Friday, November 23, 2007
I really should've posted this awhile ago, but with the documentary starting to pick up, I've been m.i.a. with my linx page. This is an urgent project that I think many people should look into. I've watched a few of these clips myself and I applaud Eric Byler and his team. Please read and follow thru on the following:
Dear Friends,
Today we are launching an Interactive Documentary about the
politicization of the immigration issue in Northern Virginia, called
"9500 Liberty." Annabel Park and I are teaming on this story
currently unfolding in ever-escalating hostility in the context of an
alarming cultural civil war and election-year politics.
www.youtube.com/9500Liberty
This video explains the name of the project, which is the address of
"Liberty Wall."
"Stop Your Racism To Hispanics" -- Liberty Wall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Dw1ioGPGY
Or if you are a fan of Daily Kos, please recommend this diary:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/10/12/163236/60
BACKGROUND
In July, Prince William Co. Board of Supervisors unanimously passed
the harshest local legislation in the nation aiming to remove "illegal
immigrants" from their county. Supporters say that the Board is brave
and it is necessary in order to preserve the law and quality of life.
Critics say that it's racist and a cynical case of self-serving
political grandstanding.
On November 6th, all local and state-level seats are up for election
in Virginia including PW Co. Board Chairman Corey Stewart and
Supervisor John Stirrup who introduced the controversial resolution.
Because of the timeliness of the subject, we felt compelled to create
a real-time, interactive documentary Youtube channel -- breaking with
the usual documentary post-production method that delays public
feedback for months and months.
Each video is shot and edited quickly by a small team of independent
filmmakers including Jeff Man, Tomiko Anders, Tom Moore, and Zhibo Lai.
Thank you for your support! And feel free to contact me about this project.
Thank you!
Eric Byler
