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Award-winning
video documentaries about contemporary social issues,
grassroots activism, and multicultural perspectives produced by Turning
Tide Productions.
Directed by nationally acclaimed independent filmmaker Robbie
Leppzer.
"A
filmmaker unafraid to go against the tide."
Rhonda
Stewart, THE
BOSTON GLOBE
"Filmmaker
Robbie Leppzer is remarkably sensitive regarding the nuances of his
subject matter and protagonists. The result is filmmaking that is both
compelling and thought provoking."
Geoff
Gilmore, Director,
Sundance Film Festival
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THE
PEACE PATRIOTS
Watch Excerpts Of The Film On-Line
Now Booking For 2007 - 2008 College Speaking/Screening Tour
With Filmmaker Robbie Leppzer
Nationally Broadcast on Free Speech TV. Excerpts Nationally Broadcast on DEMOCRACY NOW! with Amy Goodman
on LinkTV and Free Speech TV.
Narrated
by actress and Air America Radio host, Janeane Garofalo,
this new feature-length documentary is an intimate portrait
of American dissenters reflecting on their personal participation
as engaged citizens in a time of war. The 78-minute film follows
a diverse group of individuals, ranging in age from 13 to 74,
including middle and high school students, college students,
teachers, clergy, and war veterans from Korea, Vietnam and the
Persian Gulf, as they take part in vigils, marches, theater performances, and civil disobedience sit-ins to protest the
U.S.war in Iraq.
78 minutes • DVD or VHS
Featuring
contemporary music by Grammy Award winner Steve Earle,
Pete Seeger, Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Jonatha Brooke, Stephan
Smith, Saul Williams, DJ Spooky, and original music by John
Sheldon.
In a time of sadness,
thinking of the dead and maimed on both sides, THE
PEACE PATRIOTS gives us
hope and inspiration. I hope it will be shown widely.
—Howard Zinn, Author
of A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
As a documentary filmmaker, Robbie Leppzer defies the censorship masterminded by the mass media to let the voices of students of all ages, combat veterans, teachers, clergy and all the outraged speak for themselves. THE PEACE PATRIOTS humanizes political activism by focusing on the eloquence of everyday people. This film has helped to awaken and empower our students."
—Shane Boeder, Ph.D., Professor of Foreign Languages, Marian College
THE
PEACE PATRIOTS is a powerful portrayal of activism. As a
college professor who is interested in exposing students to nonviolent
means of action against injustice, I have found this film to be very
uplifting. I highly recommend it as a teaching tool.
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—Abbie Jenks, Professor of Psychology and Peace Studies,
Greenfield Community College
Director Robbie Leppzer will be conducting a national college speaking
and screening tour throughout 2007 - 2008 with THE PEACE PATRIOTS.
(See below.)
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Award-winning
independent documentary filmmaker Robbie
Leppzer will be conducting a national college speaking and screening tour
throughout 2007 - 2008 with THE PEACE
PATRIOTS, along with a selected retrospective of his documentary films chronicling grassroots social change movements over the last three decades, including a 30th anniversary release tour for SEABROOK 1977. For more information on this tour, click here.
• Download
PEACE PATRIOTS Tour Packet (PDF)
(Includes PEACE PATRIOTS flyer, speaking tour information and fees, and press articles.)
• Watch Interview with Robbie Leppzer on DEMOCRACY NOW!
"After
the screening,
Leppzer skillfully elicited an usually lively and prolonged discussion.
In a perceptive way, he built on the students knowledge and differing
opinions to arrive at insights about media, democracy, and social change.
His presentation was so successful that it remained a topic of conversation
for the next several weeks."
—Carlos
Fontes, Ph.D.,Professor of Communications, Worcester State College
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SEABROOK 1977
30th Anniversary Release!
• New Digitally Re-Mastered Version To Be Released on DVD
- Late April 2007 - Advance Orders Accepted
Now Booking For 2007 - 2008 College Speaking/Screening Tour
With Filmmaker Robbie Leppzer
Watch Excerpts Of The Film On-Line
In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in the battle over atomic energy. Concerned about the dangers of potential radioactive accidents, over 2,000 members of the Clamshell Alliance, a coalition of environmental groups, attempted to block construction of a nuclear power plant in Seabrook. 1,414 people were arrested in that civil disobedience protest and jailed en masse in National Guard armories for two weeks. SEABROOK 1977 tells the story of this seminal event of 1970's environmental activism.
85 minutes DVD
"SEABROOK 1977 is an invaluable historical document."
—Howard Zinn, author of A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
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AN
ACT OF CONSCIENCE
Narrated by actor Martin Sheen, this
feature-length documentary chronicles the story of a family in
western Massachusetts whose home was seized by federal marshals
and IRS agents after they publicly refused to pay federal taxes
as a protest against war and military spending. When a young couple buys the contested home at action from the U.S. government for $5,400, they become involved in a political and moral battle much larger than what they originally bargained for. World Premiere, Sundance Film Festival. Nationally broadcast on Cinemax, Sundance
Channel, and Free Speech TV.
90
minutes DVD or VHS
"AN
ACT OF CONSCIENCE is one of the most deeply moving films Ive
seen in years. Seeing this movie lifts your spirits, exhilarates,
and offers hope."
—Studs
Terkel, Author of WORKING
and "THE GOOD WAR
"This brilliant documentary puts a human face on political protest through extraordinary acts by ordinary people. Never romaticized, AN
ACT OF CONSCIENCEshows the human costs and dilemmas of living by one's convictions."
—Marty Haas, Professor of HIstory, Adelphi University
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INDEPENDENT
VOICES Turning
Tide Video Series
We
have produced a series of full-length video talks by noted authors
and journalists addressing the critical issues of our times.
Videos in the series include:
NOAM CHOMSKY: "Why Iraq?"
HOWARD
ZINN: "War and Terrorism"
AMY
GOODMAN : "Free Speech & Independent Media"
JIM
HIGHTOWER : "Take Back America"
DANIEL
ELLSBERG : "Secrets & Lies: Vietnam To Iraq"
DR.
VANDANA SHIVA: "Making Another World Possible"
DR.
HELEN CALDICOTT: "The New Nuclear Danger"
SCOTT
RITTER : "The Bushwacking of America"
Hear
the voices which are being ignored or only given superficial
treatment by the mainstream media. Use these videos as discussion
catalysts for your family, friends, and community at schools,
workplaces, community centers, libraries, religious organizations,
and in your own living room.
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HEALING THE WOUNDS OF WAR
A film about conflict transformation and the work of the Karuna Center For Peacebuilding, a U.S.-based organization, which brought together Serb and Muslim teachers seeking to rebuild and reunite their devastated communities in the aftermath of the war in Bosnia.
40
minutes DVD or VHS
“Dialog is so very important. We will never be able to move forward if we aren’t able to sit at the same table and listen to each other’s needs, wishes, and hopes.”
—Senka Jakupovic, Bosnian Teacher
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VOICES
FOR PEACE
Featuring Nobel Peace prize laureates Mairead Maguire and Adolfo Perez Esquivel, grassroots peace activists speak out in New York City and Washington, DC soon after the September 11 attacks. They raise critical questions about U.S. foreign and military policy, the impact of war on innocent civilians, the erosion of civil liberties in the U.S., and the root causes of violence in the world. An effective discussion catalyst to widen the scope of debate about U.S. responses to terrorism. Nationally broadcast on Free
Speech TV.
25
minutes DVD or VHS
"VOICES
FOR PEACE is an inspirational boost, letting those who oppose
war know they are not alone."
—Howard Zinn, Author
of A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
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COLUMBUS
DIDNT DISCOVER US
A moving testimony about the impact of the Columbus legacy on
the lives of indigenous people from North, South, and Central
America. Broadcast on Public Television. Award of Merit, Latin American Studies Association.
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Browse
our entire video collection of
social issue and multicultural video documentaries available
for purchase by educational institutions, libraries and community organizations.
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Special Note: Our catalog currently only features short descriptions of each title. For complete descriptions, click on titles in our Video Collection section.
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Photo
Credits: All website photos by Robbie Leppzer, unless otherwise noted.
Intro
Page Photo Credits: Richard Bancroft (upper right), Sara Elinoff (lower
right).
Home
Page Photo Credits: Diane Greene Lent (VOICES FOR PEACE cover), Richard
Bancroft (catalog cover), Sara Elinoff (Leppzer photos).
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