Win a Copy of Darfur Now on DVD!

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 31, 2008

Darfur Now DVD Giveaway

It seems that everyone is quick to jump all over Hollywood-types whenever they make a movie about a cause. Al Gore turned Hollywood, made a movie and ended up as the butt-end of a few jokes. The same can be said for plenty of actors who take their causes to the big screen — sometimes no matter how noble the cause, the hate will rain down. Then there are cases like the film Darfur Now, which I am told is a very compelling film from actor and activist Don Cheadle about the genocide that is happening as we speak in Sudan’s western region of Darfur.

The film is billed as a call to action, and thanks to us hooking up with Warner Home Video, this is a call that you have a chance to receive absolutely free. We have scored five (5) copies of the critically acclaimed film to give away to our dedicated (and generally good looking) readership. All you have to do is be a subscriber to our daily email updates, a service that delivers the best of FSR right to your email inbox every morning (sans spam, of course). If you are not already a subscriber, you can do so via the form below:

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Once you are a subscriber, whether you just signed up or you’ve been with us for a while, all you need to do in order to be considered is to answer a simple question in the comment area below. That question is:

If you were able to make your own “call to action” style documentary, what would your cause be, and why?

Winners will be chosen on Saturday June 7th and contacted by email shortly thereafter.


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  • Lets find Osama Bin Laden. If we found the guy I think alot of americans would sleep better at night and we would save some face as a country. I mean how hard is it to find a 6'6" guy on dialysis who lives in a cave somewhere?
  • anonymous
    The near impossibility of childless adults who aren't elderly or *completely* disabled to get any type of assistance when they're in need. Most states exclude these people completely from all but perhaps $80/month in food stamps if they're lucky. And private charities are so overwhelmed that they always help the households with children first, and if there's nothing left for the childless, too bad. There's a huge incentive to have welfare babies in this system, and a lot of working poor adults falling thru the cracks, unable to get any help until their health degenerates (from lack of basic care) to complete, irreversible disability.
  • Wow... I totally admire the post by Anonymous. I'll chime in with agreement on everything they said.
  • agordon10
    I'd do one on the gouging of the oil and gas industry and how the country is changing due to the rising cost of driving your vehicle
  • Kathy Scott
    To get Americans off their fat rear ends and start walking or riding bikes.
  • Amber G
    I would make a documentary about the human trafficking trade in eastern Europe. I think it's an issue that most people, especially in the United States, have never really seen before. Publicity, especially for innocent children, could really help put pressure on the governments to crack down on the slave trade.
  • Denyse
    The cause would be gov't OVERSPENDING- and I'd get back to taking care of MY country and It's legal citizens: we ALL need food, jobs, medical care, ect- we live here and there's too many suffering.

    Or maybe I'd do gun violence- ya know some kids grow up watching their peers and family die RIGHT HERE IN THE USA and belive their only routes in life ate selling or doing drugs!
  • Megan B.
    I would want to do a documentary and really try to clear up misconceptions that Americans have regarding the Middle East. I was fortunate enough as an American white Christian woman to live in the Middle East for years, immerse myself in their culture, and I was accepted wholeheartedly and always treated graciously. The men took great care to treat me with respect. You would never know that with the way that Arabs are portrayed in the American media, to my great dismay. I would love to really do a bold, accurate portrayal of the vast majority of the Middle East.
  • Shaun Wallner
    My cause would definitely be the Economy, i so afraid to see what its going like 20 years from now unless we change something.
  • Geri
    I like the idea of a doc. focused on the oil industry...it probably wouldn't do much good but it could give governments a much-need kick in the rear.
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