WHEN I CAME HOME is a film about homeless veterans in America: from those who served in Vietnam to those returning from the current war in Iraq. The film looks at the challenges faced by returning combat veterans and the battle many must fight for the benefits promised to them. Through the story of Herold Noel, an Iraq War veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living in his car in Brooklyn, WHEN I CAME HOME reveals a failing system and the veteran’s struggle to survive after returning from the war.

Congratulations to Keith and his crew on this prestigious award!

The film documents the relocation of the Carteret Islanders, a community living on a remote island chain in the South Pacific Ocean, and now, some of the world’s first environmental refugees.

When climate change threatens their survival, the islanders face a painful decision. They must leave their ancestral land in search of a new place to call home. Sun Come Up follows a group of young islanders as they search for land and build relationships in war-torn Bougainville, 50 miles across the open ocean.

Sun Come Up provokes discussion about climate change, displacement, and the rights of vulnerable communities around the globe.

Now Available from New Day Films: www.newday.com/films/suncomeup.html

This September, six films and seven filmmakers from New Day Films garnered a total of seven Emmy nominations, an extraordinary total:

Kiran Deol’s gripping and powerful Woman Rebel, one soldier’s revolution from the jungles of Nepal to the halls of Parliament, was nominated for Outstanding Research. Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO) writes: “The provocative nature of the film is its subject matter. It personalizes the violence of this bloody conflict through the experiences of one woman.” An HBO Documentary.

Stephanie Wang-Breal’s tender and absorbing Wo Ai Ni Mommy (I Love You, Mommy), the story of how Fang Sui Yong became Faith Sadowski, was nominated for Outstanding Informational Programming. Library Journal writes: “This film is a no-holds-barred approach to foreign adoption,m a mixture of anxiety and hope.” A POV broadcast on PBS.

Rebecca Richman Cohen’s compelling and complex War Don Don, a nation facing its wartime past through the trial of a rebel leader in Sierra Leone, copped two Emmy nominations, for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story and for Outstanding Editing. Video Librarian comments: “War Don Don is a triumph of agenda-free nonfiction filmmaking &It’s among the year’s finest documentaries.” An HBO Documentary.

Leo Chiang’s stunning and poignant A Village Called Versailles, one community’s political awakening in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, was nominated for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story-Long Form. Video Librarian writes: “[Village] offers an important sociological examination of how Vietnamese immigrants have assimilated into the U.S. mainstream “Highly recommended.” An Independent Lens broadcast on PBS.

Sally Rubin’s and Jen Gilomen’s moving and insightful Deep Down, a story from the heart of coal country centering around mountaintop removal, was nominated for New Approaches to News and Documentary. Huffington Post comments: “Deep Down is a revelatory film, breathtakingly poignant and poetic, and goes beyond the politics of protest to look at the inexorably connected lives of Appalachian residents.” An Independent Lens broadcast on PBS.

The Primetime Emmy nominations included the latest film co-produced by this correspondent. Rick Goldsmith’s and Judith Ehrlich’s political thriller The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, was nominated for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking. New York Magazine opines: “Riveting! [The Most Dangerous Man is] a straight-ahead, enthralling story of moral courage.” The movie offers one revelatory interview after another. Critics’ pick!” A POV broadcast on PBS.

Congratulations to all of the New Day Films 2011 Emmy nominees, and may each of the films have a long and continuous life, especially in the educational arena, stimulating young minds to discussion, debate, and new ways of thinking about the world. -Rick Goldsmith

Friday, September 9th

4:00 – 4:15	Intro/Orientation
4:15 – 5:30	Going on 13 (dirs. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Dawn Valadez, 73 min)
5:30 – 6:00	Q & A with Kristy Guevara Flanagan and Dawn Valdez
6:00 – 6:30	Dinner break
6:30 – 7:30	Special Circumstances (dir. Marianne Teleki, 73 min)
7:30 – 7:50	Q & A with filmmaker Marianne Teleki and Hector Salgado
7:50	Short break (5 min)
8:00 – 9:00	Girl Trouble (dirs. Lidia Szajko and Lexi Leban, 60 min)
9:00 – 9:30	Q & A with Lidia Szajko and Lexi Leban

Saturday, September 10th

9:00 – 10:25	Rabbit in the Moon (dir. Emiko Omori, 85 min)
10:25 – 10:50	Q & A with Emiko Omori and Chizu Omori
10:50	Short break (5 min)
11:00 – 11:40	When the Fire Dims (dir. Daniel Golding, 20 min) La Caminata (dir. Jamie Meltzer, 20 min)
11:40 – 12:00	Q & A with Jamie Meltzer
12:00 – 12:30	Lunch break
12:30 – 1:25	Writ Writer (dir. Susanne Mason, 54 min)
1:25 – 1:35	Short break (5 min)
1:35 – 2:35	Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World (dir. Pat Ferrero, 60 min)
2:35 – 3:00	Q & A with Pat Ferrero
3:00	Short break (5 min)
3:10 – 3:50	Bachelorette at 34 (dir. Kara Herold, 40 min)
3:50 – 4:15	Q & A with Kara Herold
4:15 – 4:45	Final discussion and wrap up