[IMC-Video] Call it Democracy - June 5th

[Matt Kohn]

Dear Friends,

Monday, June 5th will be the New York Festival Premier of CALL IT 
DEMOCRACY as part of the Brooklyn International Film Festival at the 
Brooklyn Museum. For information and directions:

http://wbff.org/films/detail.asp?fid=635

Buy tickets here:

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=111716#10

CALL IT DEMOCRACY has been orchestrally scored and fully updated. 
PLEASE post this notice to your lists, your friends, everyone old 
enough to register to vote in next five years, and anyone in the press, 
large or small. CALL IT DEMOCRACY  is a dialog trigger to election 
reform.  It's the perfect film to educate yourself and watch with with 
friends with whom you politically disagree.  Your kind words, thoughts 
and conversation are our publicity.

The schedule indicates CALL IT DEMOCRACY will start at 6pm after two 
short films. For most, this means leaving work on time, and then 
getting to Brooklyn. The festival organizers have encouraged me to 
encourage you to come late, because it won't start on time. Let's hope 
so.

All the Best,

Matt Kohn
Director
http://www.callitdemocracy.com

VARIETY
  " With an impressive array of expert testimony, "Call It Democracy" 
thoughtfully probes events surrounding the U.S. presidential election 
of 2000. Far from being another attack on the election's much-disputed 
results, it's an illuminating and engrossing non-partisan look at the 
longstanding need to address issues including voters' rights and 
election reform. It could easily find a home on PBS, CNN, the History 
Channel or a major network.

Blending man-on-the-street comments with reflections from legal and 
political experts and journalists from all sides of the spectrum, "Call 
It Democracy" doesn't repeat Michael Moore's indignant "How could it 
happen?" battle cry. Instead, helmer Matt Kohn operates from the 
premise that with an Electoral College system, of course it could 
happen. Commentators including Alan Dershowitz, Vincent Bugliosi and 
former Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN) examine important historical events, 
including the 1960 Kennedy vs. Nixon campaign, George Wallace's 
attempted manipulation of the Electoral College in 1968, and prior 
elections when the popular vote did not prevail. Kohn supplements the 
piece with fresh footage from the November 2004 election and raises 
compelling questions about the perils of electronic voting."-By LAEL 
LOEWENSTEIN

The New York Times
“The result is not only a very personal rehashing of the events… from a 
multitude of opinions (scholars, scientists, politicians, and everyday 
citizens), but a poignant reminder that election reform may be needed 
to preserve voting rights in an era of butterfly ballots and 
computerized voting machines” – Tracie Cooper

Ain’t It Cool News by Albert Lanier
“A soup to nuts approach to its subject. Whereas other docs might skimp 
here or skimp there on facts, Kohn provides an extremely watchable, 
highly relevant doc… finds its strength in research, effective 
interview scenes and intelligent argumentation of its positions… There 
are interesting facts and arguments abounding… highly stimulating 
intellectually due to its clear ability to articulate the inherent 
problems and dilemmas facing the voting process this year and perhaps 
in years to come…. although the major parties, political advocacy 
groups and every other kind of political organization under the sun 
says that every vote counts, it is very clear that they do not count 
every vote.”


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