News about the film A Force More Powerful

Got a message from the producers about this film, narrated by Ben Kingsley, that sounds great:

The 110-minute version of A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict which played in theaters in New York, Washington and Los Angeles is now playing in festivals around the country but will NOT be released on video cassette.

The GOOD news is that a shorter version of this film will be broadcast on national public television in the fall of 2000 as the segment of a two-part series. This first segment tells the story of Gandhi's work in India, the movement to integrate the Nashville lunch counters and the economic boycotts in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. The second 90-minute program will tell the stories of the Danish resistance to Nazi Occupation, the Polish Solidarity movement and the movement to remove the dictator Pinochet and restore democracy in Chile. There will also likely be a bonus videocassette not for PBS broadcast, which will tell a few additional stories on nonviolent conflict.

The schedule for film festival screenings:

• Sedona, AZ Film Festival, March 3 & 4
• London, UK Human Rights Watch International, March 6
• Santa Barbara, CA Film Festival, March 8
• Newport Beach, CA Film Festival, April 4
• Worldfest Film Festival, Houson, TX, somewhere between April 7-17
• Colgate University, April 17
• Syracuse University, mid April
• Rothko Chapel, Houston, TX, April 29-May 1

Drat. Unlike some Monkeyfist contributors, I won't get a chance to catch the theatrical release, but you can bet I'll be watching when it's on PBS.