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First Annual Atheist Film Festival - San Francisco
July 1st 2009 13:14
The first-ever Atheist Film Festival was held in San Francisco on June 28th, 2009.
Atheist films were presented from noon to midnight in two theaters.
The lineup for the evening was:
BIG THEATER
12:15 Pledge of Allegiance Blues
Documentary directed by Lisa Seidenberg.
Includes interviews with physician Rev. Dr. Michael Newdow, attorney Alan Dershowitz, and publisher Larry Flynt.
2:00 Audience of One
Documentary directed by Michael Jacobs.
Story of San Francisco Pastor Richard Gazowsky transforming his church into a fully functioning movie studio/production company.
4:00 Root of all Evil?
Documentary written by Richard Dawkins.
Includes interviews with former Pastor Ted Haggard, and novelist Ian McEwan.
6:00 Deliver Us From Evil
Documentary directed by Amy Berg - 2006 Academy Award Nominee.
Story of pedophile priest Oliver O'Grady, his victims, and the Catholic Church cover-up.
8:00 Letting Go Of God
Written by Julia Sweeney - Referenced several times in Richard Dawkins' book, "The God Delusion".
Autobiographical monologue discussing her Catholic upbringing, early religious ideology, and the life events and internal search that led her to believe that the universe can function on its own without a deity to preside over it.
10:20 Evolution: The Musical
Comedy musical directed by Kenny Taylor.
Story of the debate between creationism and the scientific model of evolution. As a musical it is a cross between Hair and the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
LITTLE THEATER
12:15-4:15 Shorts Program 1: Fun For Heretics
Short films, including YouTube Atheist videos. Featured George Carlin, Monty Python, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Woody Allen, Roy Zimmerman, Marcus Brigstocke, Edward Current, and many more.
4:30 God’s Cartoonist
The history of Jack T. Chick and his comic book style illustrations "Chick Tracts". The art, artists, writers, controversies, bannings, death threats and more from the world’s largest underground publisher.
6:15-10:15 Shorts Program 2: Imagine No Religion
A blend of the comic (Ricky Gervais, Mr. Show, Satan) and the powerful. Highlights include the late Theo Van Gogh & Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s "Submission," the film that led to Van Gogh’s murder by a Muslim extremist, and Lisa Seidenberg’s moving 9/11 memorial, “In the Name of God.”
To find out more information on the new Atheist Film Festival, including venue details, sponsors, founders, curators, and submission guidelines CLICKHERE.
This year the Atheist Film Festival was a free event with 10% of voluntary donations going to the Atheist Centre of India.
Atheist films were presented from noon to midnight in two theaters.
The lineup for the evening was:
BIG THEATER
12:15 Pledge of Allegiance Blues
Documentary directed by Lisa Seidenberg.
Includes interviews with physician Rev. Dr. Michael Newdow, attorney Alan Dershowitz, and publisher Larry Flynt.
2:00 Audience of One
Documentary directed by Michael Jacobs.
Story of San Francisco Pastor Richard Gazowsky transforming his church into a fully functioning movie studio/production company.
4:00 Root of all Evil?
Documentary written by Richard Dawkins.
Includes interviews with former Pastor Ted Haggard, and novelist Ian McEwan.
6:00 Deliver Us From Evil
Documentary directed by Amy Berg - 2006 Academy Award Nominee.
Story of pedophile priest Oliver O'Grady, his victims, and the Catholic Church cover-up.
8:00 Letting Go Of God
Written by Julia Sweeney - Referenced several times in Richard Dawkins' book, "The God Delusion".
Autobiographical monologue discussing her Catholic upbringing, early religious ideology, and the life events and internal search that led her to believe that the universe can function on its own without a deity to preside over it.
10:20 Evolution: The Musical
Comedy musical directed by Kenny Taylor.
Story of the debate between creationism and the scientific model of evolution. As a musical it is a cross between Hair and the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
LITTLE THEATER
12:15-4:15 Shorts Program 1: Fun For Heretics
Short films, including YouTube Atheist videos. Featured George Carlin, Monty Python, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Woody Allen, Roy Zimmerman, Marcus Brigstocke, Edward Current, and many more.
4:30 God’s Cartoonist
The history of Jack T. Chick and his comic book style illustrations "Chick Tracts". The art, artists, writers, controversies, bannings, death threats and more from the world’s largest underground publisher.
6:15-10:15 Shorts Program 2: Imagine No Religion
A blend of the comic (Ricky Gervais, Mr. Show, Satan) and the powerful. Highlights include the late Theo Van Gogh & Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s "Submission," the film that led to Van Gogh’s murder by a Muslim extremist, and Lisa Seidenberg’s moving 9/11 memorial, “In the Name of God.”
To find out more information on the new Atheist Film Festival, including venue details, sponsors, founders, curators, and submission guidelines CLICKHERE.
This year the Atheist Film Festival was a free event with 10% of voluntary donations going to the Atheist Centre of India.
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Comment by Natalina
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i love Ricky Gervais too, he is a comic genius!
have you seen Extras?
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i havent seen Ghost Town yet but i do want to
i love the original UK version of The Office, he is the master of awkward situations, i also love his stand-up routines
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i think its a fantastic idea, i actually didnt realise how much material was out there, its great that its being circulated in the public forum where everyone has access
so many special interest groups have their own film festivals now, why not Atheists?
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Comment by Aimee Dent
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I don't think Dick Dawkins should be talking to ANYONE about INDOCTRINATION - his books are worse than the Scientology's Xenu.
Dawkins is just a bitter little man with to much spare time on his plate. He's concocted a nice little ruse and is now 'indoctrinating' you all with his lies and deception.
Aimee
Comment by Mountain Fog
sounds like fun!
I think I'll send an invite to all my old schools...
The indocrtrination one sounds interesting, must be confronting, and very interesting, going on a reaction posted above!
Love Gervais too.
cheers
fog
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i agree, that comedy spot is brilliant
heres the video:
. . . even if he said so himself haha
writing your own reviews!
Comment by Morgan Bell
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i like the Dawkins sentiment that no child is born a religious child, they are taught how to be religious and what to believe by parents, priests, and teachers etc
CLICKHERE to watch The Root Of All Evil? in its entirety for free
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what has Dawkins lied about?
many people do not see much of a difference between new religions like Scientology and the more established traditional religions when it comes to the mental conditioning of the young
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another Gervais fan! great minds think alike!
i presume they will be holding this festival once a year from now on, looks like we are a week late for this one, but the list of films in the lineup is a good place to start at your local video shop if you want to have your own Atheist movie night at home
there is an excellent review of the Father O'Grady pedophile doco "Deliver Us From Evil" on Orble HERE
Comment by Jeff Musall
great stuff...
As for what Aimee said about Dawkins (coming to Portland in the fall, already have my ticket, by the way) points to what the relgious never realize. That factually, Xenu has just as much evidence him as deity as Jesus does. They are all ridiculous, and they are all myth.
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great point, Jeff
i was making a similar point on THIS POST
Dawkins would be a very cool person to see live, im in awe of his intellect