and respect of the community. (Comedy, 13 minutes, 2006)
11:45AM "The Hitch" (9 mins., 2005)
Directed and Produced by: Daniel Morrison. A fast-paced adventure with amazing visual effects in which a team of covert agents must race against the clock to pull off a job without a hitch. Featuring car chases, plane stunts, high-tech gadgets and digital surveillance technology, "The Hitch" is an incredible roller-coaster ride. (Action/Comedy, 9 minutes, 2006)
11:55AM "Liberty01" - World Premiere! (5 mins., 2006)
Directed and Produced by: J.D. Wilcox. A young woman stands up against government oppression when she confronts a corrupt official who is stealing private property via the misuse of "eminent domain." Parental advisory: This film contains some scenes of violence. (Action/Drama, 5 minutes, 2006)
12NOON Q&A with Filmmakers
12:10PM "Winning the Race" - World Premiere! (3 mins., 2006)
Directed and Produced by: Michael Mandaville. A group of potential employees have to fill out their applications. But when it comes to filling out the section on Race, they have a few questions ... (Comedy, 3 minutes, 2006)
12:13PM "Democrats Unleash New Tool" - World Premiere! (3 mins., 2006)
Directed and Produced by: Clark Baker. In their own words, Democrats present their strategic philosophy for 2006/2008. Parental advisory: this film contains veiled sexual humor. (Comedy/Documentary, 3 minutes, 2006)
12:16PM "Crystal Morning" - Theatrical Premiere! (7mins., 2006)
Directed and Produced by: Evan Coyne Maloney. On a remarkably clear morning five years ago, New York City came under attack. This video memorial, taken from footage shot by an eyewitness, shows New Yorkers waking up to that grim reality. Parental advisory: This film contains potentially disturbing images of the 9/11 attacks. (Documentary, 7 minutes, 2006)
12:23PM "White Elephant" - World Premiere! (24mins., 2006)
Directed by: Christopher Giardino. Produced by: Robyn Burnett. Jeremy's homecoming from his first months at university has been highly anticipated by his modern, progressive family. When he reveals an inconvenient truth, family hysteria erupts, turning a tolerant table upside down, and dinner cold ... (Comedy/Drama, 24 minutes, 2006)
12:47PM "Los Tabaqueros" (8 mins., 2006)
Directed by: Francisco Gonzelez and Russell Griffin. Produced by: Nate Wood and Russell Griffin. Passion, love, and tobacco ... all rolled-up in into this documentary on the life and art of handmade cigars. A wonderful celebration of a traditional culture, filmed amidst the Cuban emigre community in Miami. (Documentary, 8 minutes, 2006)
12:55PM "The Baseball Card Shop" - World Premiere! (7 mins., 2006)
Directed and Produced by: Kelly Kennedy. Opening day of the baseball season may be rained out, but in an empty baseball card shop the heroes of the past will play one more game. A heartwarming ode to a great American sport. (Animation/Comedy, 7 minutes, 2006)
1:05PM Q&A with Filmmakers
EVENT 4
Sat., Nov. 11
1:45PM - 3:10PM
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1:45PM "A Hero's Love: The Daniel Unger Story" - World Theatrical Premiere! (68 mins., 2006)
Watch a clip from "A Hero's Love" above!
Producer: Vern Laney. The true life story of a U.S. soldier who knew no greater love than to give his own life so that two Iraqi civilianscould live. Daniel Unger was a beloved son and brother, a stellar student, a champion athlete with a blackbelt in karate, an ordained Baptist minister who worked to rehabilitate young offenders in prison, and an American hero who gave his life in Iraq to save two Iraqi civilians - all by the age of 19. His extraordinary story is a testament to the heroism of our troops overseas, and to the love and courage of the families who support them. (Documentary, 68 minutes, 2005)
EVENT 5
Sat., Nov. 11
3:30PM - 4:45PM
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3:30PM "Between Iraq & A Hard Place" (65 mins., 2006)
Watch a clip from "Between Iraq & A Hard Place" above!
Director: Rex Pratt. Prod: Rex Pratt and James Michael Pratt. An emotional and moving look at a platoon of Marines serving two tours in Iraq. This film takes you inside the hearts and minds of a group of Marines who exemplify the phrase "honor, courage, commitment," and features combat footage shot by the Marines themselves in Iraq. The film explores the stress experienced by these Marines as they return to life in the US, and how the public can make their readjustment easier by offering them support, friendship, and thanks for serving their country. (Documentary, 65 minutes, 2006)
EVENT 6
Sat., Nov. 11
5:00 PM - 7:15 PM
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IRAQ WAR SHORTS PROGRAM + HOLLYWOOD & THE MILITARY PANEL
Watch clips from "Road to Ramadi" above!
5:00PM "Road to Ramadi" (12 mins., 2006)
Directed and Produced by: Robert Ham and Mark Stampfli. After 9/11 a young Army private fighting in Iraq has to come to grips with the realities of war, and his belief in God helps him to pull through. Parental advisory: This film contains intense war scenes. (Action/Drama, 12 minutes, 2006))
5:15PM "The Manual" (30 mins., 2006)
Directed by: Ryland Grant. Produced by: Cynthia Graner. A young Marine Sergeant struggles to come to terms with the death of his estranged father. He is assigned to the Notification Unit and in the process of his first family notification begins to confront his own demons - and find his way back to his own family. Parental advisory: This film contains some profanity. (Drama, 30 minutes, 2006)
5:45:PM "The Verge of Greatness" - LA Premiere! (12 mins., 2006)
Directed by: James Day. Produced by: Dana Mannion and James Day. Chuck knows he must respond to the devastation of 9/11. He just doesn't know how. His desire to change the world must first begin with the desire to change himself. (Drama, 12 minutes, 2006)
6:00PM Q&A with filmmakers
6:15PM Hollywood & The Military Panel Discussion
The panel will focus on how Hollywood portrays the military in the Iraq War & War on Terror today - by contrast to how Hollywood portrayed the military in World War I and World War II, and played a crucial role in American victory overseas. Moderator: KFI talk show host John Ziegler (author, "The Death of Free Speech"). Panelists: Jerry Molen (Producer, "Schindler's List," "Minority Report," "Jurassic Park"), Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson (author, "Dereliction of Duty"), and Ron Maxwell (Producer, "Gettysburg," "Gods and Generals"). Other guests TBA.
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Sat., Nov. 11
7:30PM - 9:15PM
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HOT TOPICS: IRAQ + The ACLU
Watch the trailer to "A Journey to Iraq" above!
7:30PM "ACLU: At War With America" - World Premiere! (43 mins., 2006)
Written and Directed by: Alan Browne. Prod: David Bossie. The ACLU's radical agenda has been criticized from all sides of the political spectrum. Disguised as a defender of our freedoms, the ACLU has for decades been at war, both legally and intellectually, with the fundamental rights and values of our nation. (Documentary, 43 minutes, 2006) A Citizens United Production.
8:15PM Filmmaker Q&A
8:20PM "A Journey to Iraq" - World Premiere! (43 mins., 2006)
Directed and Produced by: Benjamin Wilbanks. A group of American Christians travel to Iraq to teach a group of Iraqis how to operate a printing press, and in the process discover that Iraqis are grateful for America's help and want freedom and progress as much as anyone else. "A Journey to Iraq" shows a side of the War on Terror that is rarely seen in the mainstream media. (Documentary, 43 minutes, 2006)
9:05PM Filmmaker Q&A
EVENT 8
Sat., Nov. 11
9:30PM - 11:05PM
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9:30PM "The 9/11 Commission Report" - World Theatrical Premiere!
Watch "The 9/11 Commission Report" trailer above!
Written & Directed by: Leigh Scott. An exciting suspense thriller dramatizing events taken from "The 9/11 Commission Report." Interweaving multiple stories in a manner reminiscent of "Traffic," the film follows a group of covert CIA agents as they track Al Qaeda terrorists in the Middle East and Afghanistan, while FBI agents in the Philippines uncover the Bojinka plot, and agents in the U.S. race to make sense of disturbing clues about the impending 9/11 attacks. Parental advisory: the film contains some profanity and brief sexual situations. (Drama, 85 minutes, 2006)
The program will feature a Q&A with the filmmakers.
EVENT 9
Sun., Nov. 12
11:00AM - 1:15PM
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ISRAEL & THE WAR ON TERROR SHORTS PROGRAM
Watch the trailer for "The Arab & Iranian Reaction to 9/11" with Ron Silver above!
11:00AM "Two Creations" (12 mins.,2006)
Directed by: Chris Berkenkamp. Produced by: Larry Dudock, Chris Berkenkamp, Nat McCormick. A fun-filled, uplifting movie with exquisite beach scenes and a warm, loving glimpse of Orthodox Judaism and its timeless message. (Drama, 11 minutes, 2006)
11:15AM "Lest We Forget" - World Premiere! (15 mins., 2006)
Directed by: Stan Moore. Produced by: Laurie Moore. The global war on terror is real and we each must do our part to defeat Islamo-fascism. This fast-paced and moving account of the 9/11 attacks is a call to arms for all who value freedom and democracy. (Documentary, 15 minutes, 2006)
11:30AM "Tolerating Intolerance" - World Theatrical Premiere! (44 mins., 2006)
Directed by: Roz Rothstein. Produced by: Roz Rothstein. A production of Stand With Us, "Tolerating Intolerance" depicts the anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic hate speech that is propagated on today's college campuses by apologists for Islamist terror, and the corresponding repression of students and faculty who attempt to offer pro-Israel views. (Documentary, 44 minutes, 2005)
12:15PM "The Arab & Iranian Reaction to 9/11" - West Coast Premiere! (43 mins., 2006)
Directed by: Ginger Weingarten and Michael Vidikan. Prod: Ginger Weingarten. A production of MEMRI, this startling documentary takes footage from TV and satellite stations in the Middle East that depicts the Arab and Iranian reaction to 9/11. Narrated by Ron Silver. Translations by MEMRI, the non-partisan Middle East Media Research Institute. Parental advisory: This film contains some potentially disturbing scenes of terrorist violence. (Documentary, 43 minutes, 2006)
1:00PM Filmmaker Q&A
EVENT 10
Sun., Nov. 12
1:30PM - 3:45PM
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FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA + HOLLYWOOD & ISRAEL PANEL
Watch terrorists escape in a UN van in this clip from "From the River to the Sea"!
1:30PM "From the River to the Sea" - World Premiere! (54 mins., 2006)
Special Introduction by Michael Medved. Directed by: Pierre Rehov. Eye-opening documentary about how the UN and Arab nations surrounding Israel have conspired to keep Palestinians in refugee camps without jobs, citizenship, or opportunity, thereby encouraging them to turn to terrorism against Israel. Featuring shocking footage of Palestinian terrorists escaping in UN vans. The film explores the issue of "right of return," documents the shocking corruption of UNRWA and the PLO in robbing hundreds of millions from Palestinian refugees, and shows the anti-Israeli, anti-Jewish propaganda that is taught to schoolchildren in UN-funded schools in the Palestinian camps. With extraordinary first-hand footage shot by Rehov in Israel, Palestinian areas, and the refugee camps. Parental advisory: This film contains potentially disturbing scenes of terrorist violence, and is not suitable for children under 12. (Documentary, 54 minutes, 2006) >
2:25PM Q&A with Filmmaker Pierre Rehov
2:45PM "Hollywood, Israel, and the Middle-East" Panel Discussion Moderated by Michael Medved
The panel will discuss how Hollywood can help support democratic societies like Israel and encourage reform in the Middle-East. Moderator: Talk show host Michael Medved (author, "Right Turns"). Panelists: Frank Price (former President of Columbia Pictures and Chairman of Universal) and producer/director David Zucker ("Scary Movie 3-4"), Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Avrech ("Body Double").
EVENT 11
Sun., Nov. 12
4:15PM - 6:00PM
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4:15PM "Suicide Killers" (80 mins., 2006)
Watch the trailer for "Suicide Killers" above!
Special Introduction by David Horowitz. Directed by: Pierre Rehov. In this extraordinary documentary, French-Algerian filmmaker Pierre Rehov risks his life to interview terrorists carrying out suicide bombings against Israeli civilians. Pierre speaks with the terrorists and their families in the Palestinian areas, visits terrorist training camps, interviews convicted suicide bombers inside Israeli jails, and interviews their Jewish and Arab victims. This astounding documentary shows first-hand that terrorists are created not by Israeli or American foreign policy, but by the repression, lack of democratic freedom, and poverty of Arab societies. Parental advisory: this film contains potentially disturbing images of suicide bombing attacks and is not suitable for children under 12. (Documentary, 80 minutes, 2006)
5:35PM Q&A with Filmmaker Pierre Rehov
EVENT 12
Sun., Nov. 12
6:30PM - 7:00PM
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6:30PM FESTIVAL AWARDS PRESENTATION
Awards will be presented to the Best Feature Film and Best Short Film (under 60 minutes), Best Short Film (under 30 minutes), and the Volunteer of the Year Award by Festival Jurors Robert Davi, Jim Hirsen, Andrew Klavan and Craig Titley.
SPECIAL CLASSIC FILM SCREENING
7:15PM - 9:15PM "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse" (121 mins., 1933; German with English subtitles)
Directed by: Fritz Lang. The acclaimed German Expressionist thriller by Fritz Lang ("Metropolis," "M") that was banned by the Nazis. A Berlin police inspector investigates a spree of crime and terrorism in which all clues lead to a madman - Dr. Mabuse. Mabuse's 'empire of crime' is eerily similar to the Al Qaeda terror network of today.
When Govindin and Jason came up to Silicon Valley earlier this year, we are in hopes that we'll be a stop for a future film festival expansion. :-)
Govindini
From www.newshounds.us:
FOX News rearranging weekend line-up to air terror film, scare jaded voters to polls
Reported by Chrish - November 2, 2006 - 147 commentsFOX News Channel has announced that it will air "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West,"
"(a) frightening new documentary by filmmaker Wayne Kopping ....
What he found, is something FOX News believes every American should know."
The film, which is actually a year old, will be shown four (4) times this weekend to help Republicans scare their base to the polls. Along with plenty of footage accusing Democrats of not getting it (an O'Reilly favorite) and Dick Morris' sickening new anti-Democrat smear commercial, FOX is pulling out all the stops to support their party.
Another article at FOXNews.com says that
"We often hear that 9/11 was a wake-up call for Americans. But have Americans really woken up to the truth of how much radical Islamists want us dead, and the lengths to which they are willing to go to fulfill their mission?
According to a shocking new (sic) documentary called “Obsession,” the free world is still unprepared to face the unwavering commitment of those who have pledged their lives to our destruction. The film states that we suffer not so much from complacency, but from the naïve disbelief that we remain targets of thousands, perhaps millions of radical Muslims around the world."
In other words, we're not scared enough (yet) to turn over ALL our rights to the executive branch. Maybe this'll do it - it's worth a shot, right?
From Libertas, "a forum for conservative thought on film":
"We’ve just received word that this weekend Fox News will be presenting a 40 minute version of the film Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West that had its World Premiere at the 2005 Liberty Film Festival.Obsession was the Best Feature Film winner from last year’s festival, and will be playing on Fox News Saturday Nov. 4th at 8pm/1am/5am, and Sunday Nov. 5th at 10pm.
We’re told these will be Fox News special TV broadcasts, i.e., they redid their lineups to make this happen, and that they will be advertising the show on TV commercials in advance. Following the film will be an interview with director Wayne Kopping."
We’re extremely proud to have done the World Premiere of Obsession, and we’re thrilled that Fox News will be re-arranging its line-up - right at the height of election season - to air this important film. The purpose of The Liberty Film Festival is to discover such films and bring them to the public.
Clearly this is intended to reach the voters who still think that the Bush administration can keep us safer than Democrats and who conflate the war in Iraq with the so-called war on terror. This blatant electioneering by a so-called news channel erases for once and for all any pretense that FOX is fair or balanced - it is right-wing propaganda and nothing more.
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comments@foxnews.comThanks to g-mailer Matt for the heads-up.
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