Communists, Control, Cinema, and Laughlin Nevada

Editor

Editor@TheIndependentDaily.com

Warren-Hill Productions, the people who publish this journal, are not unaware of the rights we possess to write, shoot, edit and release sometimes humorous, sometimes informative, sometimes politically-charged films under the genre of “Independent” and we do not take those rights lightly. In an August article, Beijing Cowardice: Yet Another Reason to Avoid Walmart, we reported on how the Beijing Independent Film Festival had been shutdown by the Communist government for fear that one or more of those films slated for screening might foment unrest and civil disobedience.

Why would the government take such a Draconian step to protect the delicate balance between their oppressionist Communist underpinnings and Globalized Capitalism? Because there are few experiences in life more powerful than film: We are drawn into them. We become one with the characters. We experience what the actors experience. We empathize. We share. We cry. We are...them. So, any film that presents a critical overt or subliminal plot is likely to be seen by the Communist government - the government you support by shopping at Walmart et al. - as societally lethal.

So, celebrate being an American. Support freedom of speech in its purest form and attend this year’s Laughlin International Film Festival. True, you won’t see, The Abduction and Trial of George Bush at this festival, but you can watch it in full length online here for free, just as tens of thousands of others have around the world, including, ironically,  many thousands of Chinese.

Don’t miss the Laughlin Festival, October 16-19, 2014!