‘The End of Poverty?’
Documentary links talking-head arguments to real people
by Kerry Lengel – Feb. 4, 2010 08:10 AM
The Arizona Republic
Read here; http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/2010/02/04/20100204poverty0205.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2010
ADM Tries to Take Down Funny Davos Video; Big Business Has No Solutions; Now What?

ADM video still available here, here, and (for download and reposting) here; page here
Fake initiatives pages, with links to organizations seeking change on these issues
More information about last week’s website and videos
Contact: scurrilous@theyesmen.org, bportello@cinemalibrestudio.com

A legal complaint from agribusiness giant ADM has resulted in the removal from Youtube of a fake video of ADM’s CEO making over-honest pronouncements. (The video is still available here, here, and, for download and reposting, here.)
Last week, the …

New York City, Cinema Village (22 E 12th St.) running thru Thursday, 2/11
Showtimes Daily: 12:45pm, 2:55pm, 5:05pm, 7:20pm*, 10:00pm
Q&A’s with co-producer Matthew Stillman Fri. (2/5), Sat. (2/6)  and Sun. (2/7) following 7:20pm!!
Phoenix, Harkins Valley Art (509 S. Mill Ave.) – starts today (2/5) for one week run!
Showtimes Daily: 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:05pm, 8:25pm
Los Angeles, Laemmle’s Monica 4-Plex (1332 2nd Street) – This weekend only (2/6 & 2/7))
Showtimes: 11:00am on the 6th and 7th

World leaders pledge to end poverty at Davos. At least when The End Of Poverty? partners with the YesMen on a diabolically clever Davos action! Close examination of the fake website and video manipulations reveals outrageous, elaborate subterfuge.

There is a great risk that one of the largest relief operations in history will be similar in nature to the tsunami relief efforts in 2004, unless a radically different approach to a reconstruction model is adopted. Haiti was partially destroyed by an earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale. We have all shed tears and the media, as they bombard us with apocalyptic images, report on financial pledges generous States have made. We know that Haiti needs to be rebuilt, this country hard-hit by poverty and “its curse”. Therefore, at the moment, the focus is on Haiti. Comments fail to look beyond the terrible earthquake. We are told that it is one of the poorest countries in the world without any explanations provided. We are led to believe that poverty just happened, that it is a situation beyond remedy: “Haiti is an accursed land”.

Serge Latouch, Philippe Diaz, and Susan George at the premiere in France.

Jean-Jacques Beinex and Philippe Diaz at the premiere in France.

Jean-Jacques Beinex and Philippe Diaz at the premiere in France.

Charles Berling who did the voiceover for the French version of the film

Philippe Diaz filming with Eve Jackson his France24 interview.

Philippe Diaz filming with Eve Jackson his France24 interview.

Philippe Diaz filming his France24 interview.

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine from Canada was in town on business and stayed with me for the weekend. As we looked through a Los Angeles guidebook, he told me he wanted to make sure we stopped at a Target. Apparently there are no Targets in Canada, and he wanted to buy some clothes there before he left.
I rarely shop at Target (and don’t buy clothes when I do) and I was shocked at how low the prices were for clothes — in many cases, lower than …

The End of Poverty? is playing for THIRD WEEK in San Francisco. Also, don’t forget the film is playing in Denver and Austin starting December 18th!

Founder of Cinema Libre Studio and director of the documentary, “The End of Poverty?” was featured on several radio shows, podcasts, and websites in the last couple of weeks.

Nicole R. from Oregon recently made a donation to sponsor a group of Social Justice students at Portland State University! Thanks to Nicole, 25 college students are now able to see The End of Poverty? for free. As a thank you, Nicole will receive a 50% off coupon for an entire order at the Cinema Libre Store, a copy of  The End of Poverty? DVD and (1) free DVD distributed by Cinema Libre Studio. Thank you Nicole!
If you would like to make a donation to sponsor a group to see …