THE HAPPY POET is an all-organic, mostly vegetarian comedy about Bill, a struggling poet who pours his heart, soul, and last few dollars into starting a healthy food stand, surprising friends and customers with his dry wit and offbeat passion. Motivated by help from a rag-tag group of supporters and a budding romance with a poetry-loving customer, Bill strives to make a difference in the world, until surprising complications jeopardize his new friendships and threaten Bill’s dreams for a hot dog-free future. THE HAPPY POET cleverly re-works the classic American film story of the underdog struggling against the system, adding a dose of deadpan humor and a fresh take on a young generation’s interest in the intersection of a social conscience and the food we eat.

Seth Swirsky’s film, “Beatles Stories,” will have its UK TV premiere on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. on Sky Arts Channel 1.

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SCAVENGER HUNT

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The California Condor Has Been Saved From Extinction But Now Faces Another Threat

Timely Documentary Will Be Available Nationwide on DVD and digital platforms 3/5/2013

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Los Angeles, CA (February 26, 2013) SCAVENGER HUNT, a documentary by Matthew Podolsky and Eddie Chung, captures the recent crises faced by one of California’s most endangered species– lead poisoning. The film has earned praise from numerous environmental film festivals for its investigation into the lead poisoning issue, which stems from the ammunition used by some hunters.   The film will be released on DVD and video on demand platforms starting March 5, 2013.

The California Condor’s numbers have been rising since their near extinction in the 1980’s. But now, the condor is facing another danger that might mean their doom: lead poisoning from the ammunition the birds consume when they feast on downed animals.  The film follows biologists who have dedicated their lives to rebuilding the population while trying to convince hunters to use nonlead bullets.

SCAVENGER HUNT produced by Boise non-profit Wild Lens, features Chris Parish, who heads field operations for  a non-profit dedicated to saving birds of prey from extinction, The Peregrine Fund. In addition to Parish, the film features several Peregrine Fund employees as well as physicians, veterinarians, hunters, NRA representatives, and policymakers. Matthew Podolsky, who received degrees in both Environmental Science and Cinema/Photography, produced and co-directed the film, has previously worked on The Peregrine Fund’s Northern Arizona condor recovery project, gaining insights into the intricacies of captive breeding and the effort to monitor birds in the wild.

Podolsky teamed up with Eddie Chung (The Achievers: The Story of the Lebowski Fans) to make this remarkable documentary.

“Our goal with this film is not to say that a voluntary effort is the best or only solution to the problem.  Instead, we hope that this film will allow hunters to get the credit that they deserve for the effort that they have put forth to protect one of the world’s most endangered bird species. We hope to show that despite the ever-present rhetoric from gun rights organizations like the NRA and the NSSF, hunters truly are America’s greatest conservationists.” –Matthew Podolsky and Eddie Chung

Synopsis: The California Condor neared extinction in the 1980s until biologists nurtured the population and saw their numbers grow upward to over 400. However, these noble birds face a grave threat which prevents them from flourishing further: lead poisoning.  SCAVENGER HUNT chronicles the dilemma between bird and man, as the condors are being poisoned by lead which they contract from eating the flesh of deer with lead ammunition fragments.  Filmmaker Matthew Podolsky finds the one person who understands all sides of the issue: Chris Parish, the Condor Program Director charged with protecting the birds and a lifelong hunter. Parish is the link to reconciling card-holding NRA members with the EPA activists through his efforts to convert hunters voluntarily to non-lead ammunition. www.scavengerhuntfilm.com |

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ABOUT CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO: Cinema Libre Studio is a leader in distributing social-issue documentaries and features by passionate filmmakers.  Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Cinema Libre team has released over one hundred films including the Sundance Audience Award‐Winning FUEL, THE END OF POVERTY?, and Oliver Stone’s SOUTH OF THE BORDER. The studio is developing John Perkins’ best‐selling memoirs, CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN, into a major motion picture. For more information and updates, please visit: www.cinemalibrestudio.com| Updates | Facebook | Twitter.

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Cinema Libre Studio is headed by Philippe Diaz, chosen as “one of ten moviemakers making a difference.” “The portfolio of Cinema Libre is chock full of performances and productions by the top talents and creative minds in the film industry,” stated Bruce Venezia, VP of Acquisitions, DigiDev.

“It’s an honor for Cinema Libre Studio to be associated with DigiDev. I collaborated with Marty Greenwald [CEO DigiDev] and Bruce Venezia back during the advent of the DVD, and know they have always been at the forefront of new technologies. We look forward to breaking new ground with them in launching the Cinema Libre Channel, an Internet TV platform curated for international cinema and documentary films. It is clear that in the very near future everyone will be watching TV by Internet and other media will become obsolete. What a great way for high end content to find its public!” stated Philippe Diaz, Principal of http://cinemalibrestudio.com/clsblog/?p=1943 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SUPERPOWER

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America’s Quest for Global Dominance through Economic and Military Strategy

Available on DVD/VOD February 5, 2013

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Los Angeles CA (January 20, 2012) – Barbara-Anne Steegmuller’s SUPERPOWER weaves together a comprehensive examination of American economic and military policies since World War II, creating a stunning diorama of America’s ‘Grand Strategy’.  The military-industrial complex is at its heart. Following an award-winning film festival run, SUPERPOWER, will be out on DVD and VOD platforms starting February 5, 2013.

Military historian B. H. Liddell Hart writes, “The role of Grand Strategy – higher strategy – is to co-ordinate and direct all the resources of a nation, or band of nations, towards the attainment of the political object of the war – the goal defined by fundamental policy.”

Framed by dozens of interviews with notable experts and activists, including historian Noam Chomsky, Command Sergeant Major (Ret) Eric Haney (Founder of Delta Force, the Army’s counterterrorism arm), William Blum, expert on CIA interventions, Lt. Col (Ret) Karen U. Kwiatkowski, a noted critic of the U.S. government’s involvement in Iraq, the film offers startling insights into what is truly driving U.S. foreign policy.

The warning sounded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in his 1961 farewell speech has gone unheard: “We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence whether sought or unsought by the military industrial complex, the potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced powers exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic process.”

From Bretton Woods to the current trend towards private military and drone attacks, American Imperialism continues to shape the world.

• Lt. Col (Ret) Karen U. Kwiatkowski:  “This idea of Eisenhower’s military industrial complex, making its own game plan…I’m starting to see that with my own eyes.”
• Command Sergeant (ret) Eric Haney, Founder of Delta Force on US policies in Latin America: “We say we are bringing democracy, but what we’re doing is were enforcing the rule of oligarchy….and we’re slaughtering peasants.”
• Dr. Chalmers Johnson, “If you are Dr. No and you really want to rule the world, you need about thirty-five to forty really big, unbelievably expensive military bases.” The US has 737.

The film’s premise poses the question: Should “war corporatism” be setting defense policy?

SYNOPSIS: Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the U.S. has emerged as the pre-eminent superpower of the world. SUPERPOWER goes behind the scenes of America’s national security apparatus and military operations to illustrate America’s quest for global dominance through economic and military strategy. Framed by dozens of interviews with notable experts such as historian Noam Chomsky, Commander Eric Haney (founder of Delta Force, the Army’s counterterrorism arm), and Dr. Sergei Khrushchev, son of Nikita Khrushchev, all of whom offer analysis of U.S. foreign policy, SUPERPOWER exposes this quest with a review of historical events and archival footage. What emerges is a view of U.S. international policy in stark contrast to that depicted by mainstream media and U.S. heads of state.

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Street date: 2/05/13

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ABOUT CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO: Cinema Libre Studio is a leader in distributing social-issue documentaries and features by passionate filmmakers.  Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Cinema Libre team has released over one hundred films including the Sundance Audience Award‐Winning FUEL, THE END OF POVERTY?, and Oliver Stone’s SOUTH OF THE BORDER. The studio is developing John Perkins’ best‐selling memoirs, CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN, into a major motion picture. For more information and updates, please visit: www.cinemalibrestudio.com| Updates | Facebook | Twitter .

Media Contact: Cinema Libre Studio, (818) 349-8822, press (at) @cinemalibrestudio (dot) com