LOS ANGELES, CA. – "A CRITICAL MASS" has been awarded "Outstanding Use of Independent Music in a Documentary." by the 14th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards (2004).
“A CRITICAL MASS” is a mixture of a fictional story, recorded
speeches and interviews with citizens, community leaders, peace
activists and public officials about a Department of Peace and a Space
Preservation Treaty to ban all space-based weapons.. Featured speakers
and interviews include: Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich; Rev. Jesse Jackson, Senior Founder and President, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition; Danny Glover, American actor and international activist; Carol Rosin, President, Institute for Cooperation in Space; Alfred Webre, International Director, Institute for Cooperation in Space; and Madea Benjamin, Co-Founder, Code Pink International.
Finis Productions is a Phoenix based audio video production company.
Finis has completed a feature documentary in association with Arizona Department of Peace Campaign.
The feature is 58 minutes long and is entitled, “A CRITICAL MASS”
staring Brianna Bendotti, Ian Calvin and Terri Mansfield. The movie
chronicles individuals who are creating a more peaceful and
humanitarian society. Urgent and important issues are established as
well as positive solutions of how the human spirit can evolve for the
sake of self, community, and the universe.
A parallel story takes the audience through a poignant and witty
journey that teaches how we can initiate change. Libby (Brianna
Bendotti) is the everyday American. During her daily routine she has
become distraught over the course of events and direction of her
country. This leads her first to frustration and a feeling of
helplessness, then to an epiphany where she makes a decision ask more
questions and begin looking for the answers. After attempting to
discuss her feelings with her friends, Libby finds herself standing in
front of the Arizona State capitol building where she meets a
mysterious man (Ian Calvin) who leads her on a roller coaster ride
through the thoughts and minds of those working to establish a peaceful
and enlightened society. Libby then learns about the power of one in
her pursuit of knowledge as she continues to meet Arizona Department of
Peace Campaign Coordinator, Terri Mansfield, in places that are
unexpected and enlightening.
The story emphasizes the establishment of non-violence as a founding
principle in contemporary American society. In her journey of
enlightenment, Libby discovers the existence of two current legislative
bills in the US Congress that are based on principles of peace. One
bill is creation of a “Department of Peace” in the Administrative
Branch of federal government, and the other is a ban of weapons in
space. (Space Preservation Act and companion Space Preservation Treaty)
Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced both bills in Congress. By
the end of the story, Libby realizes that it only takes one person to
start making constructive changes in the malefic conditions facing her
community and country.
“A CRITICAL MASS” will be distributed exclusively as a DVD through
the Arizona Department of Peace Campaign. Net proceeds will benefit Arizona
Department of Peace Campaign. (Their website is http://www.azdopcampaign.org) A donation of $29.95 to Arizona Department of Peace Campaign includes a DVD with the feature length presentation, “A CRITICAL MASS” and bonus materials. Arizona Department of Peace Campaign is a non-profit educational organization that is non-partisan and does not promote or endorse political parties or candidates.
The Campaign for Cooperation in Space is a network of non-governmental organizations and individuals seeking a permanent ban on missile defence systems and space-based weapons. The Space Preservation Treaty would establish an independent outer-space peace-keeping agency as a Department of Peace for Outer Space.
Go to: http://www.peaceinspace.org.
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