THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND shows that every person can make a difference, even when pitted against the enormous powers of big business. This funny and moving documentary criss-crosses the United States, interviewing experts and individuals about corporate influence on everyday life, hears how people feel their own lives have been affected, and looks at some of the brave, compelling and sometime hilarious ways in which individuals and communities are reacting.
PLEASE JOIN US IN LOS ANGELES AT THE SILVER LAKE FILM FESTIVAL:
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND -2 screenings
Friday, September 24th at 1:00pm
Wednesday, September 29th at 5:30pm
See festival website for venue and ticket information:
www.silverlakefilmfestival.org/
****"TOP RATE, A MUST-SEE" - Atlanta Constitution Journal
****"As powerful as Michael Moore's firebrand muckraking" -Austin Chronicle
****"The filmmakers provide a convincing, infuriating portrait...of
corporate bullies taking proprietary control over every nook and
cranny of American life" - Creative Loafing
****While 'The Corporation' took a clinical approach...this corporate
exposé is more personal, letting ordinary people speak about their
confrontations with a democracy that often seems like a publicly
traded commodity-- Village Voice recommendations, screened at The
Imagine Festival
"A perfect blending of pertinent information and uplifting humor",
This Land is Your Land criss-crosses the U.S. to explore the impact of
corporations on the daily lives of ordinary people. Featuring
interviews with Jim Hightower, radio commentator & author ("Thieves in
High Places"); veteran newsman Jack Newfield ("Somebody's Gotta Tell
It"); Marc Kasky- a man whose lawsuit over truth in advertising made
its way to the U.S. Supreme Court; cultural critic Naomi Klein (No
Logo); Father Tryphon- a Russian orthodox monk, who took on a coffee
giant; artist Ron English; Sikhulu Shange, a small business owner in
Harlem involved in community efforts to support local stores against
chains; Thomas Frank ("What's The Matter With Kansas"); Doris "Granny
D" Haddock, who walked across the country at the age of 89 to get
corporate money out of politics; Project Censored award-winning author
Thom Hartmann; Stephen Dunifer, the 'Johnny Appleseed' of radio; and
many others from across the U.S.
Directed by Lori Cheatle & Daisy Wright, co-producer Virginia
Williams, DP Brian Rigney Hubbard, produced by Lori Cheatle.
For more information: www.hardworkingmovies.com