The Gift of Peace Documentary Promo Reel
Three ordinary women with little money, busy lives and no experience producing a cross country tour come together to plan the journey of a lifetime. 27 virtual strangers board a bio-diesel bus touring 8 cities hit by violence in as many days to spread the word about The Department of Peace initiative.
United by a hope for a more peaceful world and a clearer understanding of what that means for themselves individually, these 27 people leave home, family and jobs. Overcrowding, ill fated planning, an erratic bus driver and a broken bathroom test the limits of patience and peace aboard this bus fueled by good intentions and a lot of heart.
City after city, these peace pilgrims are saved from in fighting, a waning faith that anyone will show up to see them and mutiny by the receptions they receive across the country. Whether greeted by a parking lot filled with belly dancers, drummers and liberal locals gathered in a welcome peace parade in Dallas or delighted by the unexpected warm reception of 500 parishioners in a Christian congregation in Oklahoma City, this traveling band of peace pirates gathers strength at each stop.
Touching over 1000 individuals by the time they leave DC to head back home no one who boarded that "little bio-diesel bus that could" will ever be the same. Armed with a deeply personal definition of peace, the truck stop wisdom of their fellow citizens and the empowerment of taking action our heroes teach us that we can indeed make a difference, one everyday person at a time.
Amy Brenneman, Frances Fisher, Ed Asner, Wendy Malick and Jim Pickens along with 20 other high profile performers join the cause by welcoming the bus home in grand fashion thereby reaching a wider audience.
Tasha Oldham began her film career working on David Lynch's Lost Highway. She went on to work in development at Columbia/Tri-Star Pictures. Developing an appetite for production, Oldham then sought out position as a script supervisor, working on various feature films, television movies, and series. She has worked with such directors as Wim Wenders, Peter Baldwin and Gurinder Chadha.
Oldham's directorial debut, THE SMITH FAMILY, wowed the independent film community. Launching the 15th season of POV, PBS's award winning showcase of non-fiction films. The film was an official selection at several major film festivals, winning the 2002 AFI Film Festival's Audience Award and the prestigious Columbia/Alfred I duPont Award. Most impressively, The Smith Family won Oldham the coveted Director's Guild of America Award for Outstanding Direction in a Documentary and was also nominated for an EMMY AWARD.
Oldham was selected by Filmmaker Magazine as the #1 Face of 25 Hot New Faces to Watch in Independent Film and was also featured in MovieMaker Magazine in the cover story Fiercely Independent Women.
Oldham also participated in AFI's highly competitive Directing Workshop for Women, where she directed her first narrative film, Pickled, a lighthearted magical realism comedy about a botanist struggling to balance community and her misguided passions.
Recently, Oldham produced "A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar" a feature documentary about law, lawyers and litigiousness in America as seen through the eyes of six law students preparing for the most notorious Bar Exam in the nation. The film has show at several major festivals including SouthBySouthwest and is headed for theatrical release later this year.
Currently, Oldham is directing and producing a feature documentary about the current grassroots movement to pass legislation to establish a Department of Peace in the United States.
United by a hope for a more peaceful world and a clearer understanding of what that means for themselves individually, these 27 people leave home, family and jobs. Overcrowding, ill fated planning, an erratic bus driver and a broken bathroom test the limits of patience and peace aboard this bus fueled by good intentions and a lot of heart.
City after city, these peace pilgrims are saved from in fighting, a waning faith that anyone will show up to see them and mutiny by the receptions they receive across the country. Whether greeted by a parking lot filled with belly dancers, drummers and liberal locals gathered in a welcome peace parade in Dallas or delighted by the unexpected warm reception of 500 parishioners in a Christian congregation in Oklahoma City, this traveling band of peace pirates gathers strength at each stop.
Touching over 1000 individuals by the time they leave DC to head back home no one who boarded that "little bio-diesel bus that could" will ever be the same. Armed with a deeply personal definition of peace, the truck stop wisdom of their fellow citizens and the empowerment of taking action our heroes teach us that we can indeed make a difference, one everyday person at a time.
Amy Brenneman, Frances Fisher, Ed Asner, Wendy Malick and Jim Pickens along with 20 other high profile performers join the cause by welcoming the bus home in grand fashion thereby reaching a wider audience.
Tasha Oldham began her film career working on David Lynch's Lost Highway. She went on to work in development at Columbia/Tri-Star Pictures. Developing an appetite for production, Oldham then sought out position as a script supervisor, working on various feature films, television movies, and series. She has worked with such directors as Wim Wenders, Peter Baldwin and Gurinder Chadha.
Oldham's directorial debut, THE SMITH FAMILY, wowed the independent film community. Launching the 15th season of POV, PBS's award winning showcase of non-fiction films. The film was an official selection at several major film festivals, winning the 2002 AFI Film Festival's Audience Award and the prestigious Columbia/Alfred I duPont Award. Most impressively, The Smith Family won Oldham the coveted Director's Guild of America Award for Outstanding Direction in a Documentary and was also nominated for an EMMY AWARD.
Oldham was selected by Filmmaker Magazine as the #1 Face of 25 Hot New Faces to Watch in Independent Film and was also featured in MovieMaker Magazine in the cover story Fiercely Independent Women.
Oldham also participated in AFI's highly competitive Directing Workshop for Women, where she directed her first narrative film, Pickled, a lighthearted magical realism comedy about a botanist struggling to balance community and her misguided passions.
Recently, Oldham produced "A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar" a feature documentary about law, lawyers and litigiousness in America as seen through the eyes of six law students preparing for the most notorious Bar Exam in the nation. The film has show at several major festivals including SouthBySouthwest and is headed for theatrical release later this year.
Currently, Oldham is directing and producing a feature documentary about the current grassroots movement to pass legislation to establish a Department of Peace in the United States.
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Added: Dec 18, 07
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