Arts Engine “Pushes the Elephant” at Human Rights Watch Film Festival
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We found out just how true it is that “many people together can push an elephant” at our premiere of Pushing the Elephant this past weekend at Lincoln Center as part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. We had great audiences that were always full and sometimes sold out.
One of the most meaningful parts of the weekend was having Rose, her son John and daughter Nangabire at the screenings with us. Sitting next to them at Saturday’s screening was one of the most emotional experiences I’ve ever had. I truly admire their courage to not only share but to relive everything that happened to them on the big screen. They were really moved by the power of the film to spread Rose’s message of forgiveness and reconciliation to audiences around the world.
Elizabeth, Nangabire, Rose, Beth, Claudine, JohnI can’t thank them and the entire staff at Arts Engine enough for making it a reality! If you want to hear more about the background of how we got involved in this piece, check out her latest blog entry, “Pushing the Elephant: Three and a half years later, a film premieres.”
Next stop, the Global Health Conference in Washington DC this Thursday for one of our first outreach screenings to the public health community.
We’ve already started to get some pretty amazing feedback from people. Here’s just a taste:
“The movie was so great. I was holding my breath through most of it… It was such a lovely mix of emotion, personal story and current issues. I picked up the DVD and look forward to seeing more outreach on the film.”
“Congratulations, Pushing the Elephant is an elegant, moving and subtly dramatic work. The film beautifully shares with us Rose and her family’s emotional journey over the past decade plus, not an easy feat.”
“The film was outstanding… It really had a profound affect on me and touched home for me on some issues.”
“Terrific job! Really! I just went to the post office today send out the two DVDs I bought to friends in Northern California and Southern California. I don’t think I have EVER cried that much during a film. It surprised me that even after I had left the reception when I called my friend Melanie in California who has been very interested in the Congo and found myself crying for a moment talking about your film.”
Check us out on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@PushTheEle) for updates on screenings and our audience engagement campaign.
Visit www.pushtheelephant.com to learn more about the film and to take action on issues in the film.
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| Posted on June 16, 2010
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