The Culver City Democratic Club will be hosting a free screening of Brave New Films’ “War on Whistleblowers,” at their next general meeting, July 10.
Award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald directs the film. Brave New Films is based in Culver City.
“In a Democracy, citizens are entitled to the freedom of information and the freedom of the press, but what happens when that democratic government turns its back on the truth and begins to punish those who stand up to falsehood, secrecy and deception? In Robert Greenwald’s latest film for Brave New Foundation, we reveal the war targeted at the people who put the US constitution before everything. We reveal the War on Whistleblowers,” states the films press release.
Robert Greenwald is the director/producer of “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism” (2004), a documentary exposing the right-wing bias of Fox News.
The film was initially distributed via Internet DVD sales, but strong viewer demand led to an unusual post-DVD theatrical release in the summer of 2004.
Greenwald is also the executive producer of a trilogy of “Un” documentaries: “Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election” (2002), directed by Richard Ray Perez and Joan Sekler; “Uncovered: The Iraq War” (2003), directed by Greeenwald; and the upcoming “Unconstitutional” (2004), directed by Nonny de la Pena, about the post 9/11 erosion of American civil liberties.
In addition to his documentary work, Greenwald has produced and/or directed more than 50 television movies, miniseries and feature films, including: “The Book of Ruth” (2004), based on the bestselling book by Jane Hamilton; “The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron” (2003); “Blonde,” a miniseries based on Joyce Carol Oates’ fictionalized biography of Marilyn Monroe; “The Burning Bed,” starring Farrah Fawcett as an abused housewife; “Our Guys,” based on the true story of a rape in a small town; “Shattered Spirits,” starring Martin Sheen, about alcoholism; “Forgotten Prisoners,” about the work of Amnesty International; and “Hiroshima.”
He is a co-founder (with Danny and Victor Goldberg) of RDV Books, as well as the co-founder (with Mike Farrell) of “Artists United,” a group of actors and others opposed to the war in Iraq, which continues to work toward publicizing progressive causes.
