Whom You Know: Whom You Know Recommends Mine by the Film Movement: Film Movement Makes Award-winning Katrina Doc about Rescued Pets Available on DVD

Monday, October 18, 2010

Whom You Know Recommends Mine by the Film Movement: Film Movement Makes Award-winning Katrina Doc about Rescued Pets Available on DVD

You know we love the Film Movement, and we are pleased to review an American film! Of course they bring us international hits, but we are so patriotic we were pleased to see one from home.

Once upon a time, Peachy worked at a law firm for many years and was Pre-Law in college, so she watched Mine thinking of all the legal implications, but the story is much more than that: it is the tale of tragedy and who belongs to who, and how life really is complicated. It brings forth a lot of good points, and of course is based on Hurricane Katrina.

Katrina certainly changed a lot for the City of New Orleans, but this is from the perspective of an abandoned pet: who owns the pet when they are left behind? Who would even leave their pet behind; you wouldn't leave behind a person?! All pets rescued undoubtedly were lucky and loved, but if they are in a good new home, why should they go back? Some of them might be better off in better circumstances, as we saw some suffering from heartworm, etc.

Didn't the people from Hurricane Katrina go through enough? Can't they just have their pets back? Our favorite story was of Murphy the dog....

How long does the original owner have to reclaim them? This movie brings forth a lot of good debating points and in the end, the relationships that form are what matters. Whom You Know recommends Mine.

Film Movement ( www.filmmovement.com), the exclusive distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films, announces that MINE will be available on DVD beginning Tuesday, May 4th, 2010. The English-language documentary, from San Francisco-based filmmaker Geralyn Pezanoski, passionately tells the story of animals abandoned and later rescued in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. This sophisticated and evenhanded portrait explores the many conflicts and clashes that ensue, with an ultimately uplifting and heart-warming conclusion. All Film Movement DVD releases include a short film—this month’s selection is the playful American film LA VIE D’UN CHIEN (A DOG’S LIFE) about a scientific potion that can temporarily turn people into dogs. This whimsical French-language film is shot in black & white and told in still images, as a loving ode to seminal French filmmaker Chris Marker’s La Jetée.

The DVDs will be available at Film Movement ( www.filmmovement.com), and also through major retailers such as Blockbuster, Amazon, Netflix and Passion River Films.
Synopsis of MINE:

MINE is a feature-length, independent documentary about the essential bond between humans and animals, set against the backdrop of one of the worst natural disasters in modern U.S. history: Hurricane Katrina. This gripping, character-driven story follows New Orleans residents as they attempt the daunting task of trying to reunite with their pets who have been adopted by families all over the country, and chronicles the custody battles that arise when two families love the same pet. Who determines the fate of the animals—and the people? MINE examines how we treat animals as an extension of how we view and treat each other.
MINE is the directing debut of filmmaker Geralyn Pezanoski
The film is 81 minutes in length and in English
Opened theatrically in over 15 markets, including a theatrical day-and-date iTunes release
Additional information can be found here: http://www.filmmovement.com/filmcatalog/index.asp?MerchandiseID=212.

Acclaim for MINE:

WINNER – Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature, SXSW FF

WINNER – Audience Award, San Francisco Documentary Festival

Official Selection – SilverDocs Film Festival, Boston International Film Festival, San Diego Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Tallgrass Film Festival, San Francisco DocFest, Milwaukee Film Festival, St. Louis Int’l Film Festival, Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival…

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About Film Movement:

Launched in 2003, Film Movement is a full-service North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films, based in New York City. Film Movement has released more than 200 feature films and shorts from 37 countries on six continents, including top prize winners from Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, Tribeca and other prestigious festivals. Film Movement releases its films through numerous distribution channels, including thousands of art-house cinemas, universities and libraries; home video (Blockbuster, Netflix and Amazon); television outlets (Sundance Channel, HBO, IFC and Showtime); Cable Video on Demand (including its very own branded cable VOD platform—Film Festival on Demand—available in over 30 million US homes); In-flight Entertainment (Continental and Alaska Airlines) and broadband outlets (iTunes, Hulu, YouTube and Babelgum). For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com.

This post is dedicated to Buffy, Blaine and Betsy who love animals more than anyone we know

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