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Russell Michaels, Simon Ardizzone, and Robert Carrillo Cohen...
They've done it!
"Votergate - Presidential Election Special Edition"
Watch this documentary video over the internet Now!
They've set it up for both streaming and downloading!
My comments follow the Press Release, which is below.
In Support of Democracy,
Brian Barry, BS, MS, Computer Science
bdbarry@aol.com
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October 22, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact: Abbe
Waldman Delozier 512-736-5802
Votergate Office: 310-281-3150
Email: Info@votergate.TV
Web: http://www.Votergate.TV
VOTERGATE
SPECIAL EDITION DOCUMENTARY
FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The producers of the film Votergate have created a 30 minute Special Edition
of their film as a free educational public service - in time for the
Presidential election and premiering OCTOBER 26, 2004 online at http://www.votergate.TV
What This Film Achieves
Votergate is the investigative documentary feature film uncovering the truth
about new computer voting systems, which allow a few powerful corporations to
record our votes in secret. But Votergate is not just a warning. The film
strongly concludes that elections are harder to defraud when voters turn out in
big numbers. The Special Edition is designed specifically to help viewers
navigate past the fear and spin already being thrown at this critical issue.
Votergate educates viewers about the dangers now threatening the voting
system. The film surprises and entertains as characters, like grandmother /
investigator Bev Harris, expose the truth, take on the gatekeepers and hold them to
account. Votergate educates citizens about how to keenly observe and question
the process on Election Day and empowers viewers to hold their election
officials to account.
Special Edition People
George Wendt the actor famous for his role as the good friend "Norm" on the
hit comedy Cheers is the narrator of The Special Edition.
Bev Harris, is the Executive Director of Black Box Voting (
http://www.BlackBoxVoting.ORG ) According to Vanity Fair Magazine her investigations are
breaking news, "that would have made her career at The New York Times or Washington
Post."
Andy Stephenson, Associate Director, Black Box Voting - is uncovering
nationwide evidence of security risks in America's voting system.
Congressman Robert Wexler: 19th District Florida led the effort to
comprehensively reform our electoral system, following the 2000 presidential election
controversy in Florida and filed a federal lawsuit to require paper ballots in
all counties.
Congresswoman Corrine Brown: 3rd District Florida formally invited the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe(OSCE), and The Organization of
American States to participate in the upcoming United States presidential
elections as election monitors.
The producers Simon Ardizzone, Russell Michaels and Robert Carrillo Cohen are
independent filmmakers who decided to create this 30 minute Special Edition
of their feature film, when they realized that most of the information on this
vital story was not reaching the public through the mainstream media. (They
are producing Votergate in association with Sarah Teale / Teale Productions and
Earl Katz of Public Interest Pictures).
Target Audience
Votergate speaks directly to voters of all ages, and also to people who have
never considered voting before. This is the one issue that can wake up The
People, whether they're Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians or Greens -- who
believe Democracy means that every vote counts.
Production
We are continuing to shoot through the Presidential election and are
receiving contributions to fund the completion of the Post-Election DVD / Feature film.
Controversy
There are of course those opposed to the message in Votergate. There is even
one organization that is using our name and misappropriated footage from our
film. We believe you should get all the information you can, but please be
sure, when referencing our film that you use the correct web address:
http://www.votergate.TV
ABOUT TEALE PRODUCTIONS
Teale Productions (www.tealeproductions.com ) was formed in 1988 and has
since built a reputation as a cutting edge investigative documentary production
and entertainment producing company. Teale has produced award winning original
documentaries and television series for HBO, AMC, PBS, Channel 4 (UK), and the
BBC. Teale Productions is in constant development with high quality
documentaries and original productions.
ABOUT PUBLIC INTEREST PICTURES
Public Interest Pictures (PIP) ( http://www.publicinterestpictures.org ) is a
non-profit organization committed to creating documentaries that will not
only be seen by the masses but will also move them. PIP explores progressive
issues currently threatened by governmental policies at odds with the public
interest.
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Watch Votergate Now! Must see video on E-Voting!
10/25/04
I first learned about "Votergate" when 2 British filmmakers,
Russell Michaels and Simon Ardizzone contacted me after they
read my article. I had written about my experience voting
on a touch screen electronic voting system, during the
March 2nd, 2004 California Primary election. You can
read my article on Common Dreams and on Counter Punch.
"A Deafening Silence", by Brian Barry (3/4/04)
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0304-11.htm
http://www.counterpunch.org/barry03042004.html
They asked to interview me about my article and what happened here
in Santa Clara County, CA during the March 2nd, 2004 election.
I met Russell and Simon, and they were fantastic! They really
understood the problem, and they were already in close contact
with so many key activists in the fight against electronic voting
systems. They are really the right people to tell this story!
Read their press release above, then go watch their video NOW!
(Their home page has a link to the Archive.org
web site where the actual video is located.)
You can either stream the video or download it and view it from
your own hard disk. I had better luck downloading the video.
To download it, just left click on your chosen version, and
it will start playing right away as it downloads (this is called
a "progressive download").
If you have a dial-up internet connection, you may experience
pauses while watching it as a progressive download. You can also
download it directly to your hard disk first, then watch it from
there after the download is completed (without any internet pauses).
To do that, right click on your chosen version then choose
"Save Target As" from the menu and save it to your desktop.
When the download has completed, double-click on the file
on your desktop to watch it.
- Tell everyone you know to watch the video (forward this email).
- Tell everyone you know to vote on Nov. 2nd!
- Then watch their web site, http://www.votergate.tv
for the final version of their documentary.
- This story is not over, and neither is the fight for our right to vote.
- The more people that vote on Nov 2nd, 2004, the harder
it will be for anyone to steal the election.
Russell Michaels, Simon Ardizzone, and Robert Cohen deserve
our heart-felt thanks for all they have done for our right to vote.
They put this together on a shoe-string budget. There's a lot
of footage that isn't in this 30-minute special version. Consider
making a donation on their web site when they get their donations
page working so they can complete the 90-minute feature film
version of this documentary.
http://www.votergate.tv
In Support of Democracy,
Brian Barry, BS, MS, Computer Science
bdbarry@aol.com
"The enormous gap between what US leaders do in the world
and what Americans think their leaders are doing is one
of the great propaganda accomplishments of the dominate
political mythology."
-- Michael Parenti
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