[Imc-cleveland] AMERICAN BLACKOUT at Cleveland International Film Festival...

[James Davis]

...see what all the outrage is about.

AMERICAN BLACKOUT is:

"Engrossing, fast-paced, stylish... a powerful examination of voting rights
in America."
    - Sura Wood, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"...a provocative look at black disenfranchisement in the 2004 election."
    - David Halbfinger, NY TIMES

"...a muckraking indictment of the systematic disenfranchisement of
African-American voters"
    - Kenneth Turan, LA TIMES


To whom it may concern:

 I'd like to make you aware of AMERICAN BLACKOUT-- a "powerful" and
"provocative" feature-length documentary on voter disenfranchisement.  The film
was recently named Best Documentary at the Cinequest Film Festival and awarded a
Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival '06. (Please see additional
information below.)

With the plight of 2004 Ohio voters at the heart of the film's story,
we feel that you can play a critical role in ensuring that their
stories are heard.

Please join us next week for screenings of AMERICAN BLACKOUT at the
Cleveland International Film Festival

March 25th : 7:15 pm, Tower City Cinemas
March 26th : 5:00 pm, Tower City Cinemas

Ticket information available at: www.clevelandfilm.org

This film is uniquely poised to mobilize voters and promote integrity in our
electoral process in '06 and election years to come.  We look forward to
seeing you then and exploring with you the many ways AMERICAN BLACKOUT can
be utilized to educate and mobilize  voters in advance of the fall elections.


Kind regards,
James Davis

GNN Productions
Berkeley, CA

americanblackout at gnn.tv
Www.americanblackout.org

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Most people have heard of the voting irregularities that marred the
presidential elections of 2000 and 2004. Some even know of the resulting
challenges to the electoral votes by African-American congressional
representatives. However, because the mainstream media shies away from
reporting cases of imperiled democracy the public is left to believe these
stories are at worst insignificant rumors or at best one-off incidents that
result from an overburdened election system.

American Blackout chronicles the recurring patterns of disenfranchisement
witnessed from 2000 to 2004 while following the story of Georgia
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who not only took an active role in
investigating these election debacles but also found herself in the middle
of one after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9-11
terrorist attacks American Blackout gains unprecedented access to one of the
most controversial and dangerous politicians in America and examines the
contemporary tactics used to control our democratic process and silence
political dissent.

American Blackout is a non-profit, grant-funded project with 501(c)3 status
through fiscal sponsor, NYFA.

American Blackout is directed by Ian Inaba, the creator of the infamous 2004
pre-election video for Eminem's "Mosh" ( http://gnn.tv/videos/27/ ).


For more information visit:    www.americanblackout.org    &   www.gnn.tv

For further information on AMERICAN BLACKOUT, please visit
www.americanblackout.org or e-mail: americanblackout at gnn.tv