i know and was supporting you. i was not a film
student but did do quite a few drama classes in my
build up of arts classes. i ended up with multiple
minors, but both majors were business.
--- Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> That was my point in my reply - just because you're
> disabled and a
> film student, it doesn't mean you'll drink.
>
> Kat
>
> On 7 Jun 2006, at 18:24, ken barber wrote:
>
> i never took a drink in college much less get drunk.
>
> --- Chester Worwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I did a film study in college and every disabled
> > person wasgetting drunk and wanted to get drunk.
> >
> > --- Mike Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> This was sent to me by a friend, and while I
> >> normally don't send emails like
> >> this, this is something I think we can all get
> >> behind.
> >>
> >>
> >
>
=======================================================================
>
> ====
> >>
> >> Get Out the Vote for THUMBS DOWN TO PITY!
> >>
> >> My 19-year-old son, Benjamin, loves movies! He
> > hopes
> >> to become a film critic
> >> ("the next Roger Ebert"), so he was excited to
> > learn
> >> about the "Film Your
> >> Issue" contest---an opportunity for 18- to
> >> 26-year-olds to submit a 30- to
> >> 60-second film about their passions! He wrote,
> >> starred in, and directed
> >> THUMBS DOWN TO PITY---a powerful and passionate
> >> short film on why he
> >> believes the "pity portrayals" of people with
> >> disabilities in Hollywood
> >> productions need to stop!
> >>
> >>
> >> Out of 300 entries, Benjamin's film made it to
> the
> >> semi-finals! At the end
> >> of May, the general public was invited to vote on
> >> the 35 semi-finalists, and
> >> THUMBS DOWN TO PITY has remained in the top five.
> >> But a couple of other
> >> contestants are doing a great job of getting out
> > the
> >> vote for their entries,
> >> and I hope you'll help us do the same for
> > Benjamin's
> >> film!
> >>
> >> As a person who cares about disability issues, I
> >> hope you'll visit the
> >> voting site---www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12721177. If
> > you
> >> agree Benjamin's message
> >> is an important one, I hope you'll vote for
> THUMBS
> >> DOWN TO PITY. Your
> >> support will mean a great deal to Benjamin,
> >> personally (top prizes include
> >> trips to the United Nations and the Sundance Film
> >> Festival and other
> >> goodies), and it will also send a strong
> > grassroots
> >> message that confirms
> >> the critical need for dignified, respectful, and
> >> realistic portrayals of
> >> individuals with disabilities in movies and TV.
> > The
> >> multitude of votes that
> >> support THUMBS DOWN TO PITY will send a powerful
> > and
> >> unified message for
> >> change! Winners will be determined by the public
> >> voting, as well as the
> >> votes of the Film Your Issue jury, which includes
> >> Walter Cronkite, George
> >> Clooney, Senator Barack Obama, Brian Williams of
> > NBC
> >> News, Anderson Cooper
> >> of CNN, and other leaders from the fields of art,
> >> government, business, and
> >> entertainment.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> It only takes a moment, and the last day to vote
> > is
> >> Wednesday, June 7th!
> >> Visit www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12721177. The films
> are
> >> in alphabetical order, so
> >> THUMBS DOWN TO PITY is toward the bottom of the
> > page
> >> on the right. You can
> >> view any or all of the films (although this is
> >> difficult for some
> >> Apple/Macintosh users, like me!). Voting takes
> two
> >> easy steps: first, click
> >> on the button next to the picture of the film,
> > then
> >> scroll to the bottom of
> >> the page and click the "vote" button. Some folks
> >> have been able to vote more
> >> than once---on different days, on different
> >> computers, and/or on different
> >> Internet browsers.
> >>
> >> And will you help get the vote out for THUMBS
> DOWN
> >> TO PITY by sharing this
> >> with others who may be interested in disability
> >> issues? You could forward
> >> this entire newsletter or simply copy and paste
> > this
> >> section into an
> >> Email---and ask others to send it on, as well!
> >> Together, we're making a
> >> difference, and this proud and grateful mother
> > says,
> >> "Thank you, thank you,
> >> thank you!" for your help!
> >>
> >> P.S. Several people who have seen the film have
> >> asked how they could get a
> >> copy to use in trainings and
> presentations---we're
> >> honored! And we will be
> >> able to make this available as a DVD or VHS video
> >> format. Since this is
> >> Benjamin's film, we're turning this project over
> > to
> >> him, so you can write to
> >> him with your request at [log in to unmask] This
> > is
> >> not a profit-making
> >> venture, so the charge for the DVD or video will
> > be
> >> the cost of duplication
> >> and shipping (which we haven't yet figured out,
> > but
> >> it shouldn't be too
> >> much). And Benjamin, and his parents, thank you
> > for
> >> your interest and
> >> willingness to share his message!
> >>
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