Has anyone heard of this? "Knocking" a documentary on PBS

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  • lostlantern
    lostlantern
    KNOCKING DOCUMENTARY NEWSLETTER #1 SUMMER 2005
    >
    >Thanks for your interest in the KNOCKING documentary about Jehovah's
    >Witnesses. I'm Joel Engardio, director of the project. Since the
    >www.knocking.org web site went live recently, I've been hearing from
    >interested ones from Arizona to Arkansas and everywhere in between.
    The
    >site is new, and is still a work-in-progress. Check back from time to
    time
    >to see new features, including the film clip downloads.
    >
    >SPREAD THE WORD
    >
    >Please forward the link www.knocking.org far and wide. Beyond a
    national
    >broadcast on public television (PBS) in the United States, our goal is
    to
    >make the film available to international audiences with language
    subtitles.
    >Indeed, Jehovah's Witnesses are in more than 200 lands, and their
    story
    >about blood, the Holocaust and preservation of civil liberties
    resonates
    >around the globe.
    >
    >OUR GOAL
    >
    >The aim of KNOCKING is to give a general, non-Jehovah's Witness
    audience a
    >fair look at a religious group that has long been misunderstood and
    >relegated to cartoonish stereotypes. KNOCKING uses the real life
    stories of
    >real families to humanize Jehovah's Witnesses. But we donÂ’t shy from
    >criticism. Our aim is that everything is fair and accurate. We show
    both
    >the ups and downs, including what it is like for Witnesses who have
    >unbelieving or opposing family members, and how divided families can
    find
    >common ground. For instance, the young man who undergoes a
    groundbreaking
    >bloodless liver transplant has opposing family members who come to the
    >hospital to see first-hand how the new bloodless technology works.
    >
    >WHO SHOULD WATCH
    >
    >KNOCKING will be educational and illuminating for a non-Jehovah's
    Witness
    >audience. Extended family, neighbors, co-workers and classmates of
    >JehovahÂ’s Witnesses will certainly be interested to take a look.
    Closer to
    >time of broadcast, we will offer DVDs for home and school use. The DVD
    will
    >be a feature-length version of the film (the broadcast on PBS will be
    >shorter) and will include extras like expanded interviews. WeÂ’ll be
    sure
    >to send more details on that later.
    >
    >PRODUCTION HISTORY
    >
    >As of Summer 2005, the film is being edited in San Francisco.
    Throughout
    >the course of the project, we filmed in California, Georgia, Ohio, New
    >York, Nevada, and Texas as well as Austria and Poland. We filmed in
    Kingdom
    >Halls, conventions and in the door-to-door ministry.
    >
    >WE ARE INDEPENDENT
    >
    >Keep in mind that every Jehovah's Witness who has contributed to this
    film,
    >either on camera or behind the scenes, has done so by their own
    personal
    >choice. There is no official connection to the Watchtower Society,
    though
    >the Bethel organization in Brooklyn, Patterson and Wallkill, New York
    has
    >been cooperative with the producers of this film. We interviewed
    Watchtower
    >representatives on camera and filmed inside Bethel. Watchtower has no
    >financial ties to this project, nor any editorial control. It is
    important
    >to know that this project is independently produced for public
    television,
    >using a combination of public, foundation and individual funds. No one
    on
    >the production staff is a Jehovah's Witness. The director's mother,
    >however, is a Witness. And we do have Jehovah's Witnesses who are
    serving
    >as consultants for factual accuracy. We also have academic, historical
    and
    >medical consultants who are experts in their field but not Jehovah's
    >Witnesses.
    >
    >HOW TO SEE IT
    >
    >We intend to premiere KNOCKING at a prestigious film festival such as
    >Sundance in early 2006. A national television broadcast on PBS will
    follow.
    >And the film will be made available on DVD. We also hope to bring
    KNOCKING
    >to cities throughout the United States in 2006 for special screenings.
    This
    >will be a chance for you to see a sneak preview and perhaps meet some
    of
    >the film's subjects in a live Q&A session. The KNOCKING web site and
    these
    >newsletters will provide updated information about where and when the
    sneak
    >previews will take place. If you are interested in volunteering to
    organize
    >such a screening in your city, contact us directly at
    >[email protected]. Please type “Volunteer” in the subject
    heading.
    >
    >We look forward to seeing the positive impact this film has in telling
    the
    >untold stories of Jehovah's Witnesses. We hope you do, too. Thanks
    again
    >for contacting us, and the KNOCKING staff will be sure to keep you up
    to
    >date on the latest progress.
    >
    >Sincerely,
    >Joel P. Engardio
    >Producer/Director
  • DevonMcBride
    DevonMcBride

    There are a few links on this. The most recent link is here

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/107698/1.ashx

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