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Queen of the Sun In Theaters September 17th, 2010

Queen of the Sun: What are the bees telling us?, the newest release from Collective Eye, will be opening at the Hollywood Theater in Portland, Oregon on September 17th, 2010.

Without bees, Albert Einstein said, "man would only have four years of life left." From The Director on THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN comes a profound, alternative look at the tragic global bee crisis. Featuring Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk and Vandana Shiva, QUEEN OF THE SUN reveals both the problems and the solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature.

Queen of the Sun was recently awarded Audience Award at the Maui Film Festival as well as The Documentary Channel's Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, Honorable Mention at the Nashville Film Festival. It has been also been selected for the upcoming 23rd Edition of IDFA.

Taggart Siegel's previous film, the award-winning documentary The Real Dirt on Farmer John, was reviewed by Roger Ebert as "A loving, moving, inspiring and quirky documentary."

Queen of the Sun is screening all around the country. Join the movement at Queenofthesun.com and find out how you can help bring to film to your area and raise awareness around the bee crisis.

UPCOMING SCREENINGS NEAR YOU

New DVD: Disenchanted Forest

We call them o-rang-u-tans, which literally means "forest persons" in the Malay and Indonesian languages. They are the only great apes native to Asia. Of all the apes, they are the closest to man in genetic makeup. And they face extinction.

New DVD: Who Does She Think She Is?

From the producing team that won an Academy Award for Born into Brothels comes Who Does She Think She Is?, a film that examines some of the most pressing issues of our time: parenting and work, partnering and independence, economics and art. This gorgeously photographed film follows five women artists—from Hawaii to Sante Fe, from Ohio to New York—as they navigate the challenges of making work outside the elite art world.

New DVD: Out in the Silence

OUT IN THE SILENCE captures the controversy that ensues when filmmaker Joe Wilson's same-sex wedding announcement is published in the newspaper of the small Pennsylvania hometown he left long ago. Drawn back by a plea for help from the mother of a gay teen being tormented at school, Wilson's journey dramatically illustrates the challenges of negotiating the morally charged issue of sexual orientation and the potential for building bridges when people with differing opinions approach each other with openness and respect.

New DVD: Freedom on the Fence

Freedom on the Fence details the evolution of Polish poster art by revealing the unique role posters played in the social, political and cultural life of Poland, from WWII through the fall of Communism. The 40 min. documentary brings this story to life through interviews with leading Polish poster artists, and commentaries from both American and Polish scholars on the significance of the Polish poster as a cultural icon.

New DVD: Between Earth & Sky

Torn from home and country and set adrift in a foreign world, three young Iraqi refugees struggle to find hope as they yearn for a lost past and face a desperate and uncertain future. Unique in its storytelling, Between Earth & Sky takes you into a world within – a world of lost dreams, quiet beauty and gentle strength.

New DVD: Ballot Measure 9

The Sundance-winning feature Ballot Measure 9 is the chilling chronicle of an historic gay-rights battle in Oregon. As the anti-gay violence escalates, the film evolves into an exposé of hate politics that crosses lines of race, religion, and sexual identity. Awarded prizes internationally, this galvanizing classic continues to resonate for a new generation.

New DVD: Bolinao 52

One boat with 110 passengers escaped from Vietnam. After 37 days of drifting only 52 survived. More than 30 years after, no major film or television program tells their stories. Bolinao 52 is a long-silenced voice, an unspoken legacy of the Vietnam War—the story of the Vietnamese Boat People.

New DVD: The Women and the Waves

The Women and the Waves documents the female surfing experience through the lives of ten women from age 17 to 64. The film pays tribute to pioneers who paved the way and recognition to the everyday surfers who keep the dream alive.

New DVD: Return to Tarawa

In 1943 US Navy ensign Leon Cooper was charged with protecting the lives of hundreds of US Marines in the first major US amphibious assault upon the heavily defended Japanese stronghold Tarawa, an island archipelago in the South Pacific. Sixty-six years later Leon decided to return to the scene of his first (of six) battle experience because he had learned that the remains of many Americans still lay where they fell during the battle of “Bloody Tarawa,” in unmarked graves. Academy Award nominated actor Ed Harris narrates this veteran’s emotional struggle with his past.

New DVD: Children of the Amazon

Journey with Brazilian filmmaker Denise Zmekhol to the heart of the Amazon rainforest in search of the indigenous children she photographed fifteen years ago. This film invites you to see through the eyes of these remarkably resilient people whose lives are transformed by a road carved through their forest home by an outside world. From Chief Amir Surui’s embattled efforts to stop illegal loggers to the assassination of legendary rubber tapper Chico Mendes, this poetic and visually stunning film engages our senses and sympathies as global issues take on a profound human perspective.

New DVD: A Dream in Doubt

A Dream in Doubt is an immigrant story in a world in which patriotism has morphed into murder. When Rana Singh Sodhi’s brother is killed in America’s first post-9/11 revenge murder, he begins a journey to reclaim his American dream and fight the hate that continues to threaten his community. This intimate, hour-long documentary of one man’s odyssey from persecution in India to embracing America as his homeland proves that courage and hope have the power to overcome hate.

The Real Dirt On Farmer John Educational Edition available now!

The epic tale of a maverick Midwestern farmer, this story heralds a resurrection of farming in America. The educational DVD features a new 59 min. classroom version AND the full 83 min. version. It is subtitled in French, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish and is Closed Captioned and SDH for the hearing impaired. Enjoy other short films by Taggart Siegel, bonus footage and more with the DVD's special features!

Collective Eye talks to Charles Jonathan Robinson, the filmmaker behind Every Child is Born a Poet.

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