“Soldiers of Conscience”
“Soldiers of Conscience,” a very powerful film that explores how soldiers choose to be conscientious objectors and features several IVAW members, will be aired on PBS on Thursday, October 16. I hope you will spread the word to your lists. For more information about the film visit www.socfilm.
May 2008: Graphis Poster Annual ‘08/’09 Gold Award goes to…SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE!
The SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE poster, created for us pro bono by Deutsch Design Works, has recently garnered the ultimate graphic design achievement award in this country: the Graphis Gold Award!
AWARDS:
Best Documentary — Salem Film Festival (2008)
Finalist — Best Documentary — Denver Film Festival (2007)Best Film — Conflict and Resolution Category — Hamptons International Film Festival (2007)
Best Documentary — Rhode Island International Film Festival (2007)
Best Documentary — Foyle Film Festival, Northern Ireland (2007)
Check us out on pbs.org. Please forward this email to let your friends know about this exciting broadcast!
CASE STUDY 1: REACHING THOSE WHO NEED IT
The context: a press screening of the film for the Seattle International Film Festival.
The audience: every person is a journalist except one - Melissa, an African-American woman in her late 20’s, who is a volunteer usher at the cinema.
Melissa seats the journalists and stays to watch. Midway through the movie, she starts to cry. She leaves but immediately returns - with tissues.
After the screening she tells us her story; she is an ex-Marine who had served in Iraq. She knows the feelings of the soldiers in the film, had felt them herself, and had been tormented by the moral questions they raised.
She says, “This is the most important film I have seen in my life. I want all the people who served in my unit to see it. No, it is more than that, I want everyone to see it.”
Melissa’s story - one person, one screening, one human heart - is why we made this film. Now, we are working to create partnerships with organizations supporting veterans and their families - trying to ensure that this film can reach people like Melissa across the country.
