Most Dangerous Man In America – Official Film Site

On the 40th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers release, Daniel Ellsberg published an essay, “Why the Pentagon Papers Matter Now.” We think Dan’s thoughts have real relevance and are provocative, especially in the age of WikiLeaks. What do you think? Do the Pentagon Papers matter now? We have launched an online dialog, called “The ‘Most Dangerous’ Wall“.

We hope you will post your thoughtful, personal comments, video, audio or photos. Share your creative ideas and respond to others. In appreciation to those who “get the dialogue going,” a gift will be provided to the first 100 people who post to the site. Please also take the time to rate the other postings. One grand prize winner (as ranked highest on the site) will receive dinner with Daniel Ellsberg in Berkeley! It could be you!

Please visit The Wall, and share this offer with friends and colleagues!

POST YOUR THOUGHTS
COMMENT ON OTHER POSTS
VOTE ON WHICH IS THE MOST TIMELY OR IMPORTANT RESPONSE
SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES

http://www.pbs.org/pov/mostdangerousman/promote.php

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers in June, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers will be rebroadcast on most PBS stations on Tuesday, June 7 at 10 PM. (check local listings)

We’re happy to announce that THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS (POV) has been awarded a Peabody Award! The 70th annual George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by TV and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals and the World Wide Web.

The awards program, established in 1940 and administered by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, is the oldest, most prestigious honor in electronic media.

Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith, Kovno Communications, have been selected by the Organization of American Historians (OAH) to receive the 2011 Erik Barnouw Award, which is given annually for outstanding reporting or programming on network or cable television, or in documentary film, concerned with American history, the study of American history, and/or the promotion of history. On Saturday, March 19, OAH President David A. Hollinger and President-Elect Alice Kessler-Harris will present the award in Houston, Texas, during the 104th annual meeting of the organization.

Check out this article by Michael Fox on SF360 about Judith Ehrlich’s upcoming project on Iceland and the future of free speech: “Iceland: The Mouse that Roared”.

Judith Ehrlich was quick to leap at the idea of a documentary about WikiLeaks honcho Julian Assange. Too quick, it turned out. “I pitched it to HBO in June [2010] and no one had ever heard of him,” recalled the co-director (with Rick Goldsmith) of The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, the Academy Award-nominated doc about another famous whistleblower. Then U.S. soldier Bradley Manning was busted and placed in solitary confinement for allegedly supplying classified information to WikiLeaks. “By summer, when I came back, lots of people knew about [Assange],” Ehrlich wryly observed. “In the meantime, lots of people got on the story.”

Museum of Modern Art, NYC, February 25, 2011, 4pm

St. John (Virgin Islands) Film Festival, April 5, 2011, 7:30 pm

American Library Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June 25, 2011, 6:00 p.m. Special Appearance by Daniel Ellsberg on Sunday, June 26, 8 – 9:15 a.m.

THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS honored at gala ceremony in New York City!

THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA won its second major history award this month at the 2011 History Makers Awards at a gala event in New York City. A part of History Makers – the international summit for History, Current Affairs, Documentary and Non-Fiction producers and broadcasters – the History Makers Awards honor the very best in factual production for television and the digital space.

“The Awards gala is always a major highlight of the History Makers program,” said Bill Nemtin, Executive Producer of History Makers. “The projects nominated this year were of outstanding quality, and it is an honor to have the opportunity to recognize both winners and nominees at the summit.”

The American Historical Association awarded its John O’Connor Film Award to THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA on January 7 in Boston.