To learn more about the film, visit AMarinesGuide.com.
———————- MPI fellows are an exceptional group of rising, freedom-oriented filmmakers whose work is making an impact and helping to advance liberty. For more information on MPI’s Fellowship Program and to read profiles on some of our fellows, including Nicholas Brennan, visit MovingPictureInstitute.org.
MPI fellows Dan Hayes and Clay Broga will premiere their new documentary Honor Flight at Miller Park in Milwaukee on August 11.
Tickets to this event are available at StarsandStripesHonorFlight.org. Over 10,000 tickets sold in the first two days, so get your tickets now–and don’t miss out!
Honor Flight tells the story of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, a nonprofit group that sends WWII veterans to Washington, DC, to see the memorial built in their honor. Watch the trailer and learn more at StarsandStripesHonorFlight.org.
TexVet, an organization that supports soldiers and veterans in Texas, recently screened MPI fellow Brian Iglesias‘ documentary Chosin–and raved about the film. Below is a snippet of their review.
If you haven’t seen the documentary CHOSIN, please do! In the most compelling of ways, through the voices of the Veterans themselves and the film clips available, it tells the story of one of the bitterest battles fought during the Korean War … a grueling 18 days in sub-zero temps … and a deciding point in the war.
It’s time that everyone heard about it. Saw it. It’s way past time that we acknowledge what these amazing Veterans went through in the name of freedom.
Last Thursday night, I attended the screening at Heroes Night Out. Some time back in February, Global Austin contacted TexVet to discuss ways of showing this magnificent documentary.
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Thursday evening, I was surrounded by Veterans of multiple eras – beside me at right was my dad, 91-year old WWII Army Veteran. On my left sat my husband, Coast Guard Vietnam era Veteran.
On all sides, OIF/OEF and Vietnam Veterans. And to the far right, sat young men and women who had recently enlisted in the Marines.
In front of me, a Korean War Veteran who had fought in the CHOSIN battle, sat close to his daughter during the screening, sometimes leaning against her … sometimes leaning his head into his hands.
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We shed tears. We clapped. We yelled. It was an amazing documentary that “Rotten Tomatoes” had given an over-the-top 95% – we’ve never seen one rated so high.
You can download this documentary from Netflix now. It will be worth your time and money. Trust me.
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All I can say is … that the experience was pretty overwhelming, because at the end of a long day … we drove over to see the screening, feeling very tired.
But we drove home feeling inspired … and very blessed to live in this great nation, filled with people willing to die so that others may be free.
Watch the trailer and learn more about the film at FrozenChosin.com.
A phenomenal thing has just happened in New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie has expanded school choice by an additional 56 districts in 16 counties, effectively quadrupling the size of the interdistrict public school choice program in the state. This has many implications for the future of education in New Jersey, not to mention the rest of the country.
Parents all over New Jersey that are unsatisfied with their local school district will now have the opportunity to send their children to better schools, with programs that are a better fit for their children’s needs. And children will be able to learn in a smaller academic environment where they have a better chance to excel and stand out.
This long-awaited expansion is widely supported. “We knew there would be interest in this program because of enrollment trends,” said Frank Belluscio, spokesman for the New Jersey School Boards Association.
Last year, 42 states considered or enacted some form of scholarship tax credit. Even in Iowa, where an official school voucher program isn’t in place, “school choice is popular and it’s possible,” says Andrew Campanella, director of National School Choice Week.
Released in 2009, The Cartel has been at the forefront of this education reform movement that is now sweeping the nation. The film has been seen by legislators, school choice advocates, teachers, education policy groups, and parents in dozens of states where school choice is on the legislative agenda. It has reached tens of millions more on video on demand, in theaters, and on DVD.
In New Jersey in particular, The Cartel is hailed for effectively addressing the problem and contributing to the public discussion about education reform. Governor Christie emphatically praised the film, saying, “when I saw The Cartel, it helped mold for me the final outlines of what I wanted to do if I were lucky enough to become governor.”
Visit TheCartelMovie.com to learn more about this award-winning documentary, arrange a screening, and find out how you can get involved. Watch the trailer below and buy the DVD on Amazon.com.
Last week, Reason.tv talked with Choice Media (and Cartel) director Bob Bowdon about the teachers unions in New York City.
Learn about Choice Media and watch more video coverage of shocking and infuriating stories from students, teachers, and administrators from around the country at ChoiceMedia.tv.
Have you seen the trailer for Atlas Shrugged II? What are your thoughts?
MPI filmmaker and creative council member Duncan Scott, director of the forthcoming MPI film Inside the Mind of Ayn Rand, recently joined the Atlas Shrugged II production team.
Check out the teaser trailer below and share your thoughts!
Fox 5 News in Baltimore, Maryland, also did a story on the film. Watch that video here.
Museum of Government Waste is a quirky, eye-opening new documentary that takes a look at outrageous federal government spending through the eyes of an average American. Watch the teaser trailer and learn more about the film at TheMPI.org.
Hammer & Tickle, a witty documentary about the use of jokes and humor as a means of dissenting from state authority in the Soviet bloc, is soon coming to Amazon. Stay tuned!
The forthcoming MPI film Museum of Government Waste is a humorous, revealing documentary that examines outrageous federal spending through the eyes of an average American.
The film was featured this week on Fox & Friends, where filmmaker Ellen Hubbard discussed wasteful government spending and the journey of pursuing an actual museum devoted to government waste:
The film was also featured this week on CNN. CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield was tickled by the idea of such a museum and said she would go and take her kids to it! Watch below.
Former MTV Networks executives John Papola, Josh Meyers and Lisa Versaci have launched Emergent Order, a content development, production and post-production company in Austin, Texas on the heels of their viral successes, “Fear the Boom and Bust,” and “Fight of the Century.”
The videos feature famous (and long dead) economists John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek debating their competing economic theories on the causes and cures of the financial crisis and recession. Both videos have been translated in numerous languages by fans and are used in high school and college classrooms in the U.S. and around the world, from Hong Kong to Slovenia to Peru. Additionally, news outlets including NPR, BBC Newsnight, The New York Times and The Economist Magazine have covered the videos or used them in their own reporting….
John will be speaking on SXSW’s inaugural Digital Domain panel with other media experts on Sunday, March 11 from 11am-12pm at the Austin Convention Center in the Austin Suite. Read more about John’s work and watch the videos at EmergentOrder.com.
