Subject: Licensed to Kill on Video
From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:15:06 EDT

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LICENSED TO KILL NOW AVAILABLE ON VIDEO FOR EDUCATIONAL USE!

* * * * FOUR STARS! - Boston Globe
* * * * FOUR STARS! - Seattle Times
* * * * FOUR STARS! - Salt Lake Tribune
TOP TEN LIST 1997! - Village Voice
TOP TEN LIST 1997! - Popcorn Q

NATIONAL BROADCAST ON THE AWARD WINNING PBS PROGRAM, "P.O.V."  Also
broadcasting in:  Finland,  Portugal,  Canada,  Israel,  Australia,  Brazil,
Italy,  the Netherlands and more!

Offering a provocative look at anti-gay murders, Arthur Dong's "Licensed To
Kill", winner of the Sundance Film Festival Directors Award and Filmmakers
Trophy, is now available in its full theatrical 79-minute length and in a
special 53-minute version. 

(See below for ordering information.  Video not currently available for
private home use.  For additional details about the film, please log into our
website <http://filmmag.com/community/adong>).

Here's what critics, educators and community leaders said during "Licensed to
Kill"'s worldwide theatrical and festival tour:

KENNETH TURAN, LOS ANGELES TIMES:
"A powerful investigation centering on interviews with an unnervingly 
candid group of convicted murderers of homosexuals. A chilling look at 
the real face of evil." 

EMMANUEL LEVY, VARIETY:
"...a harrowing look at homophobia and gay bashing...a highly intelligent,
matter of fact exploration of sexual prejudice and violence."

DR. GREGORY HEREK, PH.D., author, HATE CRIMES:  UNDERSTANDING VIOLENCE AGAINST
LESBIANS AND GAY MEN:
"A groundbreaking and thought-provoking glimpse into the minds of murderers
and the culture that gives rise to them...perhaps more disturbing than the
film's images of violence and murder are the questions it raises about
society's culpability in perpetuating antigay hatred."

URVASHI VAID,  author,  VIRTUAL EQUALITY:  THE MAINSTREAMING OF GAY & LESBIAN
LIBERATION:
"Arthur Dong's powerful movie drives home the urgency of dealing with the
roots of homophobia in order to end this violence."

BOB BLANCHARD, THE PROGRESSIVE: 
"The film depicts an American society deeply confused about sexuality, where
repressed individuals are given tacit permission to vent their frustrations by
performing acts of violence against gay Americans." 

THE REVEREND DR. MEL WHITE:
"A priceless tool to help us inform and mobilize the public against anti-gay
violence through screenings in our churches, in our community, and on
television across the nation."

STEPHEN TALTY, TIMEOUT NY: 
"Licensed to Kill  is essential and riveting.  Dong's film ought to be seen in
every American high school -- it's almost clinical fairness only adds to its
importance."

KERRY LOBEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-NATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN TASK FORCE:  
"Licensed to Kill  is a powerful film and a valuable reminder that anti-gay
rhetoric requires society’s collective moral outrage -- otherwise we risk
letting these words become deeds." 

JOHN D'EMILIO, HISTORIAN:
"Licensed to Kill  can be an educational tool that not only increases public
awareness of antigay violence, but opens dialogues between communities that
are targets of hate.  Dong's work will not only help expose a serious social 
problem; it will also be a resource for solving the problem."

O  R  D  E  R  I  N  G      I  N  F  O  R  M  A  T  I  O  N:

Videos currently on sale for non-commercial educational use only to
institutions, community groups, and libraries on a limited license which
prohibits any broadcasts, duplication, and admission charges.  Please inquire
about other licenses and public performance rights.  For grass roots and low-
income users, please write us with your special requests for discount rates.  

Institutional Prices:

-  79-minute full length theatrical version, VHS video cassette format:  $295 
-  53-minute special edited version, VHS video cassette format:  $245

PLUS $10 shipping and handling fee.  For California sales, please include the
appropriate state and local sales tax.   Send a purchase order on your
letterhead with shipping and billing instructions.  Prepayment is always
appreciated.  

SEND ORDERS TO: 
DEEPFOCUS PRODUCTIONS, INC.
P.O. BOX 65095    
LOS ANGELES,  CA  90065-4237
323/254-7072    FAX:  323/254-7112    
E-Mail:  <[email-masked]> 
Website: <http://filmmag.com/community/adong>  

FOR INTERNATIONAL SALES, CONTACT:
FILMS TRANSIT
402 East Notre Dame, suite 100
Montreal Quebec
CANADA  H2Y 1C8
514/844-3358
FAX:  514/844-7298
E-Mail: <[email-masked]>

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