I Know I'm Not Alone DVD
A musician's journey through war in the Middle East
- a movie by Michael Franti

Michael Franti, world-renowned musician and human rights worker, travels to Iraq, Palestine and Israel to explore the human cost of war with a group of friends, some video cameras and his guitar.

A compelling soundtrack, visual and musical montages and Franti's intimate voiceovers make the film speak to the MTV, X, Y & Z generations, as well as the baby-boomers.

It's a true armchair travel film pulling the audience into these war zones in the company of Michael's guitar, eloquence and wit. You feel the humanity, artistic resilience and sometimes horrific experience of what it's like to live under the bombs and military occupation.

With its guerrilla style footage captured in active war zones, the documentary is unlike the many academic and politically driven pieces in the marketplace, instead offering the audience a sense of intimate travel and the opportunity to hear the voices of everyday people living, creating and surviving under the harsh conditions of war and occupation.

"Watch this film then insist that Michael Franti becomes President of the United States!"
Anthony Minghella - Academy Award Winning Director, English Patient, Cold Mountain

"Michael Franti is the most important artist recording and touring today who has yet to reach the mass audience. The subjects he sings about are totally genuine and derived from personal experiences."
Chris Blackwell - Founder-Palm Pictures, Island Life

"Michael's (Franti) a modern minstrel weaving stories of war and occupation into his heart of peace, giving us hope, not just tears. The film is powerful, honest, and touching."
Serj Tankian - Musician - System Of A Down

"Michael Franti so easily embodies the kind of artist we must all yearn to be, forever connected to the heart of the people and always giving us something meaningful to dance to, even and especially, in the face of war and despair."
Saul Williams - Musician, Actor, Poet

"'I Know I'm Not Alone' is an antidote to despair. With soulful music and boyish charm, Michael Franti sings his way through two brutal occupations--Iraq and Palestine, breaking through the hate and revealing the oneness of our human family."
Medea Benjamin - Founder - Global Exchange, Winner - San Francisco World Film Festival 2005

Format: PAL Format, region code 4 (for use on Australian DVD players), 16:9 wide screen, 5.1 Dolby digital
Duration: 86 minutes plus extras
Age Group Suitability: Rated M

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