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ARTIVIST
Film Festival & Awards
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Limited Tickets Available - Reserve Your Space Below!
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OPENING NIGHT FILM - LA PREMIERE
"WILD HORSES & RENEGADES"
Director: James Kleinert
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Barnsdall Theatre - 4800 Hollywood Blvd. LA, CA. 90027
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"Wild Horses & Renegades" • Director: James Kleinert
"This is not just a film about wild horses; it is a film about what is happening to our planet at the hands of corporate greed".
Michael Blake, author of Dances With Wolves.
"Wild Horses & Renegades" features Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Viggo Mortensen, Raoul Trujillo, Daryl Hannah, Dances with Wolves author Michael Blake, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, U.S. Congressmen Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), and Pulitzer Prize winning author Scott N. Momaday.
There is nothing more symbolic of the freedoms of America than the wild horses that make their home in the wide open spaces of the West. Under 'federal management', these horses and their pristine environment are being devastated due to corporate interests in mineral extraction and cattle grazing.
Both an animal advocacy and an environmental protection issue, the debate on the failed management of American western federal lands, and the underlying role of corporations, has become a growing national embarrassment. With stunning vistas and interviews with notable contributors, "Wild Horses & Renegades" brings to light the people fighting to save these animals and our environment from extinction.
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2012 ARTIVIST AWARD WINNER !
BEST SHORT - ANIMAL ADVOCACY
"Return to the Forest" • Director: Patricia Sims
Narrated by William Shatner, "Return to the Forest" is the heartfelt story of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation and its mission to return captive Asian elephants back to the wild; saving them from abuse, exploitation, and extinction.
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TICKETS WILL SELL-OUT! GET YOURS NOW: !
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Director: Karol Orzechowski
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Barnsdall Theatre - 4800 Hollywood Blvd. LA, CA. 90027
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2012 ARTIVIST AWARD WINNER !
BEST FEATURE - ANIMAL ADVOCACY
"Maximum Tolerated Dose" • Director: Karol Orzechowski
"Maximum Tolerated Dose" is the first feature-length documentary by Karol Orzechowski / Decipher Films.
Equal parts found-footage mash-up, verité investigation, and artful meditation, the film charts the lives of both humans and non-humans who have experienced animal testing first-hand, with hauntingly honest testimony of scientists and lab technicians whose ethics demanded they choose a different path, as well as the simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of animals who have seen both sides of the cage.
MTD aims to re-ignite the debate about animal testing by bringing these rarely-heard perspectives to the fore.
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ACCOMPANYING SHORTS:
"Woof" • Director: Brendan Kiernan
The uplifting journey of a dog as she travels from the harsh streets to a caring shelter to her new forever home, told entirely from the dog's point of view.
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"Once There Were Polar Bears" • Director: Arthur C. Smith III
This short reveals the little-known history of Alaskan polar bears living on land, and explores how this past could save their future. Shot on RED in Alaska, with music by MOBY.
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