Sibel Edmonds' documentary "Kill the Messenger" to be shown in Vancouver on May 31st!

[cascadiance]

It's going to be at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival there. Sounds like a lot of other great documentaries being shown there.

Perhaps we could plan a DU meetup party up there? I know it showed in DC about a year or so ago, but would this be the premiere on North America's West Coast? Also, it would be cool if we could find out if the long version is showing at the festival or not. A lot of us have been able to find the shorter version online to watch, but I've not seen the longer version talked about anywhere. Maybe one of us could call and confirm the length of the film. If it is the longer version, I think I'll definitely plan to try and make a trip up there then.

From:
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=6b519896-26fe-4551-9506-54cb15ac9fe8

A life-and-death frame of mind

Movies about people in extreme situations will open and close the DOXA Documentary Film Festival

Kevin Griffin, Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Films about people in extreme situations who are faced with making decisions about who lives and who dies and about how far they'll go to survive will open and close the seventh annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival.

The festival announced its lineup of more than 50 films Tuesday, including the opening film Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma and the closing film Stranded, I've Come From a Plane that Crashed on the Mountain.

Triage explores what it means for medical personnel to make split-second treatment decisions in field conditions. The film follows Dr. Orbinski who returns to Africa where he tries to make sense of his role in trying to save lives during the famine in Somalia and the genocide in Rwanda.

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Other highlights from the festival include:

- Kill the Messenger: Of Iranian and Turkish descent, Sibel Edmonds was recruited by the FBI to translate high-security documents.

When she reported her unit may be infiltrated by Turkish spies, Edmonds was fired. Despite warnings, she wouldn't remain quiet and has since taken on some of the most powerful officials in the U.S. government as the country's first U.S. National Security whistle-blower. Saturday, May 31 at 9 p.m. at Pacific Cinémathèque.

[LakeSamish706]

1. Heres a website that will give you the details that you are looking for!

http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/program

[cascadiance]

4. Thank you! IT IS THE LONG VERSION! 84 minutes vs. 52 minutes!

An extra half hour of stuff that likely noone here has seen yet!

[blm]

2. Isn't Take Back America happening around then in DC?

They should coordinate a showing.

[LakeSamish706]

5. Is Take Back America in a Documentary format as well? I don't see it listed...

at DOXA.... Will do some Google searches to see if it will be in Vancouver anytime soon.

[blm]

6. No - it's a political convention of sorts.

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[LakeSamish706]

3. The Trailer for this Documentary is at the site I posted as well....n/t

[seemslikeadream]

7. K&R

[wildbilln864]

8. k&r. nt

:hi:

[bleever]

9. K&R.

Thanks.