Thursday, September 11, 2003
SALAAM Theatre
9/11 Investigative Film Exhibition and Panel Seek Truth
Come to the historic Riverside Church http://www.riversidechurch.net in NYC on Thursday, September 11th, at 6pm for a film exhibition and forum. The speaking panel will be discussing the films, fielding questions, and facilitating an open forum. Venue: The Riverside Church
Featuring Short Documentaries:
Art installations and educational materials will be on display for your benefit. The questions of 9-11 are still unanswered while war rages on across the globe. The Mass Murders on September 11th were the Bush administrations green light for permanent War. The most important question now is HOW CAN WE STOP THOSE PLANS? Please call 212.252.3303 for more info Sponsored by Guerrilla News Network, 9-11 CitizensWatch, WBAI 99.5FM Pacifica Radio and Aint That Good News. http://www.wbai.org
SALAAM Theatre proudly supports and invites you to reflect and remember in a space with other artists and activists. Geeta Citygirl and SALAAM Theatre are pleased to be down with all the sponsors of this event. Peace. Peace. Peace... On Thursday, September 11th, two years after the attacks, an international 9/11 documentary film exhibition with panel discussions will be held at Riverside Church from 6-11PM to examine critical issues and unanswered questions not adequately addressed by the media and to inspire concerted public action to call for full accountability and an uncompromising investigation. This event is being produced concurrent with national and international screenings of AFTERMATH: Unanswered Questions from 9/11 a production of the Sundance award-winning Guerrilla News Network (www.gnn.tv) . In addition to Aftermath, film selections include a powerful fine art short that benefits Michael Richards, an artist who died at the WTC; a questioning expose The Great Deception by veteran investigative journalist and media critic Barrie Zwicker, the first television commentator to directly challenge aspects of the official narrative regarding 9/11; and excerpts from Emmy-award winning Danny Schechter’s documentary of the making of Spike Lee's We are Family music video and Scottish filmmaker Jamie Doran’s and Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi's Afghan Massacre: Convoy of Death, a documentary of the brutal killing of prisoners of war by U.S. special forces following the Afghan war. September 11th -- Roundtable Guests/Panelists include: Cynthia McKinney (former Congresswoman from Georgia), Ray McGovern (co-founder, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity or VIPS), Michael Ruppert (former LAPD, editor of From the Wilderness.com) Dr. Faiz Khan (9/11 triage doctor and NYC Muslim community leader), John Judge (Co-founder & Director of Research, 9/11 CitizensWatch). This unprecendented film exhibition will serve
as a kick-off for a three day forum (September 12-14): Re-framing 9/11:
Alternatives to Endless War [See Program details at www.wbai.org] This
timely weekend forum will include presentations from William Rivers Pitt,
Vandana Shiva, Catherine Austin Fitts, Wayne Madsen, Rania Masri and Danny
Schechter among many others. This event will be hosted by Riverside Church
and St. John the Divine.
Program Details/Background. Open with Moment of Silence. Prayers from a victim family members or guest religious leaders.. The Films (additional short films may be added):. --------------------------------------------------------
A time-lapse video was recorded on September 10, these images of the WTC were originally intended to be part of an interactive video installation (A_Maze). The seven hours of condensed time capture an unusual thunderstorm, eerie foreshadowing the tragic events to come. Monika was part of LMCC_s World Views studio program at the World Trade Center. For three and a half months, Monika and 14 other artists shared a studio on the 92nd Floor of Tower One. One of the artists (Michael Richards) perished during the events. This film is dedicated to him. All income from the sales of this piece will be donated to the Michael Richards Fund. For information on purchasing this video, email septemberten@sololab.com Visit http://www.sololab.com to learn more about Monika Bravo and her work. --------------------------------------------------------
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Filmed just eleven days after the events of September 11, The Making and Meaning of WE ARE FAMILY captures the gathering of more than 200 music, film, television and sports personalities along with police officers, emergency room doctors and those most affected by the tragedy, as they assembled to re-record the classic hit song "We Are Family" as a musical call for tolerance and global understanding. Legendary music producer & songwriter Nile Rodgers, who co-wrote the Sister Sledge classic hit with his late partner Bernard Edwards, created and directed the project and is featured in the film. Still sung worldwide, "We Are Family" is a joyous anthem, an affirmation of values and spirit. The new all-star version, recorded on September 22 & 23, 2001, was crafted to lift spirits and act as a catalyst toward the healing process. The film WE ARE FAMILY, directed by Globalvision's Emmy Award-winning Danny Schechter (with Patrice O'Neill), documents recording sessions in both New York and Los Angeles against a background of the traumatic events of September 11 and their aftermath. Spike Lee directed the music video of the 2001 version, which is showcased in the film. More than a music film, WE ARE FAMILY explores the shock and personal pain of the participants as well as the eruption of hate crimes following the tragedy. In addition to footage of the recording sessions and one-on-one interviews with participants, the film explores the need for tolerance and community spirit via commentary during the sessions and also with New Yorkers at vigils around the city. WE ARE FAMILY was hailed at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, where it played to capacity audiences and evoked standing ovations as part of a special program of films exploring the events of September 11. Danny Schechter, a veteran ABC 20/20 producer, has won many awards for his films, including the International Documentary Award for the making of Sun City: Artists Against Apartheid. Most recently he prodocued Counting on Democracy featuring Greg Palast. He is a Founder of Globalvision, Inc. [www.globalvision.org] Proceeds from the sale of the film go to the We Are Family Project, benefiting those affected by the events of September 11. http://www.wearefamilyfoundation.com/dvd.asp
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Produced and directed by Irish filmmaker and former BBC producer Jamie Doran and Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi, the film tells the story of thousands of prisoners who surrendered to the US military’s Afghan allies after the siege of Kunduz. According to the film, some three thousand of the prisoners were forced into sealed containers and loaded onto trucks for transport to Sheberghan prison. When the prisoners began shouting for air, U.S.-allied Afghan soldiers fired directly into the truck, killing many of them. The rest suffered through an appalling road trip lasting up to four days, so thirsty they clawed at the skin of their fellow prisoners as they licked perspiration and even drank blood from open wounds. Witnesses say that when the trucks arrived and soldiers opened the containers, most of the people inside were dead. They also say US Special Forces re-directed the containers carrying the living and dead into the desert and stood by as survivors were shot and buried. Now, up to three thousand bodies lie buried in a mass grave. Outraged human rights groups and lawyers are calling for an investigation but the U.N. special envoy to Afghanistan refuses any U.N.-backed investigation until the Afghan government can protect witnesses. Two of the witnesses in the film have already been killed. http://www.acftv.com/more.asp?id=271&catid=5
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The Great Deception
Media critic Barrie Zwicker, the host of VisionTV’s Insight: Mediafile, is one of the few North American journalists to offer an alternative viewpoint on the Sept. 11 tragedy. In this provocative six-part series of Mediafile commentaries, he challenges the official explanation for the attacks and considers the troubling implications of America’s new war. Poring over a wealth of published material, Zwicker finds much that has gone unexamined -- from the apparent breakdown of American air defenses on Sept. 11, to the longstanding ties between U.S. intelligence and Osama bin Laden. He also takes a hard look at the actions of President George W. Bush in the midst of the crisis. And he ventures to ask what role U.S. oil interests may have played in these events. Zwicker's carefully researched analysis has prompted more e-mails, letters and phone calls than any single program in the VisionTV (Canada) history. Ultimately, it compels the viewer to ponder the unanswered question: Whose interests are really served by the 'war on terrorism' Barrie Zwicker is a broadcaster and writer who has specialized in media criticism since 1970 and has been media critic at Vision TV Canada since the inception in the Fall of 1988. Currently he produces the Eye Opener segment for Vision's weekly current affairs program 360 Vision. The former Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Vancouver Province, Sudbury Star and Detroit News writer taught the Media & Society course at Ryerson Polytechnic University for seven years. He owned and published Content magazine for as long, and founded Sources, a free information service for journalists, writers, editors and researchers. --------------------------------------------------------
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Narrated by Hip Hop legend Paris and featuring interviews shot by GNN syndicate producers in six cities, AfterMath features nine (9) people answering eleven (11) of the most pressing questions that emanate from the terrible and, as yet, unexplained, events of that day. As you will see, these are questions that continue to overshadow and critically challenge the official 'version' of the story. Portions of Aftermath and other News Videos can be seen at www.gnn.tv Guerilla News Network was a Sundance Award winner in 2001 for their video short, Crack the CIA examining evidence of the CIA’s involvement in drug trafficking. --------------------------------------------------------
Directions via subway: take 1 or 9 trains to 116th; walk west to Riverside Drive and up town to 120th St. For more about Riverside Church and a program outline please visit: http://www.riversidechurch.net To register for the 3 day Forum (September 12-14) -- Re-framing 9/11: Alternatives to Endless War visit http://www.wbai.org/ =========================================
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