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DOCUMENTARIES FOR A CHANGING WORLD Chronicling Social Change Activism for Over 40 Years • Films Directed by Robbie Leppzer •

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COLUMBUS DIDN'T DISCOVER US

Indigenous Perspectives on the Columbus Legacy

A moving testimony about the impact of the Columbus legacy on the lives of indigenous peoples from across the hemisphere. Native people speak about the devastation of their cultures resulting from the European invasion, contemporary struggles over land and human rights, the importance of reviving spiritual traditions, and the need to alert the world to the environmental crises threatening the survival of the planet. Includes additional film, FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK TO STANDING ROCK. (51 minutes)

THE PEACE PATRIOTS

A Primer on Dissent in a Time of War

An intimate portrait of American dissenters, including teenagers, college students, war veterans, teachers, clergy, and community activists, as they take part in vigils, marches, teach-ins, theater performances, and civil disobedience sit-ins to protest the start of the U.S. war in Iraq. Nationally broadcast on Free Speech TV. (78 minutes)

AN ACT OF CONSCIENCE

Standing Up For Your Beliefs Begins At Home

The story of a family in western Massachusetts whose home was seized by federal marshals and IRS agents after they publicly refused to pay federal taxes as a protest against war and military spending. Narrated by Martin Sheen. Produced in association with HBO/Cinemax. World Premiere, Sundance Film Festival. Nationally broadcast on HBO/Cinemax, Sundance Channel, Link TV, and Free Speech TV. (90 minutes)

HARVEST OF PEACE

A Citizen-To-Citizen Peace Effort in Central America

U.S. volunteers travel to a war zone in Nicaragua during the height of the U.S.-backed Contra war in the mid-1980’s to harvest cotton in a unique citizen-to-citizen peace effort. World premiere, Telluride Film Festival. Best Nonfiction Film, San Antonio Cine Festival. Nationally broadcast on Free Speech TV. (29 minutes)

SEABROOK 1977

A Seminal Protest of 1970’s Environmental Activism

A chronicle of a seminal event of 1970’s environmental activism when 1,414 people were arrested in a civil disobedience protest at a nuclear power plant under construction in Seabrook, New Hampshire and jailed en masse in National Guard armories for two weeks. Nationally broadcast on Free Speech TV. (80 minutes)

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  • SEABROOK 1977 – (Community Groups)

    1 video

    80 minutes • 1978/2021 Digitally Remastered HD Version

    COMMUNITY GROUPS (Community organizations, K – 12 schools, public libraries and museums)
    Includes public performance screening license:
    • $95 Digital Purchase – Download HD Video File and/or Unlimited Streaming

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  • THE PEACE PATRIOTS – (Community Groups)

    1 video

    78 minutes • 2005/2021 Digitally Remastered HD Version

    COMMUNITY GROUPS (Community organizations, K – 12 schools, public libraries and museums)
    Includes public performance screening license:
    • $95 Digital Purchase – Download HD Video File and/or Unlimited Streaming

    EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS – (...

  • HARVEST OF PEACE – (Community Groups)

    1 video

    29 minutes • 1985/2021 Digitally Remastered HD Version

    COMMUNITY GROUPS (Community organizations, K – 12 schools, public libraries and museums)
    Includes public performance screening license:
    • $95 Digital Purchase – Download HD Video File and/or Unlimited Streaming

    EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS – (...

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