From: ADongLA@aol.com Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:15:06 EDT Subject: Licensed to Kill on Video (Please forward and/or add link: ) 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 ). 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: Website: 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: (NOTE: please let us know if you would like your name removed from our list or if you are receiving duplicates of this announcement by simply replying with the words "remove" or "duplicate" in the message. Thank you.)