by Mark Yannone
I went to see the prescreening of Aaron Russo's latest movie, America: Freedom to Fascism, at the Hilton Phoenix Airport last night. It was a powerful and engaging film that received a well-deserved standing ovation from the group of about 120 adults in attendance, most of who were over 30.
The two major topics were the federal income tax and the Federal Reserve. Minor topics were the New World Order, vote fraud, education, government lies, and the police state. The ending contained a call to action that Russo promised will be significantly enhanced in the final edition.
A couple of members of the audience mentioned in the subsequent Q&A session that they were not aware of most of what was presented. An Arizona State University teacher said her students were largely unaware also.
The good news is that everyone in the room was apparently persuaded by the testimony given by the members of the Tax Honesty Movement and good folks like G Edward Griffin. The scenes with Irwin Schiff, Joe Banister, John Turner, Sherry Jackson Peel, Larken Rose, Charlie Beale, Bob Schulz, Dave Champion, Vernie Kuglin, and others were particularly powerful and persuasive. The feds definitely stink on ice in this movie--as well they might.
Bottom line: Aaron Russo has earned his place in the preferred section of Heaven with this film, and the nation owes him a large debt of gratitude for having produced it. Eliciting cheers and tears from the audience, America: Freedom to Fascism is so moving and effective that I wouldn't be surprised to read that Aaron Russo committed suicide by stabbing himself in the back four times before the train hit him, and all copies of the movie have mysteriously vanished.
However, if Aaron Russo and the movie survive until the final release, we should expect to find America: Freedom to Fascism in theaters this summer. For anyone over the age of reason, including the 67 million Americans who no longer file federal income tax returns, missing this movie will be a costly mistake.
Watch for it.
Update 05/29/06: As the prerelease reviews roll in from all quarters, it is clear that a few (very few) reviewers have let preconceived notions interfere with what they saw. As a result, they missed some of the major messages and the point of the film. In order to get it, they will have to leave their personal baggage outside and watch it again, paying particular attention to what is said in the movie and ignoring the voices in their heads.
Many people will want to watch it again because there's a lot to absorb--far more than most people are exposed to in a lifetime of major media immersion.
For those who are tempted to undervalue the significance of this film, here's a reminder: More than 170 million innocent men, women, and children have been killed by THEIR OWN governments, and they had no idea what was coming. -mjy
Saturday, January 28, 2006
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“AMERICA ---- From Freedom to Fascism” by Aaron Russo
Michael Moore times TEN
I saw this film Saturday December 28th in Tucson, AZ. Aaron Russo, Beverly Hills (Hollywood producer) has just completed this majestic documentary film on U.S. history, 1913 to present. A must see for everyone age ten or later.
Like the showing of Mel Gibson’s film“The Passion” to congregations across America before its formal release, Russo shows this remarkable artistic achievement to selected audiences across the nation prior to formally introducing it at the May 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Russo won an Emmy in 1978 for “Bette Midler: Ol Red Hair.” In the 1970's he managed Bette Midler in 1979 producing "The Rose" Midler’s first starring role. In the 1980's Russo produced “Partners” “Trading Places” “Wise Guys” “Rude Awakening” “Teachers” and “Missing;” in the 1990's “Missing Pieces” and “Off and Running.” In 1998, he ran for the Republican party nomination for governor of the state of Nevada, losing. In 2000, he supported the Libertarian party.
Russo repeats what Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln said, mirrored against the unfolding of the 16th Amendment and the Federal Reserve Act in 1913. Thomas Jefferson said that private banking will cause the demise of our country. The 1913 corruption in Washington DC got the Federal Reserve Act passed.
What you see in this film has never been seen before - bits and pieces of this drama have been heard third hand - in real life you see this unbelievable story. Gripping is the interview with a Virginia family that was raided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with dogs and drawn guns, based upon an unsubstantiated claim, where the IRS agents forced adolescent girls to dress in their presence.
You get to see all of the players, including Presidents Clinton and Bush II. See how our Congressmen and Senators know the IRS is a fraud - that wage earner’s income is not taxable. In our Federal Courts see them ignore the law. The IRS Commissioner refuses to be interviewed. Arrest of the film makers is threatened as they wait to interview IRS employees outside the workplace on the public sidewalk. Interviews are seen with resigned IRS officials who confronted their leaders about the IRS fraud. See the discussions with a past IRS Commissioner as he twists on his own words.
Until now almost everyone thought that this could not possibly go on in our free society.
A breathe of fresh air is seen as Congressman Ron Paul suggests options to reverse this corruptness. Aaron Russo ends with his suggestion effective at the next election.
You and your family must see “AMERICA —“ .
Mark,
Great commentary on Aaron Russo's latest documentary. The WTP event in Tucson on Saturday with Aaron Russo and Bob Schulz was a resounding success. We packed a 240-seat theater with additional folks standing up in the back. The documentary was very well received and ended with a standing ovation.
Aaron definitely hit a nerve with this one, and his efforts complemented those of 'We The People' quite nicely.
Terry
Standing Room Only In Tucson
Russo Film Scores Big With Audience
On to Denver and Austin
Aaron Russo and WTP scored a one-two punch in Tucson on Saturday.
A crowd of several hundred packed a Tucson movie theater Saturday afternoon. First they were treated to an advance screening of Aaron Russo’s latest movie, America: From Freedom To Fascism, a powerful and engaging 95-minute film about the problem in America--the loss of freedom. Then they viewed our new 55-minute DVD about the Right to Petition as the only nonviolent solution to the problem.
Russo’s DVD is a dramatic wake-up call that stirs the full range of emotions. It presents, in an absorbing, credible, and fact-filled fashion, America’s chief domestic problem: the fall of freedom and the rise of fascism, tyranny, despotism, and the police state. The film begins by documenting the dual frauds of 1913--the federal income tax and the Federal Reserve system--and covers topics such as the national ID card, human chip implants, vote fraud, government lying and spying, CODEX, and the New World Order.
WTP’s DVD documents and records for history the events of July 19, 2004: the gathering and speeches at the National Press Club and the march from there to the federal courthouse to file our lawsuit seeking a declaration of our right to hold the government accountable to the Constitution by filing Petitions for Redress and retaining our money until our grievances are redressed.
Continued, with pictures: http://www.givemeliberty.org/RTPLawsuit/Update2006-01-30.htm
Mark,
Can you tell me more about 67 million Americans not filing federal income tax? Can you give me a source for that statistic?
I believe the 67 million statistic is in the movie--or it may have been mentioned in the discussion following the movie. Here are some of the references available on various websites.
"Internal Revenue Service statistics show that more than 40% of Americans no longer comply with the current tax code." Source
"The IRS has identified as many as 55 million individuals who have failed to file tax returns." (May 2001) Source
"In 1998, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue admitted in a public speech that 1 out of 4 Americans had stopped filing tax returns. That’s an epidemic of at least 35 million nonfilers by the IRS’ own admission!" Source
"According to an IRS report a few years back during the IRS abuse hearings, they said there are more than 60 million nonfilers and delinquent taxpayers." Source
It is almost imperative that this film be shown in Oklahoma City and Tulsa as soon as possible. Many Oklahomans desire to abolish the IRS and get rid of the state income tax. Many companies have left Oklahoma. The general public deserves to know all the reasons.
I saw this movie on Febuary 16 2006 at the Dallas Angelika Film Center. This film is a must see by every American!!! This film must be talked about, please find a way to promote this film. I have requested that Democracynow.org air a story about this movie.
If you are a listner of democracynow.org please write to them and get Aaron Russo an interviw, so this film can be see by every American.
If you don't know about democracy now, log on to democracynow.org and get informed about the real news.
I am looking foreward to seeing this movie in theatres. I am also looking foreward to hearing what the President has to say about this.
Hollywood Showing Overwhelmed
1000 Show For Russo Screening
of America: From Freedom to Fascism
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On Thursday evening, approximately 1000 Americans gathered in Hollywood to view producer Aaron Russo's compelling new feature film on the ongoing battle for freedom inside America.
The Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, which seats almost 500, was overwhelmed by the overflow crowd which in the end, was forced to wait outside in a long line stretching down the block until WTP Chairman Bob Schulz and Aaron Russo reworked the agenda in order to accommodate two showings of the film, America: From Freedom to Fascism that evening.
All told, the approximately 750 who got to see the screenings were markedly enthusiastic, and as at previous screenings elsewhere, gave the film and Russo rousing ovations.
Russo has just released a streaming preview of the movie. The trailer is currently available in Quicktime and IPod formats. We urge everyone to watch the short preview and distribute the trailer link far and wide.
Following the showing this Sunday in Atlanta the next showings of Russo's new film will be next weekend in Medford/Ashland, Oregon (Sat. 3/11) and Portland, Oregon (Sunday 3/12) and Spokane, Washington (Monday evening 3/13). The following weekend (March 18/19) the film screens in Chicago, Illinois and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Click here to access the schedule details.
I thought you would like to see the video I shot of the screening of Aaron's film in Chicago. Aaron and Schulz both speak to the over 600 in attendance before and after the film.
www.lonelantern.org/freedomtofascism.html
Until You Change the Way Money Works…
A Review of Aaron Russo’s America: From Freedom to Fascism
by
Michael C. Ruppert
© Copyright 2006, From The Wilderness Publications, www.fromthewilderness.com. All Rights Reserved. May be reprinted, distributed or posted on an Internet web site for non-profit purposes only.
March 14, 2006 1400 PST (FTW) - ASHLAND - No matter how you slice it, Aaron Russo is in for a lot of mishegas.
A Jewish guy from Brooklyn who made good in the movie business winds up at the end of this movie getting told by another Jewish guy who used to head the Internal Revenue Service, “Gornished von hellfin.” Translated, the Yiddish expression means, “Nothing can help you.” As former IRS Commissioner Sheldon Cohen says it to Russo at the end of America: From Freedom to Fascism, one thing is crystal clear, Cohen is speaking to everybody. Every American of every religion, gender, color, stripe and cholesterol count is directly, personally, and tangibly affected by the things that Russo so compellingly shows us in this movie. What happens in between the beginning and the end has nailed sneak-preview audiences in more than a dozen cities to their seats in (according to Russo and others) larger numbers than those for (gag) Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 911.
Every showing has ended with a prolonged standing ovation.
Aaron Russo is an accomplished filmmaker (his films have six Oscar nominations, a Tony, an Emmy and three Golden Globe awards in various categories). His best-known films are Trading Places, The Rose, and Wise Guys. An accomplished filmmaker has taken on a visceral issue that cuts across every other social, racial, religious and political barrier in the country: money.
The film introduces us to experts who have been long-time friends of mine and FTW: Catherine Austin Fitts, Congressman Ron Paul, former IRS agent Sherry Jackson, G. Edward Griffin and more. These are the monetary voices that have been crying in the wilderness.
Framed around the efforts of We The People to pursue what is generally (and incorrectly) labeled a class-action suit challenging the government’s authority to impose a direct income tax, America starts with revelations that are guaranteed to shock. The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution was never ratified by a sufficient number of states and therefore is not law. The Federal Reserve is a privately-owned bank that prints our money and collects interest on the national debt. Nowhere in the IRS Code (huge as it is) is there a specific law mandating that Americans actually pay an income tax. We learn that the income tax is a “voluntary” contract accepted by most Americans.
Voluntary?
Add to that the fact that the current income tax – in violation of the Constitution – is neither direct or apportioned (an equal rate for every citizen through all states and incomes), and it’s clear why audiences are reacting. The capper is that Supreme Court decisions affirming the above are routinely ignored by federal courts and lawyers have been fined for trying to inject the Constitution and the Supreme Court into their arguments.
How rude! How did all this come to pass? Why does it continue? You need to watch the movie to find out.
Whether a clearly uncomfortable Sheldon Cohen made his statement as a threat or was merely expressing exasperation at the fact that Russo wasn’t leaving without straight answers will be up to you to decide once you have seen America: from Freedom to Fascism. Russo did leave without straight answers because Cohen abruptly ended the on-camera interview. Gornished von hellfin.
Until just before he started work on this film Russo was what we long-time activists not-so-politely referred to as brain dead. He was a successful guy, making money, living a good life. There was no reason to start asking questions. Then something caught his attention and he got off his butt. He swallowed the red pill.
Although this not a movie about Jews, the fact that two Jewish men bookend the drama as antagonists adds an extra and important dimension by showing us that simple, easy answers are not an option here. It’s a movie about money and we see clearly that the economic paradigm which rules us is much more insidious, deep and personal than most of us had ever dared contemplate. The movie forces us to look at ourselves.
In the end Aaron Russo does fall short because, not surprisingly, he fails to come up with a quick, easy, silver-bullet solution that Americans have been trained to expect. Is that his fault or ours? Filmmakers like Aaron Russo have been wrongly perceived by many Americans as silver bullets in their own right. Perhaps unintentionally, the film documents Russo’s (continuing) discovery that the appearance of American democracy and economic liberty is a cynical façade.
From FTW’s perspective, as we have said so consistently, until we change the way money works, solutions to Peak Oil, food shortages, collapse and sustainability remain unreachable from a national or cultural level because it is simply more profitable to let people die and accelerate collapse through excessive consumption than it is to behave like a species that wishes to survive.
Like most who decide that something is really wrong and said, “I’m going to do something about this”, Aaron Russo has pulled one worm out of the can and is slowly realizing, even now, that with one worm, you get all the rest of its cousins, aunts, nieces, nephews and parents. What should have been an easy process of securing a distribution contract for a national theatrical release is proving frustratingly difficult. Michael Moore got one. Why is Russo having such a hard time? [He got just such a contract for distribution. The film will be released in major theaters nationally beginning July 28.] That is the difference between Michael Moore and Aaron Russo. Moore takes on the peripheral, comfortable issues and Russo, perhaps unknowingly went right for the beast’s heart.
Aaron Russo now has to face the fact that all major publicly-traded corporations on the NYSE have a vested interest in preserving, rather than changing, the system. If Russo persists in his quest for resolution and understanding, he will come up against the fact that as much as $600 billion a year in laundered drug money is necessary to keep things going; that it is more profitable to kill than to save lives; that Peak Oil and energy shortages are being worsened by the current financial mandate of infinite growth.
Watching his increasing cognitive dissonance take a toll on his serenity is painfully familiar to most of us. Been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt, thank you. Hang in there Aaron.
He should not be blamed if he decides to make a light-hearted musical next time. Springtime for Hitler might be a good choice.
Until you change the way money works, you change nothing. Who is really willing to do that?
Ashland, Oregon Screening of America: From Freedom to Fascism, Continues Popular National Tidal Wave for New Documentary
by
Lindsay A. Gerken
© Copyright 2006, From The Wilderness Publications, www.fromthewilderness.com. All Rights Reserved. May be reprinted, distributed or posted on an Internet web site for non-profit purposes only.
March 14, 2006 1430 PST (FTW) - ASHLAND - Do you ever ponder where all the money given to the IRS goes? And have you ever questioned whether there is a written law that says you’re required to pay taxes on your wages? Answers to these and many more engaging questions were logically explained in a screening of Aaron Russo’s documentary, America: From Freedom to Fascism, in Ashland, Oregon on Saturday, March 11. Aaron’s ground-breaking documentary is currently traveling across the nation, with screenings occurring from Chicago to Spokane. Saturday’s screening brought a crowd of over five hundred to Britt Hall, on the campus of Southern Oregon University. Five minutes before the show began the hall was nearly packed with environmentalists, conservatives, politically-active young people and Ashland community members interested in hearing the truths in Russo’s film.
While many gathered along the walls to watch, Bob Schulz of the “We The People Foundation” began the screening with an oration and a short DVD about the last clause of the first amendment, which states that citizens have the right “to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Bob explained that this clause allows American citizens to hold their government accountable for its actions, and it is also rarely used. Being “pro-Constitution,” the “We The People Foundation” is formally addressing four separate grievances currently with the government, including grievances concerning the non-transparency of the Federal Reserve System and the taxation of America’s labor and wages. The “We The People Foundation” is an all-volunteer group that represents the minority of American citizens that would go to the trouble and expense to engage in legal battles for the sake of American citizens’ rights. Every day, the government hires more people and is spending more money to retaliate against citizens that would go to such great judicial lengths to address their grievances, which is their first amendment right. One of Bob Schulz’s suggestions to combat this government retaliation is to construct at least one building in each state with distinctive architecture where the citizens are known to be investigating government practices. In other words, instead of the government watching the people from their lofty edifices, the people should have an ivory tower of their own to watch their government.
The “We The People Foundation” has organized the multitude of Aaron Russo’s nationwide screenings on practically no budget, while founders Bob and Judy Schulz have defended the rights of American citizens for over seven years without pay. Compensation for the work of the Foundation is certainly not a priority when the higher duty of gaining and maintaining respect for the constitution is the Foundation’s main objective. In addition to addressing citizens’ concerns, the Foundation’s members are also exercising their right to withhold any tax monies that may be due while their grievances are being addressed. Wishing for the lawful authority and proper functioning of our government, the Foundation hopes to enforce government officials’ oaths to defend the Bill of Rights and the Constitution so that these documents do not become “a dead letter.”
The nearly one-hundred-minute screening of Russo’s documentary began with the sentiments of George Orwell who stated: “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” And telling the truth about tax law is exactly what Russo’s film accomplishes, while also exposing the deceit of the Federal Reserve System. The lie that Russo exposes first and foremost is that a law exists somewhere which states that American citizens are required to be taxed on their income. In seeking the true definition of “income,” Russo finds that it does not apply to the wages and labor of the American people, but is defined as gains acquired from corporate activities. Considering that corporations pay only about 10% of America’s income taxes, it is not fair that the citizens have been falsely required to make up for the rest. In addition, economist Catherine Austin Fitts explains in the documentary that if American citizens go to great lengths to fill-in detailed information about where they received their monies on their 1040 forms, then the IRS should also be required to respond to Americans with an allocation of where the citizens’ funds are being spent.
Of course, everyone who’s ever filed a tax return is simply grateful to receive a check in the mail, or they’re upset when having to send a check of their own back to the IRS. But what would happen if the IRS was required to be accountable for the monies they collect, and publicly announce to each citizen where the money is flowing? What most Americans do not realize is that other taxes, such as gas taxes, end up paying for the highways and infrastructure that most citizens believe their income taxes are paying for. In fact, income taxes collected by the IRS serve the sole purpose of attempting to decrease America’s interest on the national debt. Moreover, most Americans do not realize that the Federal Reserve System is not a public entity, but a private bank held by a small group of wealthy investors. Russo’s film is based upon the idea that both the government and the Federal Reserve System should be transparent to the people about both their practices and their accounting.
Throughout the documentary, the Ashland crowd laughed and whistled at the points Russo made, while swimming through a range of emotions brought on by Russo’s logically sequenced argument. The music accompanying the film was accurately in step with the topic, including songs like The Buffalo Springfield’s “For What it’s Worth (Stop, hey what’s that sound),” the Beatles’ “Taxman,” and Pink Floyd’s “Money.” In addition to Russo’s mosaic of interviews with experts, interspersed intelligently between film clips were significant quotes made by famous people about the state of a government run by its people.
One of the most alarming points made in the documentary that caused audience members to cringe was the suggestion of a required radio frequency identification chip (RFID) in every citizen’s skin. The reality of this chip’s existence and enforcement was presented by the chip’s manufacturers and by the government, which intends to begin requiring RFIDs for every American by May of 2008. If enforced, checkpoints across the nation that hark back to the times of a Nazi Regime would require citizens to “present their papers,” or chips for any authority who asks. In addition, an ID chip would be planted in every product consumers purchase for product-tracking purposes and to provide the government with detailed information about every citizen’s whereabouts. Whether you buy Twinkies or condoms, the government will know when, where, and how many you bought. Furthermore, even the cash a consumer uses to purchase chipped goods would have chips implanted between the papers, so that the flow of cash currency we now consider to be liquid would be tracked similarly to your credit card purchases. Therefore, products and services that the government would like to deny individuals, such as cigarettes for someone with a strict life-insurance policy, would be denied to the individual at the point-of-purchase. More in-depth coverage of RFIDs is explained in Mike Ruppert’s book, Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil. In the film, Congressman Ron Paul (R.-TX) describes a police state as a place where the people are unable to take action without the government’s permission and emphasizes that RFID chips are the next step towards a police state in America.
Southern Oregonians were in for a fantastic treat due to the presence of one of Russo’s experts, Mike Ruppert, who spoke after the film about the connection between Peak Oil and the essential reform of the monetary system. In Russo’s film, Ruppert explains that the definition of fascism is a perfect merger between corporations and the state, which is just what’s happening in America today.
A flurry of networking occurred after the film ended, bringing numerous representatives of ecologically-aware groups and tax-reform advocates together to chat and exchange names and ideas.
The film makes several powerful suggestions for action that Ashland viewers cheered for, including not to accept a national ID chip or card, and to vote for representatives that will sign an affidavit to question and possibly extinguish the Federal Reserve System. The film leaves our bi-partisan viewers with the suggestion to stop being good democrats and good republicans, and join together.
As Aaron Russo’s documentary, America: From Freedom to Fascism, circulates throughout the country, overflowing auditoriums and receiving standing ovations, our fingers and many others’ are crossed in the hope that Russo’s film will actually screen in a theatre near you.
Film challenges the Fed, income tax America: From Freedom to Fascism latest movie from Libertarian Aaron Russo
Posted: March 15, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
A new documentary dealing with the Federal Reserve system, income tax and government power is making its way around the nation this year, telling the story of America: From Freedom to Fascism.
The film was created by Aaron Russo, a Libertarian presidential candidate in 2004 and longtime movie producer. After losing the presidential nomination to Michael Badnarik, Russo began working on creating the documentary.
Making its way through Oregon last week, the film pre-screened in Spokane, Wash., Monday and now is on its way to Illinois and Michigan, according to an online schedule of showings. It is set to hit theaters across the nation this summer.
America: From Freedom to Fascism pegs 1913 as the year the United States lost its freedom. That was the year the Federal Reserve banking system was put into place and a federal income tax was instituted.
"In 1913, America was a free country," states capital white letters on a black background at the start of the film's online trailer. "Then a band of powerful bankers achieved their fathers' and great grandfathers' goal. America has never been the same. Soon the world will not be the same."
States author Michael Ruppert in the trailer: "The Federal Reserve is no more federal than Federal Express."
"Why did we give a monopoly of creating money out of thin air to a private corporation?" "tax honesty" activist Franklin Sanders adds.
The documentary's website describes the film as "an exposé of the Internal Revenue Service" that "proves conclusively there is no law requiring an American citizen to pay a direct unapportioned tax on their labor."
Declares tax attorney Peter Gibbons on the trailer: "There is no constitutional basis for a tax on the wages of Americans living and working in the 50 states of the union. Period. End of argument."
Said Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas: "You have to get permission from the government for almost everything, and if that is the definition of a police state, that you can't do anything unless you get the government's permission, then we're well on our way."
Another contributor wonders if "terrorism" will be an appropriate label for government force in the United States.
"What happens if your own government is using more force, more coercion on its own citizens for the purpose of achieving its political ends?" asks Ed Viera, a professor of constitutional law. "Is that government engaged in terrorism?"
States one review of the film posted on its website: "Russo is a bulldog as he prowls halls of government trying to get someone to just show him the law that says a working citizen in the United States owes an income tax, or just to acknowledge prior Supreme Court rulings on the subject. Clips of press conferences and television interviews and news cuttings reveal obfuscation, saber rattling and threats, but not one answer that clearly defines the law, the statutes or the tax obligations of American citizens."
Another reviewer opines: "Aaron Russo has earned his place in the preferred section of heaven with this film, and the nation owes him a large debt of gratitude for having produced it. Eliciting cheers and tears from the audience, America: From Freedom to Fascism is incredibly moving and effective."
Some of Russo's previous film credits include Bette Midler's The Rose, Trading Places, and The Teacher.
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by Devvy
March 16, 2006
NewsWithViews.com
(Excerpt) America: From Freedom to Fascism was written and produced by my friend, Aaron Russo. While I was at his house in February 2005 for a visit, I was able to see the full interview from the movie with a former IRS Commissioner and Joseph Banister. Just watching those two segments on Aaron's huge TV screen told me this was going to be one powerful film. Aaron is currently crafting his final marketing plan to get this movie into theaters across this country. America: From Freedom to Fascism hasn't made it to Northern California yet, so I have not seen the finished version, but the reviews are very powerful and average Americans who have seen it, have come away with tears and rage against the machine.
Freedom Film Momentum Builds
This past weekend, the We The People Foundation sponsored three more screenings of America: From Freedom to Fascism, producer Aaron Russo’s compelling new documentary about the erosion of freedom in America.
On Saturday afternoon, the film played to a standing-room-only gathering in Ashland, Oregon, on the SOU campus, where 450 chairs had been set up in the ballroom in Britt Hall. On Sunday, another “SRO” crowd watched the film in downtown Portland at the 289-seat Clinton Street Theatre (“the oldest continuously operating theatre west of the Mississippi”). A Monday evening screening in Spokane nearly filled the 650-seat Garland Theatre.
At each venue, the crowds gave enthusiastic standing ovations for the film, which provides stark examples of how the government, international bankers and large corporations are gnawing away at the roots of our Rights, Liberties and Freedoms.
“Approximately 67 million people don’t file an income tax return.” - Sherry Jackson, former IRS Agent, quoted in the film America: From Freedom to Fascism.
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