The 10th annual Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival kicks off on November 5th with a special screening event of “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers.”
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Posted on Sep 27, 2009 by max
MDM wins Audience Award at Mill Valley Film Festival
We were honored to be presented with the Audience Award at MVFF! Daniel and Patricia Ellsberg, Pete McCloskey, and Mike Gravel were all there for the screening and panel discussion sponsored by the New York Times. Thanks for a great festival!
Posted on Sep 18, 2009 by max
“The Most Dangerous Man in America” LA Premiere and Benefit with Codepink Wed. 9/23
Lyn & Norman Lear, Jodie Evans and Max Palevsky, Paul and Deborah Haggis, Senator George McGovern, Susan Sarandon & Tim Robbins, Stanley & Betty Sheinbaum, Mike Stoller and Corky Hale Stoller…
together with
Susan Adelman & Claudio Llanos, Cindy Asner, Ed Asner, Marilyn & Alan Bergman, Theresa and Blase Bonpane, Julie Christie & Duncan Campbell, Dianna Cohen & Jackson Browne, Richard and Shari Foos, Claire Greensfelder, David & Carolee Krieger, Tom Hayden & Barbara Williams, Sara Nichols, Martin & Janet Sheen, Paula Weinstein, and Jamie Wolf…
invite you to the LA premiere of “The Most Dangerous Man in America.”
Tickets and info here:
www.codepinkalert.org/ellsberg
You can join us for the film–tickets are $40/person–or you can support the film and attend a reception as well for $240/person ($400/pair.) The reception price includes a ticket to the film.
The West Coast premiere screening begins at 6:30pm. Dan and Patricia Ellsberg and filmmakers Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith will appear for an exciting Q&A session after the screening. The Ellsbergs and filmmakers will continue on to the reception, which will follow immediately.
MDM opens on September 23, at the Laemmle Monica 4-plex in Santa Monica (just a few blocks from the Rand Corporation). It will play through October 1, which is the 40th anniversary of the day Daniel Ellsberg began copying the Pentagon Papers, in 1969. Hope to see you there!
Laemmle’s Monica 4-plex
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, 90401
310-394-9741
Posted on Sep 08, 2009 by max
MDM US Premiere at Film Forum in NYC
“The Most Dangerous Man in America” had a wonderful U.S. premiere and theatrical run starting on September 16th at one of NYC’s greatest independent theaters–The Film Forum. Daniel and Patricia Ellsberg and the directors were there to present the film and answer questions for sold-out audiences on the first two opening nights.
Posted on Sep 07, 2009 by max
Open Society Institute Whistleblower Event, Sept. 15
Whistleblowers:A Conversation with Daniel Ellsberg and John Dean
The directors will also be there to present clips from the film.
New York Society for Ethical Culture
Concert Hall
2 West 64th Street (corner of Central Park West)
New York, NY
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Posted on Aug 06, 2009 by max
Most Dangerous Man World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
We are proud to announce our world premiere on Friday, September 11th at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival!
Posted on Oct 15, 2008 by max
We’re one of just three US docs invited to “Central Pitch” at IDFA!
Our film has been invited to the “Central Pitch Forum” at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
“The FORUM is Europe’s largest gathering of filmmakers, television commissioning editors and independent documentary producers.”
We’ll be in Amsterdam November 24-26 to pitch our film to a group of international broadcasters…
Posted on Jun 29, 2008 by max
MDM Work-in-Progress Screening at Woods Hole Film Festival
We’ll be screening 60 minutes of our work-in-progress on Friday, August 1st at the Woods Hole Film Festival. Come check it out and tell your friends!
Check here for details.
Posted on Jun 25, 2008 by max
Ellsberg Birthday & Anniversary Fundraiser
A great big thank you to everyone, for making the Daniel Ellsberg birthday party/film benefit a stunning success! We are especially grateful for the generosity of our hosts: Barbra Streisand and James Brolin, Betty and Stanley Sheinbaum, Cindy Asner, Dianna Cohen, Jackson Browne, Jodie Evans, Max Palevsky, Sheri and Richard Foos, Claire Greensfelder, Lyn and Norman Lear, Jamie and Michael Lynton, Sara Nichols, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, Marge Tabankin and Earl Katz.
See a blurb about the event on Variety’s Wilshire and Washington blog.
The party was quite an event–terrific turnout, great enthusiasm for the film clip, and all-around good energy among the guests. Dan gave a very inspiring presentation, reminding us that if not for the efforts of Stanley Sheinbaum and others gathered in the room, he would be getting out of prison this year (with good behavior).
Oliver Stone and Judith Ehrlich
We were overwhelmed by the generosity of individual donors and the support from the Hollywood community.
We were encouraged to hear from many at the benefit that this was shaping up to be a compelling and important film that must be completed sooner rather than later, given the political situation in America. In fact, Representative Maxine Waters insisted on leaving with a copy of the DVD, promising she would show it immediately to the Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus in Congress and ask Dan to address them.
Posted on May 22, 2008 by max
Most Dangerous Man Featured on GRITtv with Laura Flanders
Our film was featured on Laura Flanders’ GRITtv, a showcase for news and arts discussion, broadcast on satellite and cable TV (including Free Speech TV, at 8 & 1 Eastern, on the Dish Network, channel 9415). GRITtv’s “Got Docs?” program airs a documentary work-in-progress every Thursday to help generate interest and funding.
