The WELL: pre.vue.99: The Wacky World of (Truly) Independent Filmmaking

#91: Gail Williams (gail) Fri 13 Apr 07 10:28

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:28:00 PDT

#90: Kevin Morrison (kevinm) Thu 12 Apr 07 22:25

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:25:00 PDT

Thanks, Gail and Cindy!

Good news -- an interview went up today at

http://www.popandpolitics.com/2007/04/12/beyond-vietnam-2007/

That may be a permalink,but in any case, it's an honor to be on their front page today. Pop+Politics is a non-partisan website committed to debating and exchanging new ideas, as well as empowering younger Americans to engage in civic life. By way of full WELL disclosure, Farai Chideya is the foundiing editor of P+P! [Read entire topic]

#89: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Thu 5 Apr 07 16:23

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:23:00 PDT

3600 viewings is great, Kevin. Congrats! [Read entire topic]

#88: Gail Williams (gail) Thu 5 Apr 07 10:21

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:21:00 PDT

Hooray! [Read entire topic]

#87: Kevin Morrison (kevinm) Thu 5 Apr 07 09:38

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:38:00 PDT

I'm happy to report that YouTube reports more than 3600 viewings of the film as of now. Perhaps a few shy of 45 million, but give it time!

A programmer wrote to ask if it's possible to show at her/his film festival. That's nice! [Read entire topic]

#86: Kevin Morrison (kevinm) Thu 29 Mar 07 18:53

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:53:00 PDT

Yes, for now. I figure in a time when 45 million viewers can watch 'Evolution of Dance' on YouTube, maybe a few thousand can watch 'Beyond Vietnam.' And who knows? Maybe it will make a positive difference... [Read entire topic]

#85: Gail Williams (gail) Wed 28 Mar 07 19:23

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:23:00 PDT

Are you distributing that exclusively on youtube? [Read entire topic]

#84: Kevin Morrison (kevinm) Wed 28 Mar 07 18:33

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:33:00 PDT

Yes, many folks have found this to be a good reminder indeed.

The project spark came when I heard the speech a month or so ago on Alternative Radio. It was just so incredibly current -- so surreally now -- that I felt compelled to put together something that would inspire that same feeling in others.

As an artist of the filmic stripe, it was obvious what to do! [Read entire topic]

#83: Gail Williams (gail) Tue 27 Mar 07 13:30

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:30:00 PDT

What a cool reminder! How'd you put the project together ? [Read entire topic]

#82: Kevin Morrison (kevinm) Fri 23 Mar 07 15:56

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:56:00 PDT

Dropping by to say hello -- hello! -- and offer an update on the wacky world.

The car film finds itself in that hazy world between production (mostly done) and post-production (continuing). Meanwhile, I've just completed a short film honoring the 40th anniversary of 'Beyond Vietnam,' an address by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered at New York's Riverside church on April 4, 1967. As you no doubt know, in the final year of his life, Dr. King called for strong antiwar activism. The address at Riverside stands among his greatest speeches. It's shocking to hear it today -- and discover how little things have changed in 40 years.

If you're interested in seeing 'Beyond Vietnam: 40 Years Later' -- essentially a four-minute edited excerpt from Dr. King's speech -- you can go to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zwcQlWsPU

And of course, if you like the film, encourage people to see it. That's the point, really -- to encourage a more vigorous dialog about what we should be doing to achieve peace in our time. [Read entire topic]