The
Pentagon
Wars

October 1, 2009, 6:30 pm    
Brought to you by Government Accountability Project

Black comedy about the development of the M2 Bradley fighting vehicle. In an effort to curtail excessive spending by the Pentagon, Congress appoints an outsider, USAF Lieutenant Colonel James Burton (Cary Elwes) to observe the testing of several new weapons in development, including the Bradley. Portrayed as an innocent, Burton quickly becomes disillusioned by the "real" way the development process works, in an atmosphere of corruption and/or bureaucratic inefficiency. 

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US, drama; 1998; Directed by Richard Benjamin.

The
Whistleblower

October 8, 2009, 6:30 pm    
Brought to you by Public Citizen

A portrait of Charles Hamel who blew the whistle on big oil in Alaska and found himself the target of a major undercover sting that threatened the lives of Hamel's whistleblowers in Alaska and even targeted a senior Congressman.

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US made for television documentary, 50 minutes, Directed and Produced by Nonny De La Peña

 Silkwood

October 15, 2009, 6:30 pm (viewing site Rayburn 2247)   
Brought to you by National Whistleblowers Center

This dramatic film is based on the true story of Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep), a rank-and-file worker at a plutonium factory, who was accidentally exposed to a lethal dose of radiation.  Historically, the company downplayed employee complaints about radiation sickness, much to Silkwood's frustration.  Her own ordeal made Silkwood an activist.  When she was about to go public with evidence of the company's poor safety record, the corporate powers went to extreme lengths to ensure that Silkwood's story was never told.

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US, drama, 1983; 131m; directed by Mike Nichols 

The Insider 

October 22, 2009, 6:30 pm (viewing site Rayburn 2247)   
Brought to you by Union of Concerned Scientists

Gripping drama tells the true story of Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) a former tobacco executive who comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a "60 Minutes" expose on Big Tobacco. When the 60 Minutes episode on malpractices in the tobacco industry is not aired because CBS parent company Westinghouse fears angering major advertisers, the whistleblower and the journalists must battle to get the truth to the public. Also stars Al Pacino stars as producer Lowell Bergman and Christopher Plummer as Mike Wallace.

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US, drama, 1999; 157m; directed by Michael Mann 

The Most
Dangerous
Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg
and the
Pentagon Papers

October 29, 2009, 6:30 pm (viewing site Capitol Visitor's Center)
Co-presented with the DC Environmental Film Festival and The Impact Arts + Film Fund , The Project On Government Oversight and DC Labor Film Festival

1971: America is embroiled in a dirty war based on lies. A president is abusing the power of his office, ignoring the will of the people, congress and the courts. He promises peace while planning a war without end. One man, at the center of power, armed with a safe full of secret documents, leaks the truth about the Vietnam war to the New York Times. He risks life in prison to end the war he helped plan. His act of conscience and desperation triggers a Constitutional crisis, Watergate, the only Presidential resignation in history and finally helps end the war. Henry Kissinger called Daniel Ellsberg, "the most dangerous man in America" And three decades later, he's still at it. This documentary tells a story we need now.

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US, doc, 2009; Produced and directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

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