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University of Vermont to Screen FINDING OUR VOICES

Friday, February 8, 2008

NEWS RELEASE

Contact:

Holly Stadtler, 802-434-3987

dreamcat@gmavt.net

Documentary Filmmaker Presents

Sneak Preview of �Finding Our Voices�

Dream Catcher Films, Inc. will present a sneak preview of a work in progress, �Finding Our Voices,� a documentary film profiling the lives of eight courageous Americans and their dissent against the war in Iraq Thursday, February 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm at Stafford Hall, Room 101, University of Vermont in Burlington.

Executive Producer, Holly Stadtler of Huntington, Vermont will offer a rare opportunity to see �Finding Our Voices� before it�s finished in an effort to raise money and awareness for the film. The film is a feature-length movie that examines the sacrifices of eight people who decided to speak out against the war in Iraq. From very different walks of life, those profiled include 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 struggles over the past four years as they took their dissent to the streets, to police stations, to the nation�s capitol, and even to Iraq.

�The film is a moving portrait of how the war in Iraq has deeply affected the lives of eight Americans,� said Executive Producer Holly Stadtler. 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.

The experienced filmmakers, who rarely show unfinished cuts to the public, are looking for critical feedback to the story and hoping to draw attention to the plight of independent media. Dream Catcher Films, Inc., owned and operated by 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. This film is self financed, not paid for by a broadcaster. It will be independently released nationwide beginning May 1, 2008.

Stadtler will be on hand following the screening to answer questions and to ask for public support promoting the film. Additional information is available on the film�s website: www.findingourvoices.com