On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 7:38 AM, fernando cassia <fcassia at gmail.com> wrote:
> [Maybe it´s old news but since I don´t recall seeing it discused here, I´m
> posting this.... -FC]
>
> 'I Want Your Money' Director: It's Time to Take on Left-Wing Documentaries
>
> http://www.thewrap.com/movies/blog-post/time-right-take-usual-left-wing-documentaries-20724
>
> ---
> Film is a powerful tool to take on the government. I seized the opportunity
> to tackle the competing economic visions championed by Presidents Reagan and
> Obama with my new documentary, "I Want Your Money." <
> http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/selling-gasp-right-wing-documentary-20355>
>
>
> It resulted in a duel of speeches, wit, animation and narrative that will
> leave audiences laughing, cheering and yelling.
>
> "I Want Your Money" exposes these two diametrically opposed visions of
> government and challenges the American public to embrace Constitutional
> principles that were born from the extraordinary vision of the Founding
> Fathers. Somehow, we have strayed from those very basic concepts about the
> role of government and slowly ceded many of our rights and freedoms in the
> process.
>
> When Obama passed the $787 billion stimulus package, I knew I had to do
> something about it. That moment was the impetus for me to make the film.
> The amount of money this current administration is spending is
> unsustainable. I felt the consequences of this spending binge needed to be
> explained to the everyday citizen. While the political documentary landscape
> has traditionally leaned toward left-wing fare, "I Want Your Money" taps the
> millions of Americans for whom fiscal conservatism isn't just politics --
> it's a national emergency.
> (...)
> "I Want Your Money" uses a colorful tapestry of humor and fact to
> effectively propose the Reaganesque notion that Americans know better what
> to do with their money than a large centralized bureaucratic government and
> includes commentary from a long list of high-profile individuals. We had
> reached out to several liberals to tell their side but unfortunately, they
> were not interested in being in the film.
>
> I know the U.S government is spending like crazy and our economy can't
> sustain that kind of debt. Working on this film really painted a clear
> picture of how much we are spending and on some of the ridiculous things we
> are spending it on. That was the real eye opener for me.
> --
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