Robert Greenwald
Robert Greenwald
Robert Greenwaldis an American television, feature film and documentary filmmaker, and political activist. Greenwald is founder and president of Brave New Films He has produced and/or directed more than 65 TV movies, miniseries and films as well as major theatrical releases. His early body of work includes Steal This Movie!, starring Vincent D'Onofrio as 60s radical Abbie Hoffman; Breaking Up, starring Russell Crowe and Salma Hayek; A Woman of Independent Meanswith Sally Field; The Burning Bed with Farah Fawcett; and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 August 1943
CountryUnited States of America
Earl and I are part of a new entity, 'Public Interest Pictures,' designed to use filmmaking skills to bring this message to a larger public.
Even though the Koch brothers' businesses put 4.4 million people at risk with pollutants, the Kochs have poured millions into lobbyists' coffers and political contributions to ensure their bottom line stays unchanged by the most basic safety precaution.
The plan is to overwhelm Washington on February 26,
The critical work that the ACLU is doing is the stuff of real drama. These are regular people, people who could be a neighbor, who have found themselves fighting to defend their constitutionally-guaranteed rights. These are important and powerful stories that we need to tell.
Those are just some of the people whom we interviewed in the documentary, but that should provide you with a good sense of the credibility of the individuals who bolster the case that this administration lied us into a war.
You don't need to convince the traditional gatekeepers anymore. That's liberating.
Over and over again-in the movie, I have nine different people who have worked for Fox News network who have come forward and talked on camera, three of them anonymously, by the way.
Releasing the film in theaters will only build upon the largest grassroots mobilization in the history of film distribution. 'Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price' is the story of one company using its power to destroy the fabric of American life, and it is important to us that as many people as possible see it.
O'Reilly has simply lost his mind, ... I demand that O'Reilly apologize.
Before I even shot one second of footage, I hired an organizer.
If people take the film and screen it whenever possible for their social and professional networks, we can continue to make a difference. It is one more element we have to use in the ongoing effort to take back our country.
I do think that we are facing a crisis in our democracy. As true patriots, each and every one of us has to speak up, speak out, and change those in charge. Our democracy depends upon it.
You couldn't do these films with the old technology, ... It's tremendously exciting for the way it continues to democratize the process, from making the films to distributing them.
I'm a bit surprised at the amount of money that they are spending in attacking me.