'This is Where We Take Our Stand' NYC premiere
'This is Where We Take Our Stand,' a new documentary by critically acclaimed director David Zeiger (Sir! No Sir!, 2005) follows the courageous veterans and service members who, compelled by a sense of duty to their country and humanity, testified to a pattern of atrocities committed during the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan at the 2008 Winter Solider hearings.
The New York premiere will be followed by Q&A with directors David Zeiger and Bestor Cram, cast member Selena Coppa, and IVAW Executive Director Jose Vasquez.
Ticket are $15, and proceeds support IVAW.
The film will also air on PBS around the country, thanks to generous support from the National Educational Television Association. Due to the controversial nature of the film, many local PBS stations will relegate 'This is Where We Take Our Stand' to their smaller and less widely available affiliates. We urge you to contact your local PBS station and encourage them to air the film on their major channel. http://thisiswherewetakeourstand.com/?p=376
The film will stay relevant long after the withdrawal from Iraq. “The war might be over,” says Sgt. Geoff Millard, a star of the film who served 13 months in Iraq in 2004-05, “but veterans will continue dealing with all kinds of issues. This film gives voice to these vets as they try to reintegrate into a society telling them to take their medals, sit down, and shut up.”
Monday, January 16, 2012 - 6:23pm