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Taking the Hill

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Taking the Hill: The Warrior’s Journey Home
Produced footage for the feature documentary in association with American Trademark Pictures

Synopsis
Originally conceived as documentary exploring the phenomenon of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in veterans and the variety of techniques that have been developed to help those who suffer from this “hidden wound” of war. Note: Commercially distributed film significantly different than Ben Moses’ director’s cut.

Cast & Crew of footage contributed to film:
Ben Moses – Writer, Director, Editor, Producer
Lynne Moses – Producer
Starring – Don LaFontaine (Host/Narrator), Raul Reis, Sean Huze
William Paul McKay – Executive producer
Beverly Ozmun – Executive producer
Sanora Bartels – Associate producer
Carl Bartels – Cinematographer
Robert Crew – Original score
Michael Melahouris – Editor
Danielle Wheeler – Editor

A Whisper to a Roar

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Feature documentary made in association with the Moulay Hicham Foundation and Larry Diamond, author of “The Spirit of Democracy.”  More at the film’s Official Site.

Synopsis: This film presents the inspiring and dangerous work of democracy activists in five countries around the world – Egypt, Malaysia, Ukraine Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.  Ranging from a student leader in Venezuela to the opposition leader/Prime Minister of Zimbabwe to the former President of Ukraine, these courageous dissidents tell their compelling personal stories of struggle with the oppressive regimes ruling their countries.

Cast & Crew:

Ben Moses – Producer, Writer, Director

Amy Martinez – Producer

Christopher Pavlick – Line Producer/Production Manager

Jill Schneider – Associate Producer

Larry Diamond – Executive Producer

Lynne Moses – Executive Producer

Harris Done – Principal Cinematographer

Sharon Franklin – Principal Editor

Christopher Thomas – Composer

Principle Subjects:

EGYPT

Activist Ahmed Maher

Activist Esraa Abdel Fattah Ahmed

Opposition Leader Ayman Nour

MALAYSIA

Former Deputy PM and Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim

Former Prime Minister Mohamad Mahathir

UKRAINE

Former President Viktor Yushchenko

TV Journalist Svyatoslav Tsegoloko

TV Journalist Andriy Shevchenko

Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko

VENEZUELA

Student Activist Roberto Patino

ZIMBABWE

Prime Minister/Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai

ADDITIONAL EXPERT:

Kim Campbell, former Canadian Prime Minister; Chair, World Movement for Democracy

Witness to a Revolution

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In 2013, Yulia Marushevska was an idealistic graduate student.
Andriy Shevchenko, a former TV journalist, was an opposition member of parliament.

In their revolution,
her YouTube video “I Am a Ukrainian” went viral and
he had an impact out on the Maidan he’d never had inside Parliament.

Their filmmaker friend, Ben Moses, was there through it all,
chronicling this personal journey through a revolution.

Filming took place in Ukraine, the United States and Canada and the film had its festival debut in early 2016. It was formerly titled “I Am a Ukrainian: personal stories of a revolution.”  Watch the trailer and see more at the film’s Official Website.

Make a tax-deductible contribution to the marketing costs of this documentary through our fiscal sponsor, Filmmakers Collaborative. Thanks!