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2 Sept 2008: Fundraising event for destitute Narmada villagers. We're screening Drowned Out in London on Mon 15th Sep, with a live video link to Luharia (the star of the film) in India. Please come and/or give money.
-- !! Forget this website !! -- We just finished our new film, The Age of Stupid (formerly known as Crude), so all eyes are on its new website, www.ageofstupid.net
19th August: Back to school with SWOTS: Our everything you-need-to-know-to-make documentaries film school on Sept 6th & 7th in Central London
26 Feb: First public sneak preview of new doc in Second Life and live online tonight. Come along as an Avatar and see clips from the film.
17 Feb: On the telly Our new climate change doc, now starring Pete Postlethwaite, featured on Channel 4 in a big way last night.
2 Nov: Another Michael Moore / Morgan Spurlock rabble rouser? The Documentary Channel interviews Spanner Films's Franny as they're playing both McLibel and Drowned Out this week.
18 Oct: "Superstar" may be going a little far but we're very happy Channel 4 loves Crude.
1 Oct: Last chance to kiss goodbye to your cash. Final funding round for our Crude film opens. 250,000 quid already invested. Fancy a punt?
8 Sep: 130 conflicting opinions from the test screening of Crude at the Curzon yesterday. Taking the criticism on the chin and, hopefully, making a better film.
1 Aug: "McLibel and Michael Buerk's 1984 BBC report on Ethiopia had direct effects on Western life" Not sure we had quite as big an impact as Live Aid, but still delighted to be picked for the BFI's season "Ten Documentaries That Changed The World". Screenings in London in August.
26 June: Five years to the day since we thought of our new film, CRUDE, Spanner Films proudly presents ...
27 Feb: From very bad to even worse in the Narmada valley. Pictures and update from our recent visit to the stars of Drowned Out.
20 Jan 2007: Baked Alaska on Al Jazeera International this week with Drowned Out and Rageh Omaar interviewing Franny following in February. We're taking over.
11 Dec: "I want to say that I used to hate the invaders who destroy our country..." Eye-opening, heart-melting emails from the 131 Iraqi kids now in school thanks to you lot sponsoring them.
24 August: Been meeting loads of Iraqi refugee kids here in Amman where we're filming our new doc. They can't afford their school fees, but you can.... only 55 quid a term...
8 June: Gujarat bans movie because it's star criticised the Narmada Dam. Unbelievable.
2 May: McDonald's goes for pre-emptive strike as Fast Food Nation's Eric Schlosser opens new round in the battle against the burgers.
15 March: Chinese-speakers of the world can finally watch McLibel. Anyone want to do any other languages?
14 March: American McLibel DVD finally available to buy from our online shop. Or from any number of shops and websites in the US.
4 March: Congratulations to Morgan, Jamie, Helen and Dave. Big Guardian article discusses how McLibel and Super Size Me helped bring about (the start of) McDonald's downfall. [outside link]
1 March: We're not saying it's BECAUSE our McLibel film was released last week, but it's hard to believe it's a coincidence either... [outside link]
20 Feb: Can McLibel beat George Clooney? He may have six Oscar nominations, but who has the most stars in the UK papers?
20 Feb: Cracking new Drowned Out poster for upcoming US cinema/DVD release.
18 Feb: "Sounds terribly worthy, but it's really, really, good. Really edge of the seat stuff." BBC Radio's star critic Mark Kermode discusses all this week's new releases. [Link to audio file - McLibel is at end]
17 Feb: "Genuinely inspiring tale of how people who stand up for their principles can make a difference". New Statesman review. [outside link]
16 Feb: "Suspenseful, funny and moving". McLibel beats George Clooney in the Evening Standard.
16 Feb: "The flipside of the bombastic Michael Moore style" says The Times. [outside link]
16 Feb: "Word-of-mouth documentary phenomenon finally gets a cinema release". Lovely plug on the FourDocs website. [outside link]
16 Feb: We are getting unconfirmed reports that Helen and Dave McLibel will be on the Richard & Judy show tomorrow. More info when we have it.
16 Feb: BBC Radio London let Franny rant on about the McLibel cinema release on the Robert Elms show today. You can listen on their website, if you so desire. [outside link]
15 Feb: McLibel UK cinema release this Friday. One week at the Odeon Wardour St, London, followed by a wander round the country. We're excited.
14 Feb: Cracking McLibel cinema poster hot off the press.
30 Jan: Remember the wobbly house in Baked Alaska? Sinking because of the melting permafrost? It's only gone and inspired a novel. "Cold Comfort" by Susannah Waters.
26 Jan: McLibel repeated on BBC this week as part of their Ready Meals night of fast food films. "Freedom of speech never tasted so good".
4 Jan 2006: McLibel to be released in UK cinemas. So it won't be every multiplex in the land, but it's still good news. And good publicity for the high-street DVD release to follow.
3 Dec: It's the taking part that counts, 2. Nope, didn't win Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards last night. (For the second year in a row - nominated for Drowned Out last year).
1 Dec: It's the taking part that counts, 1. We weren't too upset not to win at the Griersons last night - till we heard there was a 3000 pound prize. Drats.
8 Nov: Think you can do better? Excellent new handbook for video activists released this week. Written by the filmmakers from WITNESS, with tips from Spanner Films and tonnes of others. And it's free to download. [outside link]
25 October: We seem to be making a habit of getting nominated for the British Independent Film Awards. Last year Drowned Out was beaten for Best Documentary by Touching The Void. Can McLibel lift the cup this year?
12 October: Are we really "newcomers" if we've been at it for ten years? Who cares? We're nominated for the most prestigious award in the world of docs - The Grierson.
28 Sept: Narmada campaign founder Medha Patkar is in London this weekend for a big meeting and screening of Drowned Out.
30 August: American McLibel DVD released today. How about a night in with yer pals and a Super Size Me/McLibel double pack? [outside link]
29 August: Four places left on our everything-you-need-to-know doc course this weekend. Fancy a change of career?
19 Aug: "Not everyone can be a filmmaker, but everyone can act out of conscience." Franny waxes lyrical in a big feature article supposedly about our upcoming SWOTS training weekend. [outside link]
12 Aug: Star UK doc makers including Nick Broomfield, Paul Watson and Molly Dineen are interviewed on Channel 4's new website. Somehow Franny snuck in there too. [outside link]
8 August: McLibel shortlisted for prestigious Grierson award. That's one statue we wouldn't kick off our mantelpiece.[outside link]
14 July: Wanna make a doc but no idea where to start? Our everything-you-need-to-know documentary course returns on 3/4 September. Featuring Oscar-winning Producer John Battsek and Spanner's Franny Armstrong.
4 July: McLibel joins the G8 protests. Helen Steel and Franny Armstrong will be attending screenings of McLibel in Glasgow and Edinburgh this week.
4 July: "An irresistible David-and-Goliath tale... you can't help but cheer along". "Riveting", "Inspiring", "Suspenseful", "Fascinating", "Truly, hilariously dramatic", "More layers than Shreks onion", "Couldn't be more relevant" and "Kind of legendary". America loves McLibel!
24 June: McLibel opens in Seattle and Portland cinemas today. Please tell all your Seattle and Portland-ish friends. [outside link]
13 June: McLibel on TV in Australia next week. National Aussie broadcaster SBS are screening McL on 21 June, slap bang in prime time at 8.30 pm. [outside link]
10 June: McLibel opens in San Francisco today. And then Minneapolis and Seattle and Portland next week. [outside link]
7 June: 1? 10? 100? 1,000? 10,000? Nope, 1,000,000 - a million! - viewers for the BBC2 McLibel broadcast. [outside link]
6 June: Lovin' it, Hatin' it, Couldn't care less? The BBC are hosting a forum on McLibel today, following last night's broadcast. (And also a page where you can post questions to Helen, Dave and Franny, see News item below this).
6 June: Like the film last night? The BBC have set up a webpage for your thoughts on McLibel. Please do your worst. [outside link]
5 June: Live webchat tonight after BBC2 McLibel broadcast. All welcome to post their tricky questions to Helen, Dave and Franny at 11.55pm. [outside link]
4 June: McLibel DVD with four hours of extras available now from our online shop. "Puts many big studio releases to shame".
3 June: Login, Download and Stick Up Fantastic photos of McLibel posters in unexpected locations, courtesy of the McSpotlight website. [outside link]
2 June: "A blueprint for resistance" says Time Out and chooses McLibel for 'Pick of The Day'. "An intriguing and genuinely informative piece of television".
1 June: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes !! McLibel to be screened on BBC2 this Sunday, 5th June, as part of Storyville's flagship series of landmark documentaries. It may have taken ten years, but we got there in the end.
29 May: "Hopefully every single person will be as inspired as I was when I first heard about it" enthuses McLibel director Franny Armstrong in a new interview in DVD Outsider. [outside link]
26 May: Video clips of our new McLibel film are now up on the spunky oneworld.tv website. [outside link]
26 May: Are battery cages comfortable? Why is coca-cola nutritious? Tantalizing McLibel secrets are revealed in the new issue of Landmark Cinemas' magazine. [outside link]
25 May: McLibel US cinema release dates confirmed. We open in Seattle and San Francisco on June 10th, then head to Minneapolis and Portland.
18 May: Sneak preview of the American McLibel cinema poster drawn by Popaganda artist Ron English. It's a cracker.
9 May: "The British political documentary is alive and well and living in McLibel" says the first review of our new McLibel DVD. "Puts many big studio releases to shame." [outside link]
3 May: McLibel to be repeated on BBC4 at 10.40pm on Friday 13th May. Friday 13th? Unlucky for some. [outside link]
29 April: The Spanner Films Double Pack DVD now on sale in our shop. McLibel and Drowned Out for just £30 - with more than 11 hours of films and extras between them.
17 April: "Worth the licence fee alone". The poor BBC website got a little overwhelmed after McLibel was broadcast. [outside link]
15 April: Double-disc McLibel DVD released today, with four hours of extras, no less. We just received the first 1000 copies - and they work. Phew. So roll up, roll up, get yer DVDs now.
15 April: McDonald's Unofficial 50th Birthday party tonight in London. Hosted by the McLibel 2 and including a screening of our film. All welcome. [outside link]
15 April: Any advance on "Best TV film this decade"? If you saw McLibel on BBC4 last night, please do your worst on our messageboard.
14 April: EastEnders eat your heart out as McLibel is the BBC's top programme today. [outside link]
13 April: "The sort of film Michael Moore probably thinks he makes" "Absolutely unmissable". "Dynamite". "Freedom of Speech never tasted so satisfying". "Intriguing and at times hilarious". "A landmark documentary". But our favourite so far is from the Times - "Shamelessly partisan, if entertaining".
10 April: Photographic Evidence of the McLibel Premiere up now. Luckily no one could operate a camera by the time we got to the conga-ing round the streets stage.
8 April: "Charming and inspiring" says the Radio Times and gives McLibel "Choice of the Day". Plus we're BBC4's programme of the week on BBC TV's homepage.
5 April: BBC broadcast confirmed for day before McDonald's 50th b'day. April 14th. 9pm. BBC4. Tell all your friends (especially if they love a Big Mac or two).
4 April: McDonald's Unofficial 50th Birthday Party is on 15th April in London. Hosted by the McLibel Two and including a screening of the new film. Everyone welcome, [outside link]
4 April: "Sounded like my cup of tea" Perhaps a little TOO revealing an interview with Franny Armstrong in Shooting People.
3 April: McLibel World Premiere this saturday at the Curzon Soho cinema in London. As of this morning, there are precisely seven seats left.
30 March: Ten years later... BBC buy McLibel, they said calmly and quietly as though this was the most normal occurrence in the world. Broadcast is 9pm on 13th April. Two days before McDonald's 50th birthday.
20 March: "More twists than a John le Carre novel" says the Bermuda Sun newspaper in the first ever review of the new McLibel. [outside link]
14 March: McLibel released on TV, cinema, DVD for McDonald's 50th birthday... with many happy returns from Spanner Films.
26 Feb: News of the McLibel release already leaking out to the gossip columns. We didn't tell 'em, honest.
26 Feb: !! Drowned Out gets US cinema release too !! It just gets better and better.... our Narmada dam film is also now going to be released in America. Probably in May. By Cinema Libre, who released Outfoxed.
24 Feb: !! McLibel gets US cinema release !! Our new feature-length version of McLibel, including the recent European Court triumph, is going to be released in the cinema in America in April, to coincide with McDonald's 50th b'day. Many Happy Returns, McD's. [outside link]
15 Feb 2005: McLibel 2 win in Europe !! 15 years after McDonald's served writs, Helen and Dave force the UK government to change the British libel laws to protect freedom of speech. Yahey!!
20 Jan: McLibel and Drowned Out together for £15 Roll up, roll up, get yer videos here. We're flogging off our VHSs to make way for the arrival of boxes & boxes of McLibel DVDs.
20 Dec: "The spirit of peaceful resistance captured so well in this potent DVD is an inspiration". [outside link]
1st Dec: And the winner of Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards last night is... The Office?!?
25 Nov: McEurope court verdict imminent so we're going to hold back our McLibel DVD release till we can include it. Many apologies if you're awaiting your copy.
26 Oct: Cate Blanchett, Christian Slater and Anthony Minghella forced to watch Drowned Out as it's been nominated for a British Indie Film Award and they're (part of) the jury. Just another normal day. [outside link]
18 Oct: Oxford embraces Spanner Films in a big way this weekend, screening Drowned Out, McLibel & Baked Alaska at the OxDox festival and giving Franny the microphone.
13 Oct: The UK Narmada campaign meets at the ESF ( European Social Forum) on Sat 16th Oct and Franny will be screening Drowned Out.
28 Sept: The Return of SWOTS. Due to public demand (it's true), we're running our insanely fast documentary training course again on 6/7 November.
27 Sept: Drowned Out on TV in USA on Oct 3rd and 4th on the WorldLink Channel. Yahey.
23 Sept: Comedians, court cases and canals. It's all go on the McLibel DVD. And we have the evidence to prove it.
7 Sept: The press go mad for the Return of McLibel as Helen and Dave take their case to the European Court. Franny tags along, filming for the DVD. [outside link]
2 Sept: Drowned Out sold to TV in the States. Yahey. It'll be on the WorldLink channel in September. More details when we have 'em.
2 September: Our McLibel / Super Size Me double bill this sunday is long since sold out. And might be on Channel 4 News if nothing more interesting happens that day.
31 August: "Packs an extraordinary wallop". "Hunt it out at all costs". "Succulent". "Gripping". "Fascinating". "Witty". "Devastating". "Subtle". "Meaningful". "Major distributors should damn well learn". [outside link]
31 August: "People think you have to be a superhero to take multinationals on" says McLibel Helen in the Evening Standard. Nice plug for the McDouble Bill too. [outside link]
30 August: Local gal done good. Double page spread on Franny & Spanner in our local rag, the Camden New Journal. [outside link]
Friday 13 (ooh) Aug: Discount McLibel DVDs if you buy now, receive October. Which would also help us out on the olde cashflow, ta v much.
7 August: Hundreds of houses flooded as the monsoon rains - and an engineering problem - cause the Narmada Dam to fill 13 metres in 4 days. [outside link].
29 July: The ultimate McDouble Bill at the hippest cinema in town. Yup, a sneak preview of Super Size Me, together with our McLibel doc and a Q&A with Helen, Dave & Franny. It's the hot ticket of the summer.
19 July: Get your Spanner DVDs in Tescos?!? And McLibel in Blockbusters downunder?!?
15 July: Drowned Out DVD released today. Yahey! A mere nine months later than planned, our masterpiece is finished. Nine months well spent on three hours of extras and 21 special features, we hope you'll agree.
12 July: "Inspirational anticapitalist propaganda" says the Chicago Tribune, in one of many new reviews comparing Super Size Me and McLibel.
8 July: New films, free films, get yer films here. We've got our streaming video sorted at last. So help yourselves to all the classics - plus the brand new McLibel trailer.
30 June: 20,000 people vow not to move from the town of Harsud in Madhya Pradesh when it is submerged by a Narmada Dam in the coming monsoon.
10 June: With SuperSizeMe storming multiplexes and the McLibel defendants heading for the European Court, it's high time we made a McLibel DVD. Fancy helping??
8 May: Displaced Narmada villagers storm government land to set up sustainable village. Inspired move from the NBA. Pictures here.
www.spannerfilms.net/?lid=195 >6 May: Drowned Out reviewed in Greek in the lead up to the Eco-Cinema Festival. Sure looks good, but can any scholars tell us what it means?
6 May: Helen and Dave make it to the European Court of Human Rights a mere seven years after the McLibel Trial finished.
16 April: Please order the brand new Drowned Out DVD today so we can afford to get them pressed up and posted out. ;-)
23rd March: Desperate news for the Narmada villagers as the Sardar Sarovar dam is given permission to increase another 10 metres - about 12,000 families are affected
18th March: Franny gets a grilling from the Jeremy Paxman of New Zealand. The complete interview with Kim Hill is up on the national radio station's website.
www.sbs.com.au/sbs_front/index.html >9 March: 8:30pm. Drowned Out's kid sister, The Dammed, is on TV in Australia tonight as part of SBS's Cutting Edge slot.
26 February: "Mind-blowingly awesome" and "bloody brilliant" say our first ever SWOTS graduates on making it through our intensely intense two day documentary cram course.
20 February: Armstrong was awarded a lifetime achievement BAFTA at last night's ceremony for being "an inspiration to us all" and "an innovator in the truest sense".
18 February: Our Top Ten Tips for making documentaries with no money has made it into this morning's Guardian.
17 February: SWOTS is filling up lovely but there's still time to book your place for our documentary-cram course this weekend.
14 February: Alaskan adventures on record The book of our film Baked Alaska is extracted in this week's Guardian. Although the author may not see it quite like that.
30 January: Hurry hurry, only one day left to book at the discount rate for our SWOTS film course.
28 January: "Weather Underground", which beat Drowned Out into second place for Best Doc at San Francisco, just got nominated for an Oscar. Does that make us nearly almost kind of Oscar nominated?
22 January: Introducing... SWOTS Our everything-you- need-to- know to- make documentaries film school on Feb 22nd 2004 in London.
21 January: TV !!! INDIA !!! INDIA TV!!! Result. We have got the story of the Narmada dam onto TV in India (and 40+ other countries).
20 January 2004: Found - Volunteers Thanks to everyone who got in touch with us about being a volunteer. We've captured some good ones, but keep checking the site in case we need more in the future.
1st December: Still nothing for Aunt Mildred? She's going to love our Special Christmas Double Box Set... Order by Dec 7th for guaranteed arrival.
27 Nov: Hello Boston, Minneapolis and Pittsburgh or am I back at home? Franny's adventures on her US college tour seem a little far fetched.
21st November: Our very first UK broadcast is "Where It's At" on the Community Channel all next week.
18th November: 750,000 American environmentalists get a big dose of Drowned Out from the Sierra Club magazine.
3rd November: The mist starts to clear as the Hindi version of Drowned Out hits the SpannerFilms shop. Christmas present for your Indian relatives or Hindi-speaking neighbours?
20th October: Work on the DVD a commencé with the recording of the French and Italian voiceovers. We have the evidence. But the DVD piggy bank is still 2000 dollars short...
8th October: £2400 pounds raised in first week of our DVD appeal. Wow. Only £5000 still to go...
6th October: And in third place, winner of the Bronze Plaque at the Columbus International Film & Video Festival, it's Drowned Out
3rd October: Appeal for Funds to make Drowned Out DVD in time for Christmas. Can you help?
2nd October: Last remaining dates to be filled on Franny's tour of the US East Coast. Would you like to bring her to your college?
1st October : More clapping in the US as Drowned Out gets an 'Honorable Mention' at the 6th EarthVision film festival
25th September: Medha vs The Dam Following PBS's broadcast last week, check out the fierce debate between Medha Patkar (founder of NBA) and S.K. Mohapatra from the dam construction company.
15th September 2003: Drowned Out on American TV this Thursday ! ! The first ever broadcast of DO - now a 45 minute film called 'The Dammed' - is on PBS, Thurs 18 September, 9pm. YES!!
14th September 2003: Spanner Films Oxford double bill... this Sunday at 1pm at the Picture House. Franny and McLibel defendant Dave Morris will be introducing McLibel and Drowned Out
30th August 2003: The first film you ever see... and it stars yourself. See how the Jalsindhi villagers coped when we brought Drowned Out back to the Narmada valley.
28th August 2003: Drowned Out goes full circle... with screenings in Mumbai, India, introduced by director Franny Armstrong.
24th July 2003: The Funding Network has sponsored us to make... a Hindi version of Drowned Out. Thanks very much. It should be ready by the end of August.
22nd July 2003: Drowned Out is screening at the Edinburgh Festival ... on Sat August 2nd at 4pm. You going?
16th July 2003: Students get your pens ready... Spanner Films' director Franny Armstrong is touring US/Canadian colleges this autumn (I mean, fall). Would you like to bring her to your university?
14th June 2003: New York double bill - McLibel & Baked Alaska... at the Gramercy Theatre on June 21.
15th May 2003: Serious competition at the OneWorld Media Awards... where Drowned Out has been shortlisted against two fantastic docs. And Franny's dad is up for the New Media award. Ha ha.
30th April 2003: And the 5000 dollar first prize for Best Documentary... at the San Francisco film festival goes to...
28th April 2003: Sold-out last night at the SF festival... but there's still tickets for tomorrow's lunchtime screening.
11th April 2003: It's a tough life... as an indie doc maker. Franny is off to the Bermuda Film Festival tomorrow, then straight onto the San Francisco Festival. See you there?
20th March 2003: London cinema screening of DO next Thurs... at The Other Cinema in Soho, followed by a Q&A with director Franny Armstrong.
5th February 2003: Watch out America... Franny Armstrong is taking Drowned Out and McLibel on a mega tour of US colleges in Sept/Oct 2003. Know any students who'd care for a visit? Contact the organiser: www.niya.org
28th January 2003: And the winners are... That quiz of ours must have been pretty tricky as only one person got all 30 questions correct.
3rd January 2003: Off to a flying start with screenings of DO and McLibel confirmed from Istanbul to Dunedin.
21st December 2002: Mended the review pages at last so please do your worst if you've seen one of our films. Or see all the charming things the mainstream media has to say about us.
1st December 2002: Know all? One month left to win a copy of Drowned Out in our online quiz.
18th November 2002: Screenings in Scotland this weekend, when Franny Armstrong takes Drowned Out and McLibel to Glasgow and Edinburgh.
29th October 2002: The Wild Spaces Film Festival in Australia has selected Drowned Out as the lead film this year. It'll be playing in 12 cities across the country on 15th -> 17th November. Should get a load of press too.
11th October 2002: Our very own double bill is tomorrow at the Curzon cinema in London. Expect tears, tantrums, beers, fanfares.
10th October 2002: First Drowned Out screening downunder will be at an old porn cinema in Auckland, New Zealand this Sunday, 13th Oct.
27th September 2002: Luharia's house submerged in Jalsindhi and protesters stand in neck deep water until arrested by police. More terrifying photos from the Narmada valley.
26th September 2002: Another sold out screening of Drowned Out at the ImagineAsia Festival in Edinburgh last night. Can we keep up our 100% record? Doubt it.
18th September 2002: FreeSpeech TV in the States will be airing Drowned Out to seven million US homes in October See our screening schedule for times & places.
9th September 2002: Loads more screenings of both Drowned Out and McLibel now confirmed. If there's no showing near you, how about organising a screening yourself?
5th September 2002: Following the sell-out premiere... at the Curzon Soho last week, the cinema is going to be holding a Spanner Films double bill! How cool is that? McLibel and Drowned Out at 10am on a Saturday morning... healthier than a fry up, but a little harder to digest. It's on 12th October and ticket
3rd September 2002: Narmada villagers standing up to their necks...
26th August 2002: Shocking picture... of current situation in Narmada valley, the subject of our film Drowned Out.
26th August 2002: The Big Night... looms. After three long, long years, the premiere of Drowned Out will be at the Curzon Soho cinema in London this Weds evening. Tickets from the box office 0871 8710022.
24th August 2002: Whole truth of Drowned Out production... revealed by director Franny Armstrong in feature article for The Guardian newspaper.
24th August 2002: Red ribbon cut on... the Spanner Films website. Thanks Alex and Rich. What do you reckon?
21st August 2002: Houses submerged, villagers arrested... in Jalsindhi (village featured in Drowned Out). Luhariya and Bulgi's house has gone under. They stood in the water up to their necks, preparing to drown, but were arrested. More news from the NBA website.
18th August 2002: 3 million people watch McLibel... on the WorldLinkTV national satellite network in the US. They'll be screening it again in late September
13th August 2002: Drowned Out Premiere... confirmed. It'll be at the Curzon Soho, Shaftesbury Ave, London on 28th Sept at 7pm. Tickets from the box office on 0871 081002, more details here.
9th August 2002: 21 houses submerged... in the Narmada valley. Not by the monsoon - theres no sign of any rain - but by the government closing the Maan dam's sluice gates. More info on the NBA website
2nd August 2002: BFI's ImagineAsia festival... accepts Drowned Out for screening on 25th September in Edinburgh.
10th July 2002: Another sneak preview... of Drowned Out, this time at the London Documentary Filmmakers Group.
1st July 2002: First sneak preview of Drowned Out... at the Commonwealth Film Festival, followed by Q&A session with director Franny Armstrong.
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