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NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE OF "RECALL FLORIDA" ON OCTOBER 30, 2004

NEW DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS THREATS TO FAIR ELECTIONS

RECALL FLORIDA, a one-hour documentary by Emmy Award winning director Greta Schiller, will have its New York premiere at the Pioneer Theatre (155 East 3rd Street at Avenue A) on October 30th at 5 pm. Produced by Hunter Reno, Greta Schiller, and Andrea Weiss, the film features original music by Bo Diddley.

RECALL FLORIDA tells the story of Janet Reno's 2002 campaign for governor, which culminated in yet another Florida election fiasco. The film reveals a cautionary tale about the erosion of our voting rights, especially as we enter the age of computerized ballots.

RECALL FLORIDA starts out as a road movie, following former Attorney General Janet Reno as she takes the wheel of her red pick-up truck and cruises the backroads and byways of Florida in her recent bid for Governor. As primary day draws near and the state Democratic Party strenuously opposes her candidacy, the documentary turns into a story about a fundamental right in crisis; the right to vote and have that vote counted. RECALL FLORIDA takes the audience behind the scenes, into the nerve center of a grassroots political campaign, to provide a fascinating inside look at -- and raise very serious questions about -- the election process itself.

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