Dear Friends,
We are back from Boulder, where
Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home won the "Spirit of Moondance" Best Feature Documentary award! The film is already off to a great start, thanks to the compassionate people of Boulder who gave us a warm reception with a full house screening and a standing-room-only Q&A following the film.
Because a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is worth even more, we have compiled some images and interviews from our world premiere weekend to help share the experience with you.
Watch them now!
The weekend's events brought together an inspired and inspiring team of individuals whose dedication and infectious enthusiasm helped make the premiere a success. Our sincerest gratitude goes out to the film's associate producers
Eric Huang and
Kevin Smith, Tribe of Heart's international coordinator
Italia Millan, and extaordinary volunteers Pam Page,
Barbara Bear and Matt Bear, along with Donna Marino and Kellie Cremer, and of course,
Harold Brown, who made the trip to Boulder to participate in the premiere events and to give a presentation the following day.
We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to the other subjects of the film who were not able to attend:
Howard and Willow Jeane,
Cheri and Jim,
Cayce and Jason; to
Kevin and
Joy, whose musical talents infused the film with energy and spirit; and to the many friends and colleagues of Tribe of Heart whose generosity and assitance made this film project possible and who helped see it through the many challenges to the finish line. We felt all of you with us when the lights dimmed and the first frame appeared on screen. We hope to meet up with many of you as we take the film on the road in the coming months.
On our last night in Boulder, we were given a very personal reminder that to each animal in need, even the smallest gesture of help can make all the difference in the world. You can read the story of Ronnie, one very lucky raccoon,
here. What a fitting way to end our World Premiere Weekend!
Warm wishes,
James LaVeck and Jenny Stein
Co-founders of Tribe of Heart
PS: DVD release in 2010. Details to come.
Tribe of Heart currently has a pressing need for financial support to help bring this life-changing documentary to the widest possible audience. Please consider making a donation today to help support the launch of Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home. Thank you!
Donations can be made online or mailed to:
Tribe of Heart, PO Box 149, Ithaca, NY 14851 USA
Earlier this year,
The Witness was broadcast on Tampa Bay's PBS affiliate
WEDU, thanks to the efforts of local attorney Isabelle Tassi, who brought the documentary to the attention of WEDU's Vice President of Content Jack Conely. Now WEDU+ will be showing the film again as part of its Animal Awareness Night of programming this Sunday at 10 PM.
The other films being shown are Guardians of the Gulf, looking at the impact of Red Tide on local and worldwide waterways (8 PM), Fifteen Legs, about a pioneering group of activists dedicated to preserving the lives of domestic animals in America (9 PM), and the WEDU productions Horses of Proud Spirit (9:30) and Dolphin Rescue (11 PM), along with a special episode of Up Close with Cathy Unruh devoted to protecting black cats (11:30 PM).
Please encourage your friends and family in West Central Florida to tune in!
More details
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