Most Dangerous Man In America – Official Film Site

We had a wonderful and crazy time down in LA for the Oscars®!  Congratulations to “The Cove.”  All the nominated docs are definitely winners and it was an honor to be there.  Also, for the third week in a row we’ve topped the SF Chronicle’s list of best reviewed current films!

Thanks to everyone for your continuing support.  We are still rolling out the theatrical release into many cities over the coming weeks.  Check the list for upcoming dates.

It’s a Great Day for Conscience!

We are so honored to be included among the five docs nominated for the 2010 Oscar® for Best Documentary Feature!  This is a wonderful opportunity to spread awareness about Daniel Ellsberg’s amazing story and inspire new generations of whistleblowers.  Thanks to the Academy and all our supporters!

You can continue your support by donating and spreading the word….

Filmmaker Magazine

As a history lesson, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith’s enthralling new documentary, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, is as solid as a textbook, stitching together old broadcast footage, first-person testimony, tart excerpts from the Nixon White House tapes, and noirish recreations into riveting, revelatory political drama.

Still in Motion

With exceedingly well-crafted and intelligent interviews, deft, expertly-paced editing by Michael Chandler, Lawrence Lerew and Goldsmith, and a tightly written script by Lerew, Goldsmith, Ehrlich and Chandler, The Most Dangerous Man in America should be required viewing for every citizen in this nation.  The film opens at the Cinema Village in New York this Friday.  Check here for opening dates in theaters in other cities.

The Chosen One

This fascinating subject matter allows the filmmakers to create a documentary that is at times reminiscent of Man on Wire and The Fog of War both in tone and filmmaking prowess, and it’s equally as entertaining and informative in telling the story about a man whose legacy in helping end the Vietnam …

Thanks to everyone who came out to support the film at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival.  We’re honored to have been selected for the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature!  The film also screened at the Palm Springs High School Auditorium for 1000 diverse and inspired students from across the Coachella Valley.  See some photos on our Facebook page and see the writeup from the Palm Springs Desert Sun:

The audience pick for Best Documentary Feature, “The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers,” benefited from appearances by Ellsberg, who blew the whistle on White House lies about the Vietnam War in 1971 and moved many filmgoers to tears at his Q&As.

We are screening in Berlin on December 2 at 9:15pm at the Kino Arsenal Saal 1 as part of the One World Berlin Festival.

And in Warsaw, Poland on December 5-6 as part of the Watch Docs / Human Rights in Film Festival.  Director Judith Ehrlich will be on hand at both events.

Also, from December 10 – January 2, we’ll be screening at Time and Space Limited in Hudson, NY.

After being invited to IDFA’s Central Pitch last year, we were honored to return with our film in the main competition and win the Special Jury Award this year.

The jury awarded the special jury prize to this documentary for its comprehensive chronicle of one man’s battle to end the war in Vietnam. This portrait of Daniel Ellsberg is important in every sense and particularly now, inspirational. It is a work of the highest craft and execution, that tells a riveting story while underscoring the lasting significance of Ellsberg’s most timely subversion.

The 15 documentary features on the Academy’s Short List were recently announced.  Congratulations to all 15 films!

The film will be screening at the Huntington, Long Island Cinema Arts Centre to celebrate the World March for Peace.  There will be a live webcast with either Daniel Ellsberg or Director Rick Goldsmith.  Tickets can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets.