Upcoming documentary fundraiser & launch party, special guest Damien Echols

DPAtty

Sorry for the cross-post here and in A Moving Train, but I figure the subject matter falls under the topics suitable for The Porch, given the band's support of Damien Echols.

Longtime fan here (TC # 167xxx), although somewhat rare poster. But this one's personal. For those of you with any interest in matters involving the death penalty in the United States, please know there is a new feature documentary in the midst of production entitled The Penalty. The film is scheduled for release in early 2016, and it's focused on the death penalty as a story of the human cost the penalty imposes, on everyone involved. The filmmakers, Will Francome and Mark Pizzey along with producer Laura Schacham and Executive Producer Christopher Hird, are trying to generate buzz (and continued funding) for the project at four events over the next several days. In the U.S., there is one in San Francisco at Trou Normand (Nov. 9), one in New York at Lair (Nov. 12), and one in Washington D.C. at Busboys & Poets (Nov. 13). (I'm hoping to attend the D.C. event, so if any of you make it out, find me and introduce yourself. It will become apparent who I am.)

For those of you in the UK, there's an event in London on November 6.

Each event will feature clips of the film, along with q&a with one of the directors and the producer. Each event will also feature a guest speaker. Of note for our Pearl Jam family, Damien Echols will be the featured guest speaker at the New York event. The events are free to attend. If you're in the area of any of the events, please swing by and show your support for this very worthy project, and, of course, spread the word!

And if you're not able to attend any of the events, but want to help crowdfund completion of the film, you can go here to drop a few coins in the Kickstarter bucket: http://bit.ly/PenKick

Here is a two-minute trailer

Complete event details and descriptions available here: thepenaltyfilm.com/news/
London event details here
San Francisco event details here
New York event details here
Washington, D.C. event details here

Additional details about the film, the filmmakers, etc. at www.thepenaltyfilm.com
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DPAtty

*bump* in advance of the San Francisco event.

PJ_Soul

Nice post.
Looking forward to the documentary. Not enough about this is widely distributed or talked about. I get the impression that the death penalty in the U.S. and what's wrong with it and about it is largely ignored like a dirty little secret. I am always surprised that it isn't more of a constantly debated major issue in the States, politically, legally, socially, morally... but it just keeps sitting on the back burner it seems (next to a bunch of other issues that should have more attention).

DPAtty

*Bump* in advance of New York event on Wednesday evening.

DPAtty

*Bump* in advance of D.C. event tonight. Hope to see some of you there!