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"A Call To Action" Screening & Concert
Dave Matthews, Bob Weir, Trey Anastasio, Bela Fleck and many other musicians will appear in a soon-to-be released documentary entitled A Call to Action, chronicling how the HeadCount organization has brought political action to the live music community.
The movie debuted at The HBO Screening Room in New York City on January 31st, 2008 and was featured on the main stage of The Langerado Music Festival, which drew 20,000 people to Southern Florida earlier this month. The documentary will have its Asheville premiere at Cinebarre on April 16th, 2008.
"A Call to Action" was produced by Christopher Gaspar of Concepts4Charity (C4C) a non-profit organization devoted to promoting philanthropy through music and the arts. Several notable Asheville media professionals contributed to the project including David Bourne of Bourne Media, who not only edited the final project, but is also an executive producer of the documentary. David Schmidt of Acapella Audio took the lead on sound design for the movie and was in charge of delivering the final audio mix in post production.
"I have been fortunate enough to be involved with artist-related community outreach for a number of years", noted Gaspar. "HeadCount shares such a tremendous bond with the artists and the fans. My goal, and the goal of C4C, is to bring another dimension to that by telling their story."
Most of the project was filmed on location at the 2007 Langerado Music Festival, in the political hotbed of Broward County , Florida . Artists were asked to reflect on their support for the HeadCount organization and the role music can play in shaping American politics. Michael Franti, jazz trio Medeski, Martin and Wood, members of O.A.R., Galactic, STS9 and the North Mississippi All-Stars also appear in the movie. HeadCount co-chair Marc Brownstein of The Disco Biscuits and HeadCount board member Al Schnier of moe. were also interviewed for the project and gave their own unique insights into creating social change through music.
"The thing about HeadCount that always humbles me is the support we get from other artists and the whole music industry," said Brownstein. "This documentary is another example of that. Pretty much everyone playing at Langerado sat down in front of the camera and spoke from the heart."
Since its inception in 2004, HeadCount has registered over 60,000 voters a rewarding challenge for a core group of volunteers, which has in turn provided a voice for many. 2008 will mark the first full election cycle since the non-partisan, not-for-profit organization was launched and, for scores of volunteers, this milestone has truly been"A Call to Action".
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LocationCinebarre
800 Brevard Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
United States
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
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| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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