Bicentennial Film Available
Diocesan Press Service. November 7, 1975 [75397]
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- A 16mm color motion picture, produced by ecumenical groups concerned with the nation's observance of its bicentennial, is available for showing in the Episcopal Church, which helped fund the project.
"Echoes of the Revolution" is a film about economic freedom and asks the question whether the political system of the U.S. is supportive of economic liberty today.
Produced for the Ecumenical Task Force on the Religious Observance of the Nation's Bicentennial, and for the Department of Education for Mission of the National Council of Churches, the film is approximately 26 minutes long. It was filmed in a strip mining area in southeastern Ohio and in industrial sections of Cleveland.
The provocative film features ordinary people in unscripted and unrehearsed conversation responding to the question of whether, 200 years after the American Revolution, freedom and justice are realities in their lives and in the life of America.
The Rev. Everett Francis, public affairs officer for the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, is chairman of the Ecumenical Task Force.
Three prints of "Echoes of the Revolution" are available for rental ($10.00) for Episcopal Church use from: Roa's Films, 1696 North Astor Street, Milwaukee, Wis. 53202, Tel. 414/271-0861.