Why 'Finding Our Voices'?
Tearful and feeling defeated, a priest approached Archbishop Desmond Tutu for solace. "Our work for peace and justice is ignored - even undermined, " the priest said. "What can we do?"
Archbishop Tutu gently took her face in his hands, brought it close to his. Eye to eye, he slowly said the three words, "Find your voice."
In the face of aggressive U.S. foreign policy, Americans and others across the globe are finding their voices -and resisting domination, pushing back against destructive policies, and framing alternatives in the public discourse.
We Can Think of No Greater Call
peace: 1. freedom from war 2. an agreement to end war 3. law and order 4. harmony; concord 5. serenity, calm or quiet
justice: 1. fairness 2. rightfulness 3. reward or penalty as deserved 4. the use of authority to uphold what is just 5. the administration of the law
liberal: 1. generous 2. ample; abundant 3. not literal or strict 4. tolerant; broad-minded 5. favoring reform or progress
conservative: 1. tending to preserve established institutions; opposed to change 2. cautious; moderate
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FINDING OUR VOICES World Premiere at Action on Film Festival
Monday, July 14, 2008
NEWS
RELEASE
Contact:
Holly Stadtler, 802-434-3987(o);
301-928-4389 (cell)
dreamcat@gmavt.net
Action on Film
Nominations for Finding Our
Voices
Dream Catcher Films, Inc.
is proud to announce the world premiere of Finding Our Voices
at the Action on Film Festival in
Pasadena,
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 8:00pm.
Festival organizers have nominated the
feature length documentary for Best Political
Documentary and Best Female Director.
Finding Our Voices
raises the question, ‘if there is no dissent,
and therefore no debate do we still have a
Democracy’? This documentary provides moving
portraits of 8 courageous and diverse
Americans, deeply affected by
U.S. foreign
policy in Iraq,
who attempt to protect democracy with their
lives.
The movie profiles a grandmother and
retired social worker who lost her son at the
World
Trade
Center
Sept. 11, 2001, three soldiers who served in
Iraq,
peace activist Gael Murphy, diplomat Brady
Kiesling, Rep. Jim Moran, D-VA, and the Rev.
Graylan Hagler. The filmmakers captured
their sacrifices over the past five years as
they took their dissent of the war to the
streets, to police stations, to the nation’s
capitol, and even to Iraq.
While outlining their struggles, the film
interweaves historically significant moments
that honor the importance of dissent in a
democracy, underscoring the critical need for
free speech.
“Finding Our Voices
is about standing up for what you believe. It’s
not just another Iraq
war film, this is a movie about patriotic
Americans living their conscience. At a
time when our country looks for a change in
leadership, this film celebrates our first
amendment rights and our responsibility to
participate in our Democracy,” said Executive
Producer Holly Stadtler.
Tickets for the screening
may be purchased in advance at www.aoffest.com for $8
or $10 at the theater the day of the event,
Tuesday, July 29th.
Following the screening, Executive
Producer Holly Stadtler and Director/Writer
Victoria Hughes will host a Q&A with the
audience.
The documentary is
currently available online at www.findingourvoices.com
and will be screening at the West Hollywood
Film Festival, Friday, July 30, 9:15
p.m., at the Regency Theater 7907 Beverly
Blvd, Los Angeles and at the Rhode Island
International Film Festival August 9, 4:30
p.m.
Actor and well known activist Martin
Sheen narrates the movie.
Dream Catcher Films, Inc.,
owned and operated by Holly Stadtler, has for
more than a decade produced commissioned
documentaries for cable broadcasters. Its
client list includes TLC, Discovery Channel,
TBS Superstation, National Geographic Channel,
MSNBC, and Animal Planet.
The public can call
301-928-4389 or visit www.findingourvoices.com
for more details.
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