The Witness on TV -- 11/18 & 11/20

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Hi all,

 

Don't forget! Tonite at 10 pm & Nov 20th at midnight... " The

Witness " on TV... Below is the press info from Tribe of Heart.

 

Tammy

 

 

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

AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY " THE WITNESS "

NOVEMBER 18 & 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, a tough construction contractor from Brooklyn whose life went

from one of despair and hopelessness to one of compassion and

activism after a chance encounter with 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 [babysat] 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,in venues ranging from libraries and churches

to college campuses and movie theatres, often with theatre owners

donating the space for the events.

 

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. "

 

Lama's remarkable change in consciousness is the basis of the film's

ability to touch people of all ages and backgrounds. " In my lifetime,

I have been both the oppressor and the oppressed, both the fomenter

of discord and the advocate for peace, both the perpetrator and the

victim, " said Lama, as he

accepted the Peace Abbey's Courage of Conscience Award last

spring. " But most significantly, I have been both the silence and the

voice. It is the human voice that is the primary tool for change. "

 

 

" 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:

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

 

For more information, contact:

James LaVeck

(607) 275-0806

james

 

For more information about " The Witness " , visit:

http://www.tribeofheart.org

 

For more information about Eddie Lama, the subject of the

documentary, visit http://www.oasissanctuary.org