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.
>>
>>
>
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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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