Recommended Films
In: Peace review: peace, security & global change, Volume 20, Issue 1, p. 146-147
ISSN: 1469-9982
Reviews five films produced by Ironweed Films. An Unreasonable Man traces the life & career of consumer advocate Ralph Nader from his successful fight for automobile safety to his reviled runs for US president in 2000 & 2004. The 2006 Sundance Film Festival winner, American Blackout, is a shocking expose of how the African-American vote has been manipulated & disenfranchised in American elections. Black Gold presents the dark side of the coffee industry from the point of view of an Ethiopian coffee co-op manager who is striving to achieve fair trade policies for his growers. The War Tapes chronicles the day-to-day lives of three National Guardsmen who served in the Iraq war while Small Town Gay Bar describes the struggle of gay, lesbian, & transgendered individuals to find a safe haven & form a community in rural Mississippi. For further information, contact Ironweed Films at 866/456-9333 or check their website at www.ironweedfilms.com. J. Lindroth