[Sosfbay-discuss] 9/11 Film Festival- Raising Questions, Demanding Answers

[Carol Brouillet]

Event website- http://www.communitycurrency.org/filmfestival2009.html

9/11 Film Festival- Raising Questions, Demanding Answers

      The 5th Annual 9/11 Film Festival, a benefit for the Northern 
California 9/11 Truth Alliance, Architects and Engineers for 9/11 
Truth, and the NYC Coalition for Accountability Now (NYCCAN), will be 
held Wednesday evening and Thursday from noon onwards, September 
9th  and 10th, 2009 at the Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Avenue 
in  Oakland.  The festival opens with the world premiere of "Loose 
Change 9/11: An American Coup" with filmmaker Dylan Avery. Bonnie 
Faulkner, host of KPFA's Guns and Butter will be the Mistress of 
Ceremonies. Guest speakers include: Mike Daly, an Ironworkers 377 
member, presenting an excerpt from the film "Metal of Honor," a 
firsthand account of the ironworkers who were first responders; 
Richard Gage, AIA, founder of Architects and Engineers  for 9/11 
Truth; Dr. David Ray Griffin, author of  36 books, including 10 on 
the topic of 9/11; Janette MacKinlay, artist and survivor, a member 
of the Executive Council of NYCCAN, the organization working to get 
an initiative on the November ballot for an independent, impartial 
investigation into the events of September 11, with subpoena power; 
and Gabriel Day, peace activist and board member of 911Truth.org.

      On Thursday beginning at noon, the films "Fabled Enemies" by 
Jason Bermas, "Kill the Messenger" by French filmmakers Mathieu 
Verboud and Jean R. Viallett, and "The New American Century" by 
Italian filmmaker Massimo Mazzucco will be followed by speakers Ken 
Jenkins, Dr. Paul Rea, Mickey Huff, and Dr. Peter Phillips.  Comedian 
Swami Beyondananda is scheduled to both enlighten and lighten up the audience.

     Thursday evening, Eric Nadler will present the West Coast 
premiere of "Anthrax War" which he made with Bob Coen along with a 
companion book, Dead Silence. The film begins by investigating the 
anthrax attacks that took place in the wake of 9/11, but it is global 
in scope, examining the far-flung bio-weapons labs, their 
privatization, and the overlap between the bio-weapons and vaccine 
manufacturers in a burgeoning $50 billion industry.

      Thursday's keynote speaker, Dr. David Ray Griffin, will address 
the mysterious collapse of World Trade Center 7 and why the final 
official report about 9/11 is unscientific and false, the subject of 
his latest book. On Wednesday, Griffin will briefly discuss "Osama 
Bin Laden: Dead or Alive?" which challenges the foundational myth 
surrounding 9/11, an event still underpinning the "war on terror" and 
the expansion of forces in Afghanistan.

      "Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup" is the fourth in a series 
of films on 9/11 made by Dylan Avery and dubbed an "Internet 
blockbuster."  The films and evidence have evolved over the 
years.  This latest version provides greater historical context, 
damning eyewitness testimony to the explosions that took place in 
World Trade Center 7 on the morning of September 11, and the latest 
details about physicist Dr. Steven E. Jones's discovery of unexploded 
military grade thermate in the WTC dust.

      The film "7/7: Ripple Effect," the British "Loose Change," 
questions the official story about the London bombings (the film 
producer was jailed for sending DVDs to the judge, jury, and victims' 
families).  "Fabled Enemies" examines the links between the alleged 
9/11 hijackers, the military, and the intelligence agencies.  "Kill 
the Messenger" tells the story of Sibel Edmonds, the most silenced 
witness in US history, who formed the National Security 
Whistleblowers Coalition. "The New American Century" looks critically 
at the Project for the New American Century and the history of US militarism.

      Tickets to the festival are $10 for each day. A complete 
schedule with details about the speakers and films is posted at 
http://www.communitycurrency.org/filmfestival2009.html.

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