Fwd: Help Needed to Promote The Witness

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Hey all! Please see the message below -- I thought some of you may be

interested in helping out. Thanks!

 

- Carla Brauer

 

 

 

> Carla Brauer <carla

> Wed Nov 13, 2002 5:07:30 PM US/Pacific

> freedomforAnimals

> Help Needed to Promote " The Witness "

>

> Hey everyone,

>

> The award-winning documentary " The Witness " will soon be aired on a

> local public broadcasting station, KTEH. I've included the press

> release below -- please forward this to anyone you think might be

> interested! The first airing of it will be next Monday, so we need to

> do our best to promote it ASAP!

>

> Tribe of Heart has sent me lots of full-color flyers & posters to

> distribute -- we need to get them out fast. I have lots of small

> flyers, full-page flyers as well as full-sized posters. If you (or

> anyone you know) can help distribute these, please let me know as soon

> as you can!

>

> Thanks so much!

> - Carla Brauer

>

> ---

> Good news for the animals! Below please find a press release about the

> upcoming PBS KTEH broadcast of the multiple award-winning documentary,

> “The

> Witness “ on November 18th at 10 pm and November 20th at midnight.

>

> If you have not yet seen the film, you’re in for a rare and special

> treat

> that will stoke the fires of your love for animals. If you have seen

> it

> already, this is a golden opportunity to catch it again, as well as get

> friends, family, and colleagues to watch, learn, and care.

>

> KTEH has a huge viewership in the Bay area. With your help in

> spreading the

> word about the broadcast, we can reach unprecedented numbers of people

> with

> messages of compassion for animals. Please set your VCRs, mark your

> calendars, and email the following Press Release to anyone you know

> that

> might be interested. We expect that you, and they, will have a

> wonderful

> viewing experience.

>

> --------- PLEASE DISTRIBUTE ----------

>

> Suggested Email Subject line: " Must-See " Film on Bay Area PBS Nov 18 &

> 20

>

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

>

> October 29, 2002

>

> BAY AREA'S KTEH-PBS AIRS CALIFORNIA TV PREMIERE

>

> OF AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY " THE WITNESS "

>

> NOVEMBER 18 AND 20

>

>

> " The Witness " Highlights the Dramatic and

>

> Inspiring Personal Transformation of a

>

> Tough Brooklyn Construction Contractor,

>

> Recipient of the Courage of Conscience Peace Award

>

>

> Artist Peter Max says, " A short film with a big heart "

>

> San Francisco SPCA President Ed Sayres calls it

>

> " profound and inspiring "

>

>

> On Monday, November 18th at 10:00 PM and Wednesday, November 20th at

> midnight, Bay Area PBS station KTEH (over the air Channel 54, cable

> channels

> vary) will premiere the award-winning documentary " The Witness. "

>

> " The Witness " tells the inspiring and life-affirming story of Eddie

> Lama,

> whose life went from one of despair and hopelessness to one of

> compassion

> and activism after " being smitten by a kitten. " Lama is a 2001

> recipient of

> the Peace Abbey's Courage of Conscience Award. Past honorees have

> included

> Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama. Peace Abbey award presenter Mary

> Margaret

> Earl stated, " Eddie is a living miracle. A regular guy from Brooklyn

> -- who

> works construction and watched his first cat to get a date -- has

> become a

> hero for the two-footed as well as the four-footed. He is inspiring

> others

> to follow their own conscience and change the world too. "

>

> " The Witness " has received enthusiastic support from the independent

> film

> community; it has been an official selection at 23 film festivals,

> garnering

> 10 awards, including Best Documentary Feature at the Brooklyn Film

> Festival,

> Best Documentary Award at the New Jersey International Film Festival,

> and

> Outstanding Breakthrough Documentary Award at CineWomen New York. It

> has had

> PBS broadcasts in Denver and Miami, and Lama's life has been

> chronicled in

> TV talk show host Montel Williams' book entitled " A Dozen Ways to

> Sunday:

> Stories of Hope and Courage. "

>

> Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist of the Los Angeles Times, Howard

> Rosenberg,

> said: " 'The Witness' is one man's truth that cries out for mass

> exposure, "

> which accounts for its extraordinary support from everyday people who

> have

> thus far held more than 150 community screenings in 42 states.

>

> President of the San Francisco SPCA, Ed Sayres, said: " 'The Witness'

> is a

> moving testament to the power of the human-animal bond... The film

> captures

> that moment of transformation that sparks all great passions.

> Profound and

> inspiring, this remarkable documentary of one man's enlightenment is a

> transforming experience for everyone who witnesses it. "

>

> " The Witness " was produced by James LaVeck and directed by Jenny Stein,

> Co-founders of Tribe of Heart. Based in Ithaca, NY, Tribe of Heart is a

> non-profit organization that produces films and educational programs

> that

> empower the efforts of people who wish to teach compassion in their

> communities. " The Witness " is the first completed documentary of four

> in an

> anthology titled " Animal People. "

>

> To view a printable press release, visit:

>

> For more information, contact James LaVeck,

>

> (607) 275-0806 james

>

> For more information about " The Witness " , visit:

> http://www.tribeofheart.org/pdf/KTEHPRforWIT.pdf

>

> For more information about Eddie Lama, the subject of the documentary,

> visit

> www.oasissanctuary.org