judy and i both voted for it. 

--- 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.
> 
>
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> 
> 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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