The End of America - Ten Steps

The End of America - Ten Steps

"The End of America," a new documentary from award-winning filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, follows Naomi Wolf, the author of the bestselling book by the same title, as she discusses America's dangerous slide towards a society of fear and surveillance, and chronicles her work to raise awareness about the threats to democracy in the U.S. when the rule of law is not upheld. The film traces the ten steps that have historically led to the closing of open societies in other nations, including secret prisons where torture takes place, surveillance of ordinary citizens, and arbitrary detention and release of citizens. The film underscores the importance of the work of the ACLU to fight such government abuses of power and to defend civil liberties for all. You can learn more about that fight at: www.aclu.org/safefree/index.html

The ACLU, Rights / Camera / Action, and IndiePix co-hosted the premiere of "The End of America," at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 17, 2008. Watch highlights from the impromptu, on stage conversation between Naomi Wolf, Alec Baldwin, and ACLU National Security Project Director Jameel Jaffer that came together while the film made its way through traffic on the LIE en route to its big debut.

ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero filmed an introduction to the film for both its online and DVD runs via distributors SnagFilms and IndiePix. You can watch it now, along with the entire film, for free, on Snag by visiting www.snagfilms.com/films/title/the_end_of_america. "The End of America" player on Snag will also direct viewers to the ACLU's Constitution Voter pledge. You can find the link on the Snag site and, of course, directly at www.aclu.org/constitutionvoter.

Rights / Camera / Action is thrilled to bring you to this online premiere and will continue to host virtual screenings on Snag so you can be sure to catch all of the civil liberties documentaries not playing at a theater near you. SnagFilms is a website where you can watch full-length documentary films for free, "snag" them, and put them anywhere on the web. With a rapidly growing library, you'll find films that resonate with your ACLU interests and beyond. Check back for future RCA screenings on Snag at www.aclu.org/rca soon.

ABOUT THE MOVIE
> The End of America
> Naomi Wolf
> My America Project
> SnagFilms
> IndiePix.com
> BreakThru Films

LEARN MORE
> ACLU's Safe & Free Project
> News: ACLU And Rights/Camera/Action Announce Festival Premiere Of "The End Of America"
> Blog: The End of America in NYC
> Blog: The End of America? Habeas Corpus for Men?
> Rights / Camera / Action

PREVIOUS RCA PROJECTS
> "Standard Operating Procedure"
> "Taxi to the Dark Side"
> "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib"
> "Rendition"
> "The U.S. vs. John Lennon"
> "Shut Up & Sing"
> "Road to Guantánamo"
> "This Film is Not Yet Rated"
> Rights / Camera / Action